Horse
(see also animals)
The horse is quite often a solar symbol, and in the Bible it is one of intelligence. According to its color, a horse may symbolize either destruction or victory (fiery-red and white, respectively). It is a maternal archetype, and it might also symbolize impulsiveness, impetuosity of desire, the instinctive impulses that motivate man. This association of the horse with darker human drives, such as virility and sexuality, has been represented by numerous writers. In dreams, the black horse of death and destruction is synonymous with misery. Information taken from: Online Symbolism Dictionary
Sexuality. Your animal instincts
(ego). A galloping horse may symbolize ecstasy. the emotions. From
- Dream Dictionary
The horse is one of the primary totem beasts of the
British Isles : a fact attested by the taboo on eating horse meat. In Celtic legend, the
goddess Rhiannon is associated with the horse, whose shape she often took. The most
ancient horse chalk figure, White Horse Hill in Berkshire, still testifies to the joint
Celtic and Saxon reverence for this animal. In folklore and Arthurian legend, many knights
go in quest of a horse with a magical bridle. When found, it is usually a mare who turns
back into a woman. From The Van Morrison Website
Songs referenced:
Bliss
Liquid Diamonds
See also
Transportation