I Am Connected: Fire
Continuing with my exploration of connection with the elements. My first post regarding connections with the elements starts here with Air.
As I sat down to think about my connection to the element of fire, I realized that I was having a difficult time finding things that I can relate. Fire is usually referred to "as itself" (Lipp, 2003, p. 8), lust and passion, action, and change. This is an element that I will have to find a way to incorporate in to my life in more ways.
How I am connected to fire:
- Sitting in a dark room with the only light coming from a single candle
- A bonfire
- A warm, cozy house
- A heated debate (friendly, of course) in which both people are passionate about their point of view but still respect the other view point
- Curled up in a chair next to my fireplace reading a book
- Feeling the heat of the sun on my face
- A hot cup of tea, coffee or another hot drink
- Anything that makes me want to take action
- The feeling that you get when you are just starting up a new romantic relationship
Lipp, D. (2003). The Elements of Ritual. St. Paul: Llewellyn Publications.
3 comments:
There is a great set of companion CDs to Christopher Penczak's The Outer Temple of Learning that includes a series of elemental meditations. They are guided journeys to realms of the four elements to help you experience and become familiar with them. You might find these meditations a nice addition to the elemental work you are doing. We did these as part of Christopher's second degree classwork and I found them effective, powerful and fun.
I would have difficulty with fire, too. Perhaps it is our upbringing - after all, what "good" parent would entice their child to show passion, lust and major change in the status quo?
I like what you are doing. Blessings on your journey!
Thanks A-E. I will check them out.
Penguin - Good point.
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