Being able to use the energetic and spiritual properties of essential oils when you work with horses can help you clear some of the things you may have been sensing when you work with a horse.
Staying grounded when you have strong Aquarius placements or are born on a 9 day or month can be difficult. When you are not grounded in yourself or in present time, it makes it difficult for you to see clearly what may be going on with the horse you are attending to. Having a bottle of an earthy essential oil like patchouli or vetiver in your car will help with this. Simply uncapping the bottle and having a quick sniff with the intention of grounding yourself before you arrive at a farm can help those of you who are a little vague or have difficulty keeping your mind on the horse.
Having mentioned intention, this is vital when you are asking to use the energetic properties of any ‘live’ product, from essential oils to herbs to crystals. It can be 99% of how effective you are, so don’t just sniff the essential oil glibly as you will not get as good a result than if you have the intention in place. It is not something to be rushed, take a few seconds to command your body, or if working on a horse with an essential oil, their body, to draw on the energetic aspects.
Most of us have come top this profession because we “care”. Which in itself is a fantastic motivation, however it can be difficult to have that loving detachment 100% of the time. I can remember once when I had attended to a horse a regular client had taken on. This horse had been treated quite badly and had been starved in the process. In a moment when I lost my detachment and thought “oh you poor thing”, I took on the pain of that horse into my body. It was excruciating, I doubled over in pain and wasn’t able to stand for a moment as I had felt the wind had been knocked out of me. From a spiritual aspect I was not being of service to this horse because whilst I held the pain, he was not able to heal it himself, and as it was not of my vibration, it was an irritant to me. I have several tools I use that could send this back to the horse, but on this day it was my essential oils that finally restored the energy back to the horse during our session.
This sort of “association” can be a strong Virgo placement; or someone born on a 2 day or month. It can be handy in some respects as often this therapist will feel the aches and pains of the horse in their body, sometimes before they arrive and it is a useful tool in deciding on your approach. However it is important that this sensing is not taken to the point of my experience.
Three essential oils can help cleanse stuff you take on from a horse or their owner. Frankincense is my first choice, especially if the tone of what I have taken on is fear; Juniper is another cleansing essential oil and it is useful when there is a lot of worry surrounding the issue or if the issue has been generated by jealousy; whilst fennel is a good one to relieve yourself of the clients issues if there is a general negativity that has built up over time or if you feel a strong desire to protect yourself.
Simply placing a couple of drops on the palm of your hand and warming the essential oils and wiping yourself from the top of your head to your toes can help release general “take-ons”, more specific sensations you can place a couple of drops on the palm of your hand and warm then place over the area (s) you feel may be directly holding the energy. Hint: the solar plexus chakra holds a lot of emotions and if you feel a cramping in your abdomen this may be a place you need to clear or protect.
These three essential oils are also useful if you feel you need to clear thought projections off you from others in the barn or feel a need of protection so you can step into a stronger space to decide what you need to do.
I could go on and list up to 200 essential oils but I think we would run out of space. What is important here is that you are aware of other tools that are available to you. Some of us when we first start out think how wonderful it is that we ‘sensed’ or ‘felt’ these things, and it is. BUT there is also a responsibility to the horse, owner and yourself to be not take it on and own it as your own.
As I leave each client and their horse I often have an essential oil I have chosen for the day to help me. It is usually one I call a ‘green’ essential oil which has a nice sharp fresh scent. Rosemary is a good one as it is invigorating and uplifting. I’ll sniff it in the car or wipe over my head or chakras as I drive away with the intention of releasing all that is not mine to take with me so as to clear my energy for the next client and their horse. It is also useful at the end of the day of horses and I have one left and I am tired, as it is one of the more stimulating essential oils. You may choose eucalyptus or basil or cypress or etc etc and my intention is to give closure to the previous session and trust their healing will continue beyond me.
Catherine Bird EBW
www.happyhorses.com.au
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