It was a sunny day like many others and I felt a pull towards a hill surrounded by forest with a stunning view. Little did I know that this walk would end up with such a strong inner experience that I will cherish as long as I live. A friend of mine – I would like to call him a friend rather than an acquaintance – lives with his family and his horses. I always was mesmerised by the way I feel when I am next to them and that special day was no different.

After having a walk I felt the urge to sit down and not only to sit, but to actually go into a deep meditation, which I usually don’t do outside. I can’t tell how long was I sitting. It felt that everything vanished – even me. The point of coming back was me observing myself being in a conversation with a horse – similar to stories from children books when a child is having a chat with an animal.

At that moment my brain kicked  in by saying: “Ohhh! this is just all your imagination!! I need something as a proof that this is really happening. For example a horse can lift up one of his front legs similar to how a dog does. But no… this will be too difficult and I need to find something else ….”

Before something else came up in front of my eyes the horse, which was all the time gazing at me, lifted up one of his front legs. Out of all the horses which were there eating the grass peacefully, this was the only one looking at me all the time. He never put his head down to have some grass; he kept, as we say, eye contact with me at all times and even when I was leaving his head turned by following me with his gaze. I don’t remember the conversation with him. The feeling which I had was that I asked him about his life and he asked me questions about mine.

THAT IS WHEN I KNEW THAT THERE’S MUCH MORE THAN THE EYES CAN SEE – the mind can comprehend the inner knowing of existence of something much greater manifested from the unseen through us.

By Nicky Clarke