A MAATÏ MAATÏ Reflection on the Fire Horse Energy
Everywhere you look right now, people are talking about the Fire Horse (and so did we in our last blog post here - we know. But since then we reflected a little deeper on that and felt intuitively how the energy right now actually feels instead of listening to what all the prophecies say. So this is our very intuitive and personal take on the actual Fire Horse Year 4 days after its arrival as our monthly little energy report)
Astrology feeds are glowing, Predictions are dramatic: “Acceleration. Intensity. Breakthrough. Burn it down and start again.”
Fire is seductive.
It promises movement.
It promises momentum.
It promises reinvention.
But fire does not move by itself.
The horse does.
And that is where we want to place our attention.
The Horse comes before the fire
The horse represents:
– instinct
- empathy
- intuition
– nervous system
– embodied power
– direction
– breath
– grounded strength
- grace
Fire amplifies whatever is already there:
If the horse is calm, fire becomes propulsion.
If the horse is dysregulated, fire becomes chaos.
Right now, many people feel the urge to gallop, to react, to change everything, to outrun discomfort. And to prove something - to be faster than the storm.
But what if this moment is not about speed? What if it is about mastery?
The Eye of the Storm
True power is not in the blaze - It is in the stillness that holds it.
In the desert, horses run through dust and heat, they do not panic.
They do not scatter without awareness.They move because they are connected to instinct - not noise.
To stay in the eye of the storm means:
– regulate your breath before you decide
– ground your body before you speak
– stabilize your nervous system before you act
– feel the earth before you ignite
When everything is fiery around us, the most radical act is composure.
Nervous System First. Always. This is what the Horse Energy reminds us of.
In moments of collective acceleration, the nervous system is the true altar.
If we abandon it, we abandon direction.And Stability is not passivity - It is actually power under control.
The Fire Horse is not an invitation to burn wildly.
It is an invitation to ride consciously: To feel the reins, to know your pace, to choose your direction. Not to be dragged by impulse.
The Message in These Images
In these desert images, the horses run.
Dust rises, heat surrounds them, but we stand still. SoulMAATÏs stand in the eye of the storm. Grounded. Present. Unshaken. Carrying ritual into raw terrain.
Not as escape, not as decoration - but as anchor.
THE MAT is not softness, it is stability.
THE SHAWL is not trend, it is protection.
The desert is not chaos. It is clarity.
And herewith this is Fire Horse energy embodied correctly:
Movement around you, stillness within you.
Focus on the Horse
When the world talks about fire, focus on the horse.
When everyone wants to accelerate, stabilize.
When intensity rises, root deeper.
When dust clouds your vision, soften your gaze and breathe.
Power is not how fast you move. Power is how steady you remain while everything moves around you.
Doing this gently, compassionate and elegant.
Becoming the Eye of the Storm - with grace.
The Roots of the Fire Horse — and Why Balance Is the Real Teaching
Many people are speaking about the Fire Horse right now without even realizing that this concept comes from the Chinese zodiac system, which is inseparable from Traditional Chinese Medicine and the philosophy of Yin and Yang. In Chinese cosmology, each year combines an animal with one of the Five Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water.
Fire is one of the most powerful elements. In TCM, Fire corresponds to the Heart, the emperor of the body. It governs consciousness, clarity, sleep, joy and emotional balance.
Balanced Fire means:
– inspiration
– vitality
– charisma
– warmth
– mental clarity
But in TCM, Fire is never glorified without caution. Because excessive Fire dries fluids, consumes Yin and destabilizes the nervous system.
When Fire is not balanced, it manifests as:
– anxiety
– insomnia
– inflammation
– irritability
– exhaustion
– burnout
The shadow of Fire is depletion. This is why Yin is essential: Yin is the cooling, nourishing, stabilizing force. It anchors Fire, it prevents the flame from consuming the vessel that holds it.
Yin and Yang are not opposites - they are regulators of each other.
Without Yin, Yang becomes destructive. Without cooling, heat burns out.
This is the part often forgotten when we romantically speak about “Fire energy.”
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A Personal Note
For me, this tradition is not aesthetic. It is lived.
“Since I was ten years old, I have been treated by a Traditional Chinese Medicine healer. At that time, several hospitals in Berlin recommended surgery on my foot — adding the sentence: ‘Even after the operation, she may still not be able to walk though.‘ My parents chose another path. Thankfully... Through herbs, acupuncture and therapeutic massage, my body restored itself. What doctors had presented as likely became unnecessary. I walked. And ran. And danced...ever since. As a child, it felt like a miracle. As an adult, I understand it as the power of a system that supports balance instead of attacking symptoms. That is why I approach these teachings with such seriousness and respect.”
- Leonie Lepenos
Traditional Chinese Medicine does not celebrate intensity alone.
It studies sustainability.
It asks: Can your system hold the fire? Can your body regulate it? Can your nervous system stay steady when the world accelerates?
Because power is not how fiercely you burn.
Power is how well you balance heat with depth.
And that´s why I say: Focus on the Horse, really: learn from the Horse first.
This is all we got to do right now.
Listen within
We are not all built the same - the Horse Medicine teaches us Intuition
We all carry different roots, different constitutions, different histories in the body, different thresholds. Healing is never one-size-fits-all. Two people can show the same symptom and need entirely different support. Because balance is individual. The only one who truly knows what´s needed: Yourself. Your intuition. As not everything that ignites one person will nourish another. And this is what the horse teaches.
The horse is intuition - The horse is instinct - The horse feels before it moves.
To focus on the horse is to ask: What is true for my system? What is my pace? What do I actually need right now?
Not what is trending, not what looks powerful from the outside.
Intuition is not dramatic, it is quite the opposite: it is quiet and embodied.
And from that quiet place, compassion becomes possible: Compassion for ourselves, when we need rest instead of acceleration. And compassion for others, when their rhythm differs from ours.
Sensitivity is not weakness, it is perception and awareness. It is refined intelligence in the nervous system.
And just to remember: Softness is not fragility - it is controlled strength.
It´s soft power. It is the ability to stay gentle in a world that moves fast.
The Fire Horse does not ask us to harden.
It asks us to listen.
And to move from inner clarity, not outer pressure
Listen to your intuition. Listen within.
