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....
GRANDFATHER FIRE
The Role of Fire in Our Lives as Humans
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...
Becoming an Adult in Today’s World
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...
Olympia: Fire Spoke And Raven Landed
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...
Something Essential
We were at a pilgrimage camp in a grassy valley one ridge away from the sea and close to a cathedral-like grove of ancient redwoods at the base of...
Gathering Blessings, Experiencing the Divine
In August 1997, Sherry Morgan was introduced to Ojibwa elder Carolyn Oliver, who became her teacher for a year. Carolyn taught Sherry a form of...
The Divine Mystery of Corn
On August 25, 2018, at a Fire Speaks event in New Freedom, Pennsylvania, USA, Grandfather Fire told us the Sacred Story of Corn. Sacred stories are...
Fire Speaks So That We May Remember
We live in an age when the outlook of materialism has gripped our culture, robbing us of right relationship with the living world. So few people...