Kindling the Heart
An Online Experience of Fire
August 25, 2022
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A Time-Tested Way to Soothe and Nurture Your Soul
The complexity of modern life takes a toll on even the most resilient people. Indeed, we can practice self-care to keep our minds, bodies and spirits healthy—and pressures, doubts and anxieties will still creep up and drag us down. It's good to know that there's a simple, proven technique that can revive our mental, physical and emotional center: kindling the heart. When we kindle something, we arouse emotion in it. We inspire it. We get a fire going in it. And at Sacred Fire, we take "getting a fire going" very seriously.Spark a deeper connection with nature and spirit through Fire's "alternative medicine."
Since earliest times, people have intuitively felt the special, healing quality of fire. Fire warms, illuminates and enlivens. It quiets the mind's spinning chatter, allowing us to hear something relaxed and different. Kindling the Heart helps us access our inner knowing—the part of our self that is enduring, authentic, whole and real. That inner knowing is expressed through the voice of heart—our healing wellspring of courage, clarity, confidence, compassion, and connection.
Kindle your own heart's Fire online.
Kindling the Heart will give you an understanding of the unique role Fire has played in human history—and why it is particularly important to us in modern times. You will also have the opportunity to taste how Fire's presence can help you find your center—grounded, in touch with your feelings, and more aligned with the flow of life around you.Deepen your appreciation of both Fire and heart in this special "fee-free" two-hour online experience.
Fire's been around forever. Literally! Come experience the special role Fire holds in deepening our relationships with nature, spirit and Divine—no matter what "Divine" looks like to you.Registration
After registration, you will receive an email confirmation and reminders with the Zoom link for the event. Please pre-register for this event by Wednesday, August 24 to ensure that you receive your confirmation and link in time for the event. Register NowSchedule
Kindling the Heart Thursday, August 25 (Americas) | Friday, August 26 (Australia) 7-9 pm EDT | 4-6 pm PDT | 9-11 am AEDT Please join the call at least ten minutes before start time in order to ensure your connection is complete. If you know someone who could benefit from more fire and heart in their life, invite them to join us!Price
This event is being offered as a gift from Sacred Fire. Please consider honoring our work by making a donation in the spirit of exchange for what you'll receive during our time together.For more information
For more information, contact at outreach@sacredfire.org
Hosting Firekeeper(s): Larry Messerman and Jessica De la O
Featuring
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Jessica De la O, Ph.D., Egyptian Goddess Lineage Councilor, Plant Spirit Medicine Healer, Sacred Fire Firekeeper
How well youth transition into adulthood has long been a central focus for Jessica, both in her academic pursuits and in her community work. Since earning her doctorate in education, she has devoted herself to making its wisdom relevant to the needs of today’s youth. Guided by a perspective and deep trust in the spiritual wisdom of initiation, she has served as a ritual leader since 2004, assisting young women with compassion in their self-discovery and guiding them through the sacred doorway into adulthood–a true fulfillment of her life’s calling. Jessica also offers Plant Spirit Medicine healing and serves as a Sacred Fire Firekeeper, holding space for heart connection, deep expression, and shared humanity to unfold.
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Lawrence (Larry) Messerman has been continuously astonished by–and deeply grateful–for the wisdom of Grandfather Fire ever since he first ‘met’ Grandfather at a gathering on the beach in Santa Barbara, CA over 25 years ago. Under Grandfather’s guidance, Larry went on to become a mara’akame (initiated healer and ritual leader in the Wirárika or Huichol tradition) as well as being involved with Sacred Fire in various capacities. (The gods seem to like keeping human people busy!) This includes organizing Ukilái retreats for men, helping to launch Sacred Fire’s mentoring program for young adults, as well as becoming a Co-Executive Director and eventually Executive Director of Sacred Fire. He currently serves as Sacred Fire’s Speaker or chief spokesperson. Larry and his wife Jessica De la O and their friend Sherry Boatright help people connect with Grandfather Fire’s ‘primal form’ at their monthly community fires in Carrollton, Georgia.