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The Nature of Fire:
Fire and Humans
Sacred Fire founder David Wiley discusses the role of Fire in the life of human beings and why it is so important to our individual and social well-being..
Don David Wiley is a teacher, elder and a founder of Sacred Fire community. He is well-known in traditional circles as one who lends his body as a human vessel to be the “god-speaker man” for Grandfather Fire. He is a healer, ceremonialist, and ritual leader in two ancestrally related indigenous traditions from Mexico—the Huichol marakame path and the Quiapaquiz path of Nahuatl weather working.
Raising Children in a Chaotic World with Ilarion “Kuuyux” Merculieff
In an era marked by rapid change and uncertainty, how can we raise children who are resilient, grounded, and connected to their true nature? In this recorded live presentation, Ilarion “Kuuyux” Merculieff, a respected Unangan (Aleut) Elder from the Pribilof Islands of Alaska, speaks to that question. As one of the last of his generation to be raised in a fully traditional Unangan way, Ilarion embodies a profound lineage of Indigenous wisdom which comes through in what he shares.
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>Here are the links we shared during the event:
- Ilarion’s book, Wisdom Keeper: One Man’s Journey to Honor the Untold History of the Unangan People
- Ilarion’s organization, the Global Center for Indigenous Leadership and Lifeways
- Sacred Fire’s upcoming women’s retreat, Rooted and Rising: A Women’s Retreat for These Times
- For information about Sacred Fire’s Young Women’s Initiation, send an email to youngwomensinitiation@sacredfire.org
“I had a traditional relationship with an Aachaa, a mentor type role of an older person with a younger person. My Aachaa picked me out when I was 5 years old and he taught me much of what I know about being Unangan (Aleut), about hunting, about relationship to people, about being a man, and relationship and understanding of nature. Yet literally from age 5 to age 13 he may have said no more than 200 words to me because words are considered in a traditional way not only to be superfluous but to diminish one’s own understanding of things that are based on one’s own inherent intelligence, of what we call the real human being.”
Wisdom and Practical Guidance for Times of Tremendous Change
Part 1: A Perspective on Covid-19, Recorded April 12, 2020
Responding to a world that appeared swiftly and profoundly changed by the Covid-19 virus, Don David Wiley presented this Sacred Fire webcast on April 12, 2020. In it he gives context and perspective that frames these times in a way that is informed by humanity’s deeper connection to ancestral wisdom and spirit.
Sit back and listen with a curious mind and open heart.
Don David Wiley is a teacher, elder and a founder of Sacred Fire community. He is well-known in traditional circles as one who lends his body as a human vessel to be the “god-speaker man” for Grandfather Fire. He is a healer, ceremonialist, and ritual leader in two ancestrally related indigenous traditions from Mexico—the Huichol marakame path and the Quiapaquiz path of Nahuatl weather working.
Covid-19 and the Natural World
Part 2: A Q & A about the nature of Nature
A follow-up discussion to Wisdom and Practical Guidance for Times of Tremendous Change, Don David Wiley hosted a webinar on April 12, 2020 to answer questions from attendees. In this recording, he gives context and perspective that frames these times in a way that is informed by humanity’s deeper connection to ancestral wisdom and spirit.
Sit back and listen with a curious mind and open heart.
Don David Wiley is a teacher, elder and a founder of Sacred Fire community. He is well-known in traditional circles as one who lends his body as a human vessel to be the “god-speaker man” for Grandfather Fire. He is a healer, ceremonialist, and ritual leader in two ancestrally related indigenous traditions from Mexico—the Huichol marakame path and the Quiapaquiz path of Nahuatl weather working.