In order to fully see the light in our horses we must first see it in ourselves. One is illuminated by the other. How do we do this? By connecting to our most authentic self. By being REAL with how we are feeling totaling our different forms of expression so that the telescope of our perspective can grow wide enough to encompass change.

We all have an Authentic and Inauthentic Self within. Which one shows itself most prevalently depends on how much our need for acceptance from the outside world is at the forefront of how we are feeling. Horses have an acute ability to target both of these larger aspects of us bringing them forward in a way which makes it, at times, uncomfortably obvious who we are being.

Some people call the Inauthentic Self the Ego, others the Shadow. Essentially both of these levels of expression at their best serve our greater purpose and expansion. The Inauthentic Self often acts as an unconscious protector, stepping forward to intervene in any potential ‘social danger’, steering us away from exposing to much of our under side – our vulnerability; deemed dangerous by many due to the standards of society we have grown up in. The Inauthentic Self can also be seen as a channel of energetic expression which helps us feel protected, safe and ultimately more accepted by those in our environment than we believe our truth may have us be.

Our Authentic Self is the feeling of flow, presence, ecstatic power. It is our highest truth. It moves through us when an opinion free of any judgment or design flows from our being. When our heart converges with our mind offering a free reign of knowledge steeped deep in conviction.

Many people do not feel comfortable standing in, expressing or even acknowledging their truth. Which is understandable as so often in society or within family dynamics and social groups the only part(s) of a person deemed fun / acceptable / enjoyable to be around is usually the part which is easy for the other person to experience. In my childhood I remember it was not acceptable for me to be too much of anything; too over the top, too emotional, too happy, too sad, too angry, too good, too bad. I work on this everyday and at times I still note certain unconscious patterns within my being which lean towards sculpting a way of feeling accepted and loved by those around me. Stretching to edit myself in order to ‘fit’ into the world. Not quite comfortable showing ‘me’ at times.

This is where Horses differ. Horses are ready for it all. They are available for us in our totality. Our frustration, our hurt, our joy, our raw pain, our fear… it is all part of the big soup for them. In fact they NEED us to be authentic as when we are honest with ourselves about our emotions, when we feel it ALL, that truth creates a more harmonious frequency for the Horses to be in. Making us feel ‘safer’ to be around.

Our horses are wired for authenticity, their survival instincts are tuned into the purity of nature in a way which makes them masters of targeting discrepancy. For them there is no judgement, no good or bad, it is all experienced as a truth. And this truth comes forward in their presence regardless of whether you are aware of it or not.

There is also a deeper reason. Horses are on the path of ascension and expansion just as we are. There is no separation between the rising in both streams of energy. We are one, sharing this time in unison not singularity and because of this it is important to be responsible for our own world, our perception of it , and our own energies. To remember that FEELING is a birthright. That our truth is a currency worth investing in!

Beginning to connect to your emotional body does not have to be a battle. It just has to be something you become committed to with the understanding that it is and always will be part of who you are. Trust that your truth is needed by the world.