Happy Lunar New Year my friends! We are entering the year of the Fire Horse, so needless to say this ought to be exciting (haha)! Horses are an integral part of human’s civilization and exist in many many cultures with various symbolism attached. Today most of us are quite removed from our equine partners, but there remains a romanticism linked with horses. But, I wanted to make a draw that gives us a more, lets say, realistic view of riding off into the sunset. I always enjoy making these prompts, so I figured I’d share what my Tarot bestie and I came up with this year:

Today I’m using, IMO, the sweetest horse Tarot deck out there, The Riderless Tarot by Nakisha. If you are a horse girl too and love this deck, you can find it here in her etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RabbitTarot?ref=nla_listing_details.

Here are our prompts–I’m starting 1 at the 1 o’clock position:

1 Where do I find the strength to stand on my feet?

2 What is one of my roles in my herd?

3 Who is helpful in my herd?

4 What skill do I have to offer to strengthen my herd?

5 What unexpected delight makes fairy-knots in my mane? (Fairy-knots are when parts of the mane is twisted almost braid-like from playing and horsing-around.)

6 What pile of sh*t do I need to joyfully roll in? (Or: what do I need to indulge in?)

7 What’s my plastic bag? (What’s my irrational fear?)

8 What fire makes me leap into action?

9 Where can I find a moment of wild freedom?

10 What is something I need to work on, but don’t want to?

11 What horse-fly bite (i.e. annoyance) do I need to ignore?

12 Which sunset do I need to gallop off into?

Okay! 1-3:

1 Where do I find the strength to stand on my feet?

Eight of Wands, I find my strength when taking action and in movement! Doing something rather than sitting around and worrying about it is very good for the soul and relieves anxiety. That is quite a horse answer, tbh.

2 What is one of my roles in my herd?

Six of Pentacles, I am the person who allocates resources, helps those in need, helping send things down the proverbial line, bringing others the resources they need, mediating.

3 Who is helpful in my heard?

King of Pentacles, those who are well established and are willing to share resources and knowledge, and have a kindly, caring nature.

4 What skill do I have to offer to strengthen my herd?

Judgement. I can speak the truth loudly and clearly! I can hold my peers and myself accountable. I can demand change. I can use my knowledge of the past to help shape the future. I can be the change I want to see in the world.

5 What unexpected delight makes fairy-knots in my mane? (Fairy-knots are when parts of the mane is twisted almost braid-like from playing and horsing-around.)

The Empress: My well-spring of creativity brings me delight as does my ability to nurture and care for others. This nurturing is reciprocal too!

6 What pile of sh*t do I need to joyfully roll in? (Or: what do I need to indulge in?)

Ace of Swords: New ideas! And the freedoms I have. New ideas are needed to shape the world and should be indulged in, even if they don’t end up useful, its always good to be brainstorming and constantly thinking of how to make the world a better place.

7 What’s my plastic bag? (What’s my irrational fear?)

Nine of Wands. My irrational fear is that I’ll forever be tired of never ending work and battle, hyper-vigilance.

8 What fire makes me leap into action?

Justice, seeing injustices!

9 Where can I find a moment of wild freedom?

Five of Cups, even in sadness I can see beauty and the path that I look forward to, imagining a future past the hard times.

10 What is something I need to work on, but don’t want to?

Three of Cups. Establishing meaningful relationships, keeping friendships alive and active, finding time to socialize for fun and enjoyment. I’d be a homebody if I didn’t make myself get out.

11 What horse-fly bite (i.e. annoyance) do I need to ignore?

Six of Wands—I need to keep things in perspective and realize that little wins and losses must be measured all towards my end goals. Don’t get over excited due to one small victory or failure, there’s a lot more going on.

12 Which sunset do I need to gallop off into?

Strength, I need to ride into strength! I must own the quiet strength I have and form partnerships with unlikely friends who can enrich my life!

Uh oh, the mini manager came to check on me.

Lets see, three wands, two pentacles, a sword, two cups, and four majors. Seems like a very complex year ahead for me! What about you? What are you seeing ahead in this fiery equine year?

And, I’ll end with some real horse wisdom: Carpe Diem, always roll in the poo when you have the opportunity to!