The spiritual journey may be lonely and arduous at times but it is our highest spiritual nature expressing itself.
"The winged horse is the symbol of the thoughts that transcend all limits of space and time." Hexagram 22, Book I, the Text
The symbol itself probably represents the arrival of Buddhism c. 50 AD.
Buddhism was introduced into China in the reign of Han Ming (c. 50 AD). The emperor dreamed of a Golden Man in the West who flew into his palace. He sent emissaries from Loyang along the Silk Road and they met two Buddhist monks: Dharmaraksa and Matanga. The monks arrived carrying their manuscripts of the sutras (teachings of Buddha) and their religious articles on a white horse. The King built a temple to honor this and the temple was thus named:
THE WHITE HORSE TEMPLE
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Horse also meant Tianma, "Heavenly Horse, a constellation north of the Heavenly swine mansion."
Horse head Nebulae
