The Dream Book of Self-Knowledge
- of a horse rider: symbolizes an attempt at active progress from the instinctual to the emotional; if, however, the dreamer feels the rhythm from the ride itself (up – down), then the ride is repetitive and the rhythm is a clear allegory of intercourse.
- startling a horse: the transition from the instinctual to the emotional lacks smoothness and the driving force of the will, and therefore a temporary halt to the knowledge process and a fall to the instinctual looms.
- hurting a horse: symbolize a disruption of the smooth transition from the instinctual to the emotional since only a friendly relationship with a horse inexorably leads the dreamer to a full emotional life.
