fly on the wings of what you might become with the gift of hope from your avatar...
Imagine Your Horse
Shortly after experiencing the movie Avatar, it became strikingly obvious that there was a way to experience some of the essence of that movie right here on earth.
Imagine a world where you have access to your own avatar, that “embodiment or personification, as of a principle, attitude, or view of life”, the avatar that is a manifestation of you. Imagine a living, breathing individual that does so much more than simply reflect back everything that you love and loathe about yourself.
Then, imagine your horse as your avatar.
What You Are And What You Might Become
The word “mirror” is often used to describe our horses (and pets) in their relation to us; to me, replacing mirror with avatar opens up a whole other realm – full of possibilities, responsibilities, and yes, even tribulation.
Imagine a being that would escort you down your path in life, a being who could assist you in crossing over the boundaries of what you are and what you might become. Those of us lucky enough to be chosen by a horse, with avatar eyes, know that this experience can break us like glass, entwine us like hungry roots, and temper us like steel.
A Mixing Of Spirit
Its a pandora’s box, if you will; for who wants to be subjected to all the abject shortcomings of themselves – right there in black and white, palomino and bay, sorrel and chestnut?
Those of us who can give an affirmative to that question are those of us who have seen the gifts that come from an emotional mating, and a blending of spirits, with our horses. In Hindu mythology, an avatar is defined as “the descent of a deity to the earth in an incarnate form or some manifest shape; the incarnation of a god.” On James Cameron’s Pandora, the avatars have a mix of DNA with the humans; in your world, it’s a mixing of spirit between you and your horse.
The Gift Of Hope
Perhaps some horses do exist and function purely and simply as mirrors. However, if you are fortunate enough to have been gifted in this life with an avatar horse, you will never live in the same skin again. The relationship with your avatar is much more than a meeting of minds and more than a reflection of everything that makes up you. It is a vibration and a beat that only you and your horse can feel, for you are the pulse of each other’s hearts.
It is ultimately your avatar who encourages you to emerge from the stifling cocoon of what you had become in order to fly on the wings of what you might be. All of this is possible because, at the very bottom of Pandora’s box, lies the treasure of hope.
Don’t Fear Your Avatar
Thus, even when it is difficult to accept what you may see in your avatar horse, remember that you have also been given that gift of hope. Maybe if we can give up all our trepidation of seeing our horses as our avatars, then perhaps treating our horses with greater respect, patience, kindness, and understanding will come much easier.
And then we can give those gifts to ourselves.
If you liked this post, you might like similar articles I have written: Hold Your Horses and Sometimes We Need A Horse.
You will also like the book that I am writing, Becoming Sage.
And by all means, GO SEE AVATAR the movie!