by Sacred Fire Editor | Nov 30, 2020 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
I have been working as part of Sacred Fire LifeWays Joint Initiation Council to present a webinar for people interested in young men’s and young women’s initiation. I was tasked with speaking about adulthood. At an audience with Grandfather Fire in...
by Sacred Fire Editor | Jun 7, 2020 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
I remember Grandfather Fire saying this: “Everything to achieve something great requires sacrifice now for something great in the future.” I held for a long time the belief that to live a good life was about creating a life that was comfortable, where fear or hardship...
by Sacred Fire Editor | Jun 7, 2020 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
When Grandfather speaks about today’s society, and that we enjoy a foundation of insulation, order and protection built by our ancestors through centuries of toil and tribulation, I feel gratitude. I am grateful for the ancestors who sacrificed for us and for...
by Sacred Fire Editor | Feb 7, 2020 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
My father, Izzy Cohen, left this world on the full moon of June 2005 at the age of 82. My 14 year old daughter and I had spent most of the previous two weeks at his bedside first at the cancer ward and then, at Calvary Hospice facilities. From the very first day with...
by Sacred Fire Editor | Feb 7, 2020 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
The connection that Grandfather has talked about a lot—the present-mindedness—I try to incorporate into my life every day. The connectedness, not only with people around me, but everything around me: the weather, the plants, all of the creatures. It brings me...
