Tigerlilly - Lobsang Rampa

Many aspects of the whole affair were explained when
eventually we happened to hear something of the car's history.
Apparently it had been involved in an accident, resulting in a
person being killed; and, according to the man who supplied
the information, it was known to be a haunted car. So that was
why the price was so reasonable, and possibly why Mr. Catt
was such an unwilling passenger—always resisting our at-
tempts to take him with us.
What our Tiger did enjoy was to stroll around the grounds
with us, on weekends or in the evenings, usually wearing a
harness so we might keep a check on him; and he delighted in
doing a bit of tree climbing. These premises had originally
been privately owned, before being transformed into offices,
and the estate comprised about three and a half acres of land.
It was very pleasant to wander amongst the trees and flowers
in the cool of a summer evening, keeping an eye on Mr. Catt
and chatting of various things which were of interest to both of
us.
One day Carl said, ‘You know, Ra-ab, that cat reminds me
of a creature who lived with me previously : although HE was
of a different color he had many of the same mannerisms, and
I often have an impression of my black cat when I observe this
one.’ Since we believe that humans and ‘animals’ do return to
earth again and again, we accepted the fact that ‘black cat
John’ had come back again in the form of a Tabby—to look
after us as well as gaining further experience himself. We be-
lieved this creature, T. Catt, previously John, had been associ-
ated with us through many lives, and that we would continue
together through many more.
Carl was extremely gentle with ‘animals’ and he would lift
cats carefully, with both hands—not taking them by the scruff
of the neck thus allowing their bodies to just hang down and
become strained as some people do, which can cause such
misery. He used to say one should never laugh at a cat other-
wise it would be sorely offended, and he was speaking of the so-
called domestic feline. Siamese cats, it seems, are less con-
cerned about it; but their biggest problem is loneliness. They
MUST have the companionship of humans if they are to sur-
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