by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Feb 23, 2021 | Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
“The most important thing is to first recognize your fear. “People often do not know when they are afraid! Like a fish in the ocean that doesn’t see the water. And the curious thing is that people do not want to be told that they are afraid....
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Jan 12, 2021 | Sacred Fire Blog
In our modern cultures that seem to worship eternal youth—that state of being that gives us permission to be in constant pursuit of our individual pleasure and enjoyment—what will it take to help us grow up? In today’s world, becoming an adult might seem to be about...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Nov 14, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
We’re surrounded by media telling us that times are grim, and the future looks bleak. But a quick look at history shows us this is nothing new. Human beings have always been tested, individually and in community, by tragedy and challenge. “You’ll do like your...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Oct 15, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
Fire, whether in its elemental form or in electricity and fuel, warms us in the cold and cooks our food. Fire, as candles and flames or as electric light bulbs, illuminates our nights. Human beings are the only animals who work with fire in this way, but our...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Aug 19, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
In a recent conversation, young adult Kyle Steele sought counsel from Asheville NC (USA) Sacred Fire Firekeeper, Patrick Hanaway. The two spoke about many things, including how the courage to learn from mistakes helps to foster wisdom, and how this wisdom can be...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Jul 15, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
We asked Olivia Woodford to share some words of wisdom about the human journey, as it relates in particular to finding purpose and direction in life. In this interview, Olivia also speaks to her relationship with the Sacred Fire community, and how this helps her stay...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Jun 13, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
Sacred initiation is a doorway for a young person to become an adult, plain and simple. If done in a good way, a person participating in this ritual will be truly transformed; they will never go back to being the same person they were before. What is it like for an...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Apr 18, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
In the center, always, the dancing flames — mesmerizing, mysteriously renewing, inspiring and recalibrating the lives of the humans who are sharing their stories, successes and concerns; their laughter, tears and anger too. Slowly but surely, those gathered are...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Feb 25, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
Are you looking for great purpose, meaning and transformation in your life, while producing spiritual connection, community and help for others? Would you like to see conflict and polarity in people’s lives changed to heart and dialogue? If so, we invite you to...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Jan 21, 2019 | Sacred Fire Blog
By Keith Baughman Healing has at its core an aspect of accepting yourself. Acceptance at this level is layered and complex. Many weeks ago a phrase skipped across my thoughts: the difficulty of being human. Not only does it invert and energize the identifier of “human...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Dec 10, 2018 | Sacred Fire Blog
In the past year, many stories of women disclosing their experiences of being abused and ill-treated have emerged, unleashing a flood of emotions and a call for right action. At the recent Voices of Wisdom Asheville (USA) gathering, Canadian wisdomkeeper Pahan Pte San...
by Sacred Fire Editorial Staff | Nov 1, 2018 | Sacred Fire Blog
On October 6, 2018, the Olympia, WA (USA) Sacred Fire community hosted a Fire Speaks event. Here is what Sharon Brown, Olympia Firekeeper along with her husband Peter, had to say: I’ve heard from many of you since our time together. Words like “WOW,”...
