Way of the Horse: Equine Archetypes for Self-Discovery A A Book of Exploration and 40 Cards [With 40 Cards]

This is an excellent tool that I use in Psychotherapy. You do not have to enjoy horses to use the 40 beautifully illistrated cards and explore the short chapter associated with the card. I have used it in career counseling as well as groups for people with conflictual self and relationships. This book has also assisted me in discovering what"gifts" that I bring in my life as well as what "challenges" I may have within me. This book is in a nicely done case in order to keep everything together. It is highly recommended as a reference tool for self or others. I have had all my friends pick their cards and I copied the pages for them to refer back to. I have now purchased as many books as I can find from this author and I will continue to explore her scope of self discovery using the horse as our guide.

Way of The Horse is not a traditional set of tarot cards. The deck itself contains forty cards with stunningly beautiful illustrations of horses. These designs do not follow the normal themes and descriptions as seen in traditional tarot sets. Instead, the themes are related to archetypes in mythology and historical sources. Such archetypes cover a variety of issues within the general topics of experience, leadership, creativity, and transformation. These archetypes are then correlated to the mind set of a horse. For anyone who has been around horses, you know that horses do not think at all like humans. They do not see good versus bad. Instead, they see each experience as an opportunity to learn about themselves and to grow in their creativity, authenticity, and leadership skills. Thus, in their horse-like worldview, Way of The Horse cards are used more for personal growth than fortunetelling. Frankly, I think almost every child grew up wanting a pony. Many of us fell in love with horses at a very young age. Just seeing these beautiful illustrations is enough to want to pick up this set. Those that do so will not be at all disappointed. These cards are unique and very well suited to those wishing to work on themselves and grow as strong, creative, genuine beings.

This work is truly a gift to everyone that will come in contact with it. It is a powerful tool for helping to understand yourself and curcumstances surrounding your life. The words are written with a beauty and grace that is consistent in all of Linda's writing. It is a must have for your library. Lori Cohen

if you want to learn all you can about yourself and your horse this product is for you. it's more than a horsemanship manual, and more than a personal growth tool. it works on many levels; psychological, intuitive, spiritual. if you're NOT interested in asking yourself the hard questions, if you want to keep a blind eye to your own shadow and want to stay in a comfort zone that says 'this horse is the problem' instead of looking for true answers then don't buy it! but for those of you who are fascinated by life's 'big questions' as well as wanting the best possible understanding of your relationship with your horses then Linda and Kim have created a beautiful, evocotive, wisdom-filled masterpiece. thankyou Ladies i LOVE your work! i have seven horses- five mares, a gelding and a stallion, and they are as multifaceted as diamonds, alternately reflecting my issues back to me and resonating in the moment with the magic that is all theirs. I discovered Linda s book 'the Tao of Equus' a cuople of years ago and it really helped me look at my horses through new eyes. i see so many people who go through horse after horse, repeating patterns of the same problems. Linda teaches that sometimes we are presented with certain challenges for a reason, and if we don't learn from it we'll keep on making that mistake until we do. she also helps you realise when you should be letting go. i highly reecommend all her books. Linda s equine assisted therapy centre is called 'Epona', after a celtic horse goddess. through the way of the horse, you can connect with your own God/dess.

"[Horses] mirror, and help us recover, the beauty, power, and nobility of our own spirit hat elusive Presence so easily lost in the frenzy and disconnection of civilized life. Now that horses are now longer obliged to work in our fields and carry us to war, they're free to do something arguably more important: work on us." - From the book Three years in the works, the Way of the Horse oracle deck and companion book are a masterful combination of the "archetypal realistic" art of Kim McElroy and profound essays of Linda Kohanov. Ms. Kohanov, a writer and riding instruction specializing in equine-facilitated human development, conveys the exquisite sensitivity of horses--especially in terms of intuition, present-moment awareness and the detection of human emotion--with the oracular messages from the Way of the Horse deck. A 40-card deck graced with lavish matte illustrations by Ms. McElroy, the Way of the Horse cards captures the spirit of these majestic animals, as well as mythological equines such as Chiron, Pegasus and the Hippomorphic goddess Demeter. For each of the cards in this deck, the author provides three themes, as well as the Gift and Challenge. Weaving archetypal ideas, Jungian psychology, moving anecdotes and equine wisdom, Ms. Kohanov reminds us to use the Way of the Horse cards for inspiration, insight and healing in the present moment--rather than as fortunetelling devices aimed at giving pat answers or detailing the future. Because of my lack of familiarity with horses, I was surprised at the extent I resonated with the author's introduction--let alone the cards themselves and the accompanying essays! Published by New World Library, the deck and 255-page clothbound hardcover companion book comes in a sturdy box--almost too sturdy, in fact! (I had a hard time removing the cloth-bound companion book from its niche, and was wary of tugging the chocolate-hued satin ribbon for fear that I would tear something. Happily, the ribbon intended to ease extraction wasn't too damaged after my tug of war session!) The cards measure approximately 5 x 3 ½ inches and have their own box for ease of portability. Although I've never been especially attracted to horses, the Way of the Horse box set sparkled with possibility from the time I laid eyes on the cards. After reading the introduction in the companion book, I realized this was, indeed, a special oracle. I then felt to place the deck face down, fanning out the cards. I kept "hearing" the number 2, and was guided to select card #2 (I hadn't shuffled the deck). I smiled when I saw that the them was "Believe", encouraging faith in the unknown and unformed, especially in light of the Authentic Self freed from the defensive scaffolding of the ego. As I began to read the essay on Card 2, the commentary reminded me of a book I happen to be reading right now--A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle. Imagine my surprise when Ms. Kohanov mentions this EXACT book w