Abstract

The horse in fairytales and in dreams symbolizes in a wider sense what carries our instinctual vital forces, our unconscious life basis and body wisdom. It is one of the most comprehensive life instincts. The horse energy carries the ego through life and all the necessary heroic deeds. Fairytales show that with its help, deviation from the basic instinctive pattern can be corrected. A healthy, conscious situation can be restored by the hero who is connected to the horse. The fiery horse, which is the devil’s horse in some cases, represents the suppression of this horse energy. Where no connection can be made to it, the whole process of individuation seems to fail. This fairytale speaks about how to deal with the incredible vitality of the fiery horse, which can be pure destruction but can also carry a person through life. It is also connected to the anima in all the fairytales of this type. Her release from the tower by the hero can only be accomplished with the help of the fiery horse, which leads to a renewal of the whole psychic situation. Jung has given us basic ideas about the importance of this great archetype for the coming age of Aquarius, which stands under the sign of Pegasus.

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