"Wherever you are in your evolution, the first step is accepting honestly where you are. "That opens the door. Experience is a state of being....
Acceptance Opens the Door of Grace
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Grandfather Fire’s Wisdom
The spiritual essence of Fire has offered guidance to people since the dawn of humanity. These quotes come from Fire’s spoken expression through a “god-speaker-man,” Don David Wiley, a shaman and healer in the Huichol tradition of the western Sierra Madres.
Known as “Grandfather Fire,” this divine spirit offers guidance to help modern people reconnect with their own spiritual center, the Heart. Grandfather Fire makes public appearances to share this wisdom at Fire Speaks events around the world.
Love Each Other, Like I Love You
So for me, the teaching that most stands out, was during my first audience with Grandfather Fire in Ireland in 2017. It ended up being the last...
The Natural Rhythms of Emotion
"Grief is very important because people need to grieve. Grief is a response to loss...and there will always be loss. This realm is designed in this...
What Blocks Your Balance?
"Knowing balance is something that you are born with, it is part of you, like a recognition, or a knowing. "Therefore, there is something easy about...
The Cycle of All of the Emotions
Over 25 years ago, the spiritual essence of Fire began speaking through don David Wiley, an elder in the Huichol Indian tradition of Mexico. Today,...
Humor Lightens Your Heart
“Just because you’re facing the apocalypse, doesn’t mean you have to do it without humor.” I don’t remember the exact quote. It was many years ago...
The Way to Diminish Fear
"Your ancestors had a far more difficult time, more than you can ever imagine. Despite their unbelievable struggles, through the strength of the...
Beyond Sustainability
"Your cultural model is not sustainable. If this isn't how you define 'crisis,' I don't know what you call it! "You have already gone beyond...
Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
Grandfather Fire’s WisdomTeachings about living a life of Heart
Meeting the Challenges Along the Way
I wonder what my life would be like if I weren’t overtly moving through my days using a spiritual compass. Though I’ve been trained as a scientist,...
Doubt Your Doubts
One of Grandfather Fire's teachings that comes back to me again and again is about doubt. I was at a Grandfather Fire Speaks event in 2017. He was...
Fear Limits You
Over 25 years ago, the spiritual essence of Fire began speaking through don David Wiley, a tsaurririkame elder in the Huichol tradition of Mexico....
Learn to Generate Courage
"Life must be more diverse and creative and built to offer more than just, 'How do I protect myself? How do I get away with not being destroyed by...
Humans’ Shared Values
"Both sides making up the polarity are deepening their attachment to their views, losing their ability to talk to the other. Everyone feels, in all...
Talk With People Who Don’t Agree
"The only way to work this out is get out of the echo chambers; find people with different views. Discover they're just trying to understand life...
You Belong Here
Ceremonies to help you stay connected to that divine movement in life, to help you feel that you belong here, you are a part of it, that you feel a...
Rebalance By Seeking Nature
“When people want to re-balance themselves with their lives, they seek Nature. That’s because other-than-human-beings—unlike human beings—do only...