Horse

The horse is instinctual power moving beneath the conscious rider. Celtic tradition gives us Epona, goddess of horses and sovereignty; Lakota tradition, horses as sacred gifts from the sky. Jung treated horse dreams as images of the libido — not only sexual but the whole forward-moving life force of the dreamer. A white horse is classically a spiritual guide; a black horse, the deep unconscious; a wounded horse, vitality under threat. Notice whether you ride, watch, or cannot mount the horse. Each of these positions tells you about your current relationship to your own instinctive energy.