The Spiritual Life of Horses
By Lynette DesMarais

Interviewed by Myriah Krista Walker

The Spiritual Life of Horses is a delight-filled new book that will bring magic into your world. Actually it's a journey that presumes to be a book, but, according to Avatario, one of the horses who speaks quite eloquently, never presume!

It is truly an honor to present this interview with Lynette whose book, as a gift to the world from her treasured horses, is profoundly magical.

Myriah - All I can say is WOW! What a book! Each horse and its sharing opens up specific avenues within the reader, gifting them with the power of Light in ways humans didn't realize were available!

Lynnette - Each horse imparts a different lesson. Each shares a different aspect to teach us, as humans, as we evolve on our path of knowing Who We Really Are. They are happy that it is time now to share this knowledge with human beings.

You wrote of the unknown accident that left you with amnesia and not knowing how you broke your maxilla bone was what led you to being able to communicate with your horses. What is a maxilla bone?

It's part of the cranium. It's the bone that holds your front teeth, and that's the bone that shattered.

It's very interesting that during the amnesia that resulted from the accident, you wrote that the animals remained the Guiding Presence you could remember when you couldn't even remember you were married.

I didn't remember anything! All I knew was that while I was in the hospital getting examined, I just wanted to be back at the farm with them. They were the only beings that were familiar and felt safe for me; the people around me were strangers. Because of the concussion and amnesia, I wasn't well enough to be left on my own. I remember while being at the doctor's home lying in bed praying that the horses and other animals were okay, and as weak as I was, I kept trying to send them energy messages to let them know I was okay and would be home to feed them.

You wrote that solitude and silence were two of your best friends growing up. Were you challenged by this "differentness" between yourself and others as a child?

Yes. When I grew up I always felt I was different, because thirty some odd years ago people weren't as aware. I found myself alone most of the time. I always kind of didn't fit in. But I've realized that growing up that way gave me an inner strength that I've developed, and an acceptance of self. That experience has helped me to accept and understand others without judgment for being different.

I found Avatario's words of "solitude being a necessary asset in order to handle the structures of light vibration that will enter the atmosphere in time to come" very comforting, for I have also required a lot of solitude in my life at times and sometimes people didn't understand.

Avatario is an interesting boy. There's no fluff with him. He's very precise, concise, and direct about how he feels things. When you are going through that process, the solitude and the silence is necessary for the physical container to be in balance. Being in the chaos of what's created in the illusion doesn't allow for that integration to take place. It's a Universal Love vibration that's working to enter the body, and if you take that moment and that silence and allow that vibration to come in easily and effortlessly, it integrates harmoniously. Where as if we struggle, it becomes a block. And the physical body reflects that.

Regala is on the cover of the book. Her radiant presence really comes through, and a profound sense of Mother Love washed over me as I read her sharing. Is she the mother to all the horses?

She is the mother to Baria and Avatario.

Baria's words helped me to feel comfortable with these powers that are changing the planet and us, particularly her discussion on the challenges of being a feminine essence on this Earth.

Throughout history there has been so much in our society that is male oriented. There's been so much conditioning in society that the woman is to take on a tremendous amount of roles: working full time, teaching children, sex symbol for the husband. There has to be a time and space for a woman to be a woman without losing herself. Releasing those ideas that you don't have to be all for everyone, just true to who you are, is important.

Dartanian's sharings of being a conscious, multidimensional light being in various forms, such as human AND horse, are profound!

Oh, it brings tears to my eyes right now just thinking of him! He is my prince, the love of my life. He taught me to rethink traditional methods of working with a horse from the beginning. He has a magical way of being and entertaining people now that brings tears to my eyes. He lies down in the pasture and children sit on him and he moans, and smiles. He's the baby-sitter when the new colts are born. There are moments that he will merge his eyes with mine so I can see what he sees. It's an honor to be trusted in this way. When riding him, he enjoys himself and is happy. He says hello to the hawks and talks to the flowers as we ride.

Pegasus' sharing is most powerful.

He shares an incredible message about knowing one's self and the mistakes we can make, but also how we can learn from that and grow.

What did you want to be when you grew up?

All I ever wanted was to be with horses and animals. I drew pictures and read books about horses; read everything about The Black Stallion by Walter Farley. My whole life I dreamt of having my own horse ranch and riding. The only thing that ever existed for me was horse!

What is your typical day like?

Well, with 2 Dalmatians, 3 wolves, 2 macaws, 6 cats, a rooster named Barthaullemeu (who constantly complains how difficult it is to keep everyone else in order around here), 4 ducks, and 8 horses, I keep pretty busy. I also ride, write, work, do laundry, and clean house. (She giggles, but you know she loves every minute of her life).

This book left me hungry for more information. Will there be more sharings from them?

I have three books I am working on right now. My wolves are writing one, the horses are writing the other two. These new books the animals are sharing are so uniquely different and beautiful that you will find yourself laughing, crying and sharing in their experience. It's a big gift they are giving.

How has your life changed because of writing this book?

Its taken 2 years now to be able to ride 4 horses a day since the accident. I've done intensive healing, and still have to maintain massage therapy and chiropractic treatment. I gained a lot of compassion for other human beings that are physically challenged. This book is a way of sharing the spark of light of a dream, so that people can believe again and remember the incredible magic within their own self and in their own hearts

Lynnette lives with her loving husband and family of beloved animal companions on a small farm in Arkansas. She has made the commitment to her horses to keep writing and scribing for them, to fulfill their dreams of sharing more of their words with the human race. For more information and how to order 'The Spiritual Life of Horses', check out www.barahpress.com.