More From Stella, part 2……
Horses and humans as horizontal and vertical beings
This is a continuation from the previous blog where I shared information from a communication with the amazing cosmic horse Stella. In this second part I’ll share with you some more of what Stella was sharing with me, and how this lead me to learning more about the energetic directions of horses and humans as ‘horizontal’ and ‘vertical’ beings. As I learnt more and went on to do some research I found that there are already people referring to these terms, so I’ve included reference to them in this too.
So as the original communication with Stella progressed she went on to show me how she wanted us to see ourselves as beings that are part of the interconnected constellation of all of Life.
What she was showing me started to relate back towards life in the physical realms, and what we experience in our physical bodies. She was showing me how when you have a ‘horse constellation’ and a ‘human constellation’, that when we combine our constellations and physical bodies something different is created. As she showed this to me it was like looking at the physical body of a horse, and that of a human, with the stars of each being creating a new constellation together. What I was then seeing was the emphasis on directions of the flow of energy in each being. In the horse the flow was horizontal, and in the human the flow was vertical. When these are combined it creates a cross shape, and also the directional flow of ‘all directions, all around’.
I find this interesting as what came to me in these moments was that horses live as ‘vertical beings’, living very much in the moment. Where as humans often live as ‘horizontal beings’, living with awareness of the past, sometimes being in the present, and then awareness of the future. Interesting as from all of this it seems our ‘primary energy flow conducting direction’ is opposite to our experiences of actual life. In a book I was reading called ‘Zen and Horseback Riding’ by Tom Nagel he touches on this and includes a quote from a lady called Karen Irland. Karen says ‘Horses are horizontal beings and horses are vertical beings’ and describes the difference similarly to how I have above. This was super exciting to read!
Tom talks about how when humans are in vertical alignment this allows the horse to move more freely forward in their body, in the horizontal plane. In his work he uses figure of 8’s or the infinity symbol to help people find the place of balance in their bodies (along with many other exercises and awareness of psoas muscles). Similarly I have definately experienced the moment when horses become free in their own body in the horizontal alignment, and their own connection suddenly feels like it is really strong and that they can move forward freely and that feeling of oneness becomes much greater.
When riding horses it seems the more connected we are to ourselves, and ‘free’ through our whole bodies and in our heart space, the greater the possibility to connect more deeply and easily with the horse. And then it’s in these moments that everything started to feel effortless and you and the horse are really moving as one.
I feel like there is lots of over laps going on and different ways to describe the feeling of the moment of connection between horse and rider, and what is happening in that moment. This part feels like an ongoing exploration and journey waiting to be unfolded and unfurled further, no doubt with many ah ha moments still to come!
With all this in mind I just wanted to let you know, if you’ve got this far, that in the pipeline is the release of the new Animal Communication learning series i’ve created, which is packed with information, tools, exercises and meditations that will help you learn the art of animal communication and also enhance your natural abilities to connect with your horse both on the ground and when riding. Helping you to experience some of those moments of deeper connection for yourself. There will be an extra special offer for the first few purchasers of this course, so drop me an email here if you would like to know when it is released. You’ll be one of the first to gain access and qualify for the special offer too.
And just for fun, here’s some links to some horse related constellations I came across on my researching-
Little Horse or Foal-
https://www.centreofexcellence.com/the-equuleus-constellation/
And Pegasus-