Dreaming about a horse

A reading for meaning, not prophecy

A horse is read as power and drive harnessed — in the East success and swift fortune (马), in the West vital instinct carrying the ego, in Ibn Sirin's tradition status, travel, and the measure of one's standing.

Three readings

In Chinese tradition · 周公解梦 · 马

周公解梦 reads the horse as 马 — energy, success, and swift advancement; a galloping horse marks fortune moving quickly your way, a wild or bolting horse a force not yet reined. To ride well is to master your own momentum.

In Western psychology · Jungian

Jung read the horse as the powerful instinctual drive that carries the ego — vitality, sexuality, and the body's wisdom. A horse running free is untamed life-force; a horse you ride in step with is instinct and will moving as one.

In Islam · Ibn Sirin

Ibn Sirin read the horse as standing, honour, and good fortune — a noble, well-kept horse a rise in status and a sound venture; to travel by it, a journey or change of state. Framed as meaning: where is your drive carrying you, and are you in the saddle?

Common variations

riding a horse
a wild horse
a galloping horse
falling off a horse

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