Reiki and The Mustang
Posted: Thursday, January 22, 2009
by Stef Daniels
http://www.sunraven.com
Since Reiki uses life energy it is undoubtedly an extremely useful tool to use with and around animals. Because they are so attached to their instinct they normally respond well, heal quickly and seem to know when they have had enough. Being able to put your hands on an animal and help them to heal is an extraordinary gift that transcends traditional lines of communication and medical intervention.
Living on a farm, animals have become great practice' patients for me. The farm cats and dogs seem to always have some sort of ailment and for the most part it has been obvious that Reiki has helped. One cat in particular seems to call for me, leap into my arms and ask for her daily Reiki as she is recovering from a rather nasty injury. Often before I feel I am finished, she will jump off and run away. It's like she knows.
A couple years ago when a friend offered to give me a Mustang, I of course said yes. We had the room for him, and I could think of nothing better than a wild mustang running free on the acreage. I am not a horseman, know very little about them, yet enjoy hearing them run, watching them graze and being around them. His name was Mounty, a 6 year old gelding taken out of Wyoming at the age of 4. Being gelded so late, he was still full of stallion stamina and attitude and instinctive to his duty to protect the mares. In this case, just one mare a raggedy old pony named Janie Rose.
I gave little thought to touching Mounty. He came when I whistled, his long mane blowing in the breeze showing off the stellar tattoo that runs down his mane. He seems to never need grooming yet stays incredibly slick. The beauty of a mustang is that they are untouched by conventional domestication and behave like the creatures they were intended to be. As time went on, Mounty would allow you to stroke his muzzle and feed him carrots or corn and he would respond with thundering hooves to the rattling bucket of sweet feed. He wasn't the least bit afraid of humans, rather just didn't need them for much and when he had enough of us he would let us know. That is all we asked of him, that is all he gave and we never once tried to approach him, corner him or make him into a rideable or handleable horse. At our home, Mounty received the respect to be what he was, to live though his own understanding of this world.
A few weeks ago however, Mounty needed some medical attention. For the past 3 years we allowed him to live on his terms and the idea of a harness or a lead rope now was just too much pressure for him to handle. As we got him into the round pen it was obvious that either we would get hurt, or that he would get hurt. The last thing we wanted to do was turn this very natural animal into a creature of danger and imposing our will on him would have done just that!
Instead, I spend 12 days bringing a bucket of sweet feed to the corral, an apple and a chair for me to sit on. Each day he would come and I would set the bucket of food next to me. I never reached for him or drew out a rope.I sat silently next to him using Reiki to reach him on a level I knew he would understand. I sat extremely still and focused beaming the purest Reiki energy that I could find within. After the first few days he was less skittish and rather more curious about me.
A few days later he would lean his head towards me, smell my breath and nip on my shoulders. I still never touched. Meanwhile the infection that had needed attention was slowly healing itself. Each day, Mounty seemed to trust me even more and calm down beyond what I felt he was capable of. Sure, spending time with any horse in this matter would help to gain their trust, but with Mounty it felt like very much more. One cold afternoon, while beaming Reiki and Mounty eating beside me I began to see how he was harvested from Wyoming. I began to actually feel panicked and nervous myself. Mounty must have sensed it, for he whipped his head around, danced in a circle and flew out the gate like a tornado.
On the 12th day, Mounty showed no reluctance toward me at all. The infection on his face had healed miraculously without ointments or medications. He felt different to me as I sat with him while he ate. A transformation had taken place over the course of these 2 weeks with him. He will know come up to any human that approaches him yet still maintains a certain amount of power as to how much he will allow.but he is no longer nervous or skittish and unpredictable. He too on many days would make the curt decision to end the Reiki session.
Just last weekend I was out in the field picking up rocks and sticks. As much as I was minding my own business, I realized that Mounty was following me. I kept on doing my chore and began to have the notion that his intention in trailing me was to ask for a Reiki session. I sat on a stump and this time he leaned his head in toward me and allowed me to hold his face and give him Reiki. While it was a short session, it was a powerful and moving moment for us both. As he ran off to find his mare, he whinnied and gave me what I felt was a nod of approval. It only makes sense that such an innate, natural and instinctive animal would respond to such a natural and effective method of healing as Reiki. It's as if they are one and the same!
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