Do whatever little things you can to protect and heal our planet, because it puts your heart and spirit in the right place. It aligns you with Gaia’s energy. It puts you in her spiritual stream. Moreover, it separates you from those who would trade our planet for a fat bank account. Those billionaires are morally and spiritually bankrupt. Turns out, they aren’t wealthy at all in any way that matters.
I’m not saying that Christianity is bad. But it’s bad for me. I know many people find it deeply meaningful, but I am not amongst them. If Christianity makes you a better person, then you are in the right place. It didn’t make me a better person. It made me a fraction of myself. A distortion. My Adventures in Christianity was one big, long, highly unpleasant masquerade party. I don’t want to live my life pretending to be something I’m not in exchange for acceptance. I’m not interested in a pretend life. I’m interested in one that is genuine, personally meaningful, and deeply spiritual.
Fire Horse is a bit of a conundrum. On one hand, it is the untamable wild spirit. On the other, it channels that wild spirit into ferocious battle and circumstances. Just like fire itself, Fire Horse is an entire spectrum. It can burn everything down and leave nothing but scorched earth, or it can be handled with skill and care to provide light, heat, and warmth. Likewise, learn to handle your own fire. You may not need to destroy every situation. Maybe you just need to provide heat and light. The key point is that whether raging or dancing candlelight, fire is transformative. If you want change, you must channel your own inner fire. And Fire Horse will be there to carry you to that change you seek.
Kimmerer also refers to Windigo as an energy, and a beast: “The beast has been called an evil spirit that devours mankind. The very word, Windigo, according to Ojibwe scholar Basil Johnston, can be derived from roots meaning ‘fat excess’ or ‘thinking only of oneself.’ Writer Steve Pitt states that ‘a Windigo was a human whose selfishness has overpowered their self-control to the point that satisfaction is no longer possible.”
Wow. I read this and immediately thought of our current President, an utterly and completely self-centered individual whose hunger for approval, loyalty, and grotesque wealth cannot be satiated. His life is a perpetual chase for satiation, which he cannot experience. It is forever just out of his reach. In his lust for what he desires, he will destroy and kill anything and everything in his path. Those he harms and the things he destroys mean nothing to him. The only meaningful thing in his live is achieving satiation. And he will not. Ever. That is his nature. His Windigo nature.
The heart of Fire energy is courage, so Fire Horse is symbolized by the working horse. These horses have a job to do, but as compared to the Earthy heavy horses, which trudge mightily forward until the job is finished, working horses have to move quickly, doing jobs that require them to override their own instincts and trust their riders more than they fear what’s happening around them—without hesitation.
There are so many ways to incorporate these Elemental Horses into your life, work, relationships, and goals. This is Horse’s forte — getting the job done, and carrying you where you need to go. What horses have done physically for humanity over time, literally moving mountains, Horse can do for you metaphysically. There’s no more opportune time to discover Horse’s energies than the upcoming Year of the Horse.
In celebration of the Year of the Horse, I’m offering a special price on signed copies: $20, with free shipping within the continental U.S., available only directly from me. Each one will come with a surprise gift.
It’s truly a communication: Here lies your path, upon which you will ride this horse now. I just love it when magic happens.
What if I told you that you could have massage for free? For life? Whenever it’s convenient for you? Without even leaving home? It’s possible, it’s do-able. All you need is a friend or family member willing to learn the process with you, and you can become each other’s massage buddies. Oh, and also my book. You’ll need that too!
Life gave me nuisances and I made namastes. It’s all about perspective, baby.
There’s wonder and magic all around you—you just have to become more aware of it, and learn to make use of it. You can become one with our living planet and nature, and the cosmos, and feel like you’re part of it, rather than just a visitor. There are so many things you can do to make your life more magical—mindfully magical. Take my hand, I’ll show you the way!