Sometimes my Horses are a Divine Labyrinth for me. Labyrinths are used as a walking meditation, a way to quiet the mind, calm anxieties, recover balance, inspire creativity, meditative insight, self-reflection, and stress reduction. And for me, a way to walk between the worlds of Horse and Human, Physical and Spiritual, the Tangible and the Unknown.
And it is never a straight path, in order to have flow, it is always winding and mysterious, I cannot see far ahead, only what is immediately before me. As Human this is frustrating because I want to see what is ahead, possibly so that I can be prepared, or so that I can control it.
But this is not the way of the Divine Labyrinth. If we cannot see what lies ahead, then we are invited to be in the present moment. We are invited to give in to our senses and our intuition, keeping pace with the Horse. Keeping company with the information and experience that reveals itself one step at a time.
Walking with Horses through the Divine Labyrinth is not only a way to connect deeply and intrinsically with them, but also the portal to Soulful introspection. Again, as Human it is so easy to be a slave to my thinking, my mind, and my thinking says that when riding this may have an advantage, but when just spending time with them, Soulful introspection overrides the fearful and demanding mind and brings balance to this Human life. To this co-evolution between Horse and Human.
But is there a way to transfer this Divine Labyrinth to the times I am astride my Horse? Or is this Divine Labyrinth only meant to be walked when my feet are on the ground? Though I have had times of serenity and epiphanies while riding; I have not found a way to bring this Labyrinth with me when I am astride. Perhaps it is not meant for that position, for me the Labyrinth is only visible and experienced when we walk footprints and hoofprints in unison on Mother Earth.
My experience is that the benefits from walking the Divine Labyrinth are beyond explanation. During this unison we share a common and silent language. The language of Soul. The language that has no borders or barriers. I am asking nothing from them nor they from me. Here, we are just souls connecting on this earth journey.