I’ve had the dream several times over the past months. It’s not an exciting dream, or a particularly emotional one, but it is incredibly specific. In my dream, I’m riding again. I call my horse in from the paddock. She comes readily and I slip the halter over her head. I speak quiet nonsense to […]
Rituals: Over the River and Through the Woods
For over a decade, I’ve been riding a chestnut mare at farms north of Milwaukee. As I’ve been thinking into rituals, I realized that the process of riding a horse is full of ritual. These patterns are soothing to both animal and human, preparing mind as well as body for the work. It turns […]