
Much of what you can experience at Horse Spirit Connections is
drawn from a variety of ancient Native American traditions that seek
to bring about a deeper connection with your world.
You will begin to see that everything is alive with
spirit. By
gaining a much deeper connection with the world, you will see the wonder
that is life and gain a richer relationship with all its many parts,
seen and unseen.

In legends told throughout the Far East, central
Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, horses were considered mediums between
the Spirit and Material Worlds. Certain Celtic tribes used a white mare as an oracle. Arabic
tales exalted the horse’s sixth sense. Horses were also perceived
as carrying riders between the seen and unseen realms or leading people
to some form of lost knowledge. Modern Yakut shamans wouldn’t
dream of visiting the Otherworld without the aid of their horses.
Shamanism may be thought of as a
system of knowledge and a process of seeing with the heart for the
purpose of accessing spiritual guidance. It bridges the visible and invisible worlds as well as
the human and animals realms with a special knowledge of healing. Shamans
align themselves with the spirits of the animals. A kind of collective
consciousness binds them together with the animal kingdom. So intimate
was the sharing of the mind with the animals, that shamans believed it
possible to actually become an animal. The animal with which the
shaman identified himself was a powerful spirit guide throughout their
life.
Some of the greatest teachers we can have are animal spirit helpers. They
teach us about the animal world and their special perceptions and awareness
of life, which can open up new dimensions for us. They reflect things
about us in a unique way. They communicate to humans through dreams, visions
and the shamanic journey. Your personal Power animals
can be retrieved so that you begin to develop that special relationship
with them in your daily life.
The magnificent horse, in particular, provides a
powerful pathway to reconnect with the natural world. Horses
live in harmony with nature and they want to teach us the Ways of Harmony
because they have great love for us.
Horses are our spirit guides in this journey to discover
our inner selves. Horses
encourage us to ‘be in the moment’. The size of such
an animal alone inspires a heightened state of awareness. When
we engage with the horse with no agenda but to enter into the circle
of life and just ‘be’, we enter a gateway that brings us
more fully into the present moment and moves us into alignment with life. We
place ourselves in the sacred realm of the natural world, open the way
for experience, reflections and dialogue and then stand aside and allow
the process to happen.

The word ‘medicine’ means ‘spiritual quality’. Everything
has a medicine.
What is your medicine? What is your inner essence (including the
parts of it you’d rather not own)? When you begin to discover
your inner self, and accept it, you begin to be authentic. We generally
carry some hurt about the way our lives have been influenced over the
years. When you follow your heart, you will become more authentic,
this in turn gives you more energy, as you are not spending your time
struggling to be someone else.
Horse Spirit Connections will help facilitate your path to spiritual
awareness.
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