Animal Medicine Teachings for Equinox Celebrations via the ANTS and HORSES
To honour the energies present in this Equinox, I asked for guidance from the Medicine Cards. What I wondered can this Equinox help us understand about our species and our planet?
I pulled two animal cards – the ANT (patience) and the HORSE (power). Both beautiful representations of what is happening on this planet and in our collective consciousness.
Ant Medicine
ANT Medicine is the strategy of patience! It is about group mind and self sacrifice, but patiently. As we change collectively and individually it is important that we realise everything happens at the right time and dreams come to fruition at their own pace.We have become used to personal gratification and swiftness in getting what we want, but this journey of change and collective spiritual development cannot happen overnight.
But more than that, ANT Medicine cautions for us to be aware of ‘those individuals who make greed a way of life prey on the fear and urgency of those who have forgotten natural and tribal law’. It requests that we become aware of users and con artists, and don’t allow panic to outweigh our natural sensibilities.
This seems very wise counsel as the collective is fed what those in power wish us to believe. Wars are started in our name, greed is sanctioned in the name of progress and the truth of who we are and what we are really here for is veiled in secrecy so that aggressive plans based on the need for power take the forefront in our imaginations.
Horse Medicine
HORSE Medicine is about Power and counsels that when we live in tribal law, in harmony with all things, and in particular with the Earth, we recognise that Power is not given lightly but awarded to those who are willing to carry responsibility in a balanced manner!This Medicine teaches us how to strive for a balanced medicine shield. True power is wisdom found in remembering our total journey. Wisdom comes from remembering pathways we have walked in another person’s shoes. Compassion, caring, teaching, loving, and sharing our gifts, talents and abilities are the gateways to power.
With HORSE Medicine we can remember to embrace and heal the shadow. That it is in the Void, where the answers live. The East – where the sun rises – and is reflected in the Equinox, is where illumination lives, and is the home of the yellow stallion. The white stallion that is filled with the light of the Sun is the message carrier for all other horses – and represents wisdom in power! This is the embodiment of the medicine shield – that no abuse of power will ever lead to wisdom.
The Clarity of Animal Medicine Teaching
This is a powerful teaching for this time! And really at any time! WE need to become our own wise counsel, follow the path of peace, and heal our shadows of greed and power. I believe that it is time to develop and cultivate our relationship with our intuition and clairvoyant self – which has a great ‘lie’ monitor and can feel the truth and HOLD the truth in times of necessity.
Now is the time to step out of the shadows and hold the light. There is no enemy but that which we ‘perceive’ to be real. Our thoughts and perceptions are not real, they are projections and illusions.
Connect to the Earth
It’s time to connect with the Earth, connect with each other and let go of the need to separate, live in fear and have power over. There is no-thing and nothing that can be taken away. It is time to Change our beliefs and surrender to the REAL truth. Get out in nature, meditate with the Earth, and let the Earth teach you who you are, where you come from, and what you really need.