Today’s
card is Horse from the Druid Animal
Oracle . Just after my Beltane reading,
which was all about moving forward and just before my birthday, this is a very
fitting card. How I would love to climb on this horse, hold his manes tightly
and run free over the meadows. To feel the wind through my hair, the sun on
my skin and to let go of any control I thought I might have had. To be able to
surrender to the wisdom and guidance of this magnificent animal.
The keywords for this card are: The Goddess, The Land, Travel
“The
card shows a gray mare with the chalk hill figure of the White
Horse of Uffington, Oxfordshire, in the background. Carved on one rock is the symbol of a key, and on the other a mounted
warrior. The sun is prominent in the sky above.
The
spirit of Horse calls us to journey, to travel. This may manifest itself as a
desire to travel in the physical world, or we may be drawn to voyaging in the
inner realms. She brings us energy and speed and connects us to the power of
both the land and the sun.
The horse-goddess (Epona) is the patroness of the complete life-cycle of birth, death, the
afterlife and rebirth.” (guidebook)
Epona is
normally portrayed as a woman either sitting on, or surrounded by, horses. Originally she
may have been another form of the Great Mother Goddess because in some cases she is
also portrayed with a cornucopia, a symbol of the land, abundance and fertility. She
has also been portrayed as carrying keys, which may indicate her role in the
underworld.
I think
coming across this high spirited energetic horse goddess will be a great kickoff for my personal new year J
