The connection that Grandfather has talked about a lot—the present-mindedness—I try to incorporate into my life every day. The connectedness, not...
Connected to Everything Around Me
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WISDOM IN ACTION
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.
The Challenging Path is the One to Choose
Grandfather was asked about the pandemic and how hard it has made our lives. He reminded us that the difficulties we experience in these times are...
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...
Sacrificing the Expedient for a Better Future
As I poke another corn kernel into the earth with my dirt-stained finger, I remember the sacred story of corn that Grandfather Fire told at our...
Grandfather Fire's Wisdom
WISDOM IN ACTIONTeachings about living a life of Heart
How to Achieve Something Great
I remember Grandfather Fire saying this: “Everything to achieve something great requires sacrifice now for something great in the future.” I held...
Our Ancestors are the Foundation
When Grandfather speaks about today's society, and that we enjoy a foundation of insulation, order and protection built by our ancestors through...
I Trust My Ancestors
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...
Connected to Everything Around Me
The connection that Grandfather has talked about a lot—the present-mindedness—I try to incorporate into my life every day. The connectedness, not...