Welcome,
Beautiful soul.
This is a journey into your own fire,
That place that still burns inside of you when everything else feels lost.
That part of you that remembers,
That transforms,
And that speaks.
Today,
We gather with your ancestors,
Your guides,
Your spirit allies,
Around a sacred fire where your voice will be heard.
This meditation comes from a shamanic journey I recently went on.
It was a fire ceremony,
And I'm bringing it to you to share my insights,
To bring you in to your own ceremony.
Find a comfortable position,
One where you feel as effortless as possible.
Maybe you are resting on the ground or sitting with your back against a chair.
Maybe your feet are on the ground or you're cross-legged.
I invite you to close your eyes and to begin to breathe softly and deeply,
Bringing all of your awareness on the inhale,
I am inhaling,
And on the exhale,
I am exhaling.
Inhale through your nose and exhale through your mouth,
Softly and gently,
Present with the flow of air in and out of your body.
Filling up and emptying out,
Letting yourself arrive here,
Right here in the truth of your body and in the flame of your soul,
Present with each inhale through the nose and each exhale through the mouth.
You might even imagine that flame at the heart center moving and dancing with the inhale and finding stillness with the exhale,
Breathing at your own pace,
Listening to when your body wants to fill up and when your body wants to empty out.
Might you,
In your mind's eye,
See yourself walking along a twilight path.
Notice the quality of light.
Notice your surroundings on this path.
Bring your awareness to your feet as you walk right,
Left,
Right,
Left,
And with each step,
Feeling the support of the ground beneath you.
Notice the quality of air as you walk on this path,
And notice the shape of your body as you walk right,
Left,
Right,
Left.
The sky a deep blue and the stars just beginning to shine their light.
And ahead of you,
You see the flicker of firelight.
You step into a clearing and there,
A great bonfire dances at the center.
Notice the flames,
The flickerings,
All of the depth of color coming from this bonfire.
And notice that around this bonfire are your ancestors,
Your guides and angels,
All here for your highest and greatest good.
And a fire dragon rests in the shadows.
They've been waiting for you.
Breathe it in.
Breathe the support.
All of the energy here for you.
Notice that as you enter into this space,
Each and every ancestor,
Guide,
Angel,
Dragon,
They're honoring your arrival.
Notice the sounds of the fire,
The sounds of drums,
The quiet hush.
Notice any sensations in your body as you take in all of the support here for you.
You are handed a talking stick,
Ancient carved talking stick.
You reach out and grab it.
Take it in your hand and you can feel the vibration of this talking stick as you hold it.
This is your moment to speak.
You look toward the bonfire,
Talking stick in hand.
What have you been holding back?
What has been aching to rise?
With each breath,
Begin to speak your truth out loud or silently inside,
Held by this space,
Held by your spirit allies,
Your ancestors,
Your angels,
Your dragon.
What hurts?
What feels unfair?
What are you longing for?
What needs to be released?
Begin to speak your truth.
As you speak,
The flames grow higher,
Brighter,
Wilder,
Coaxing all of the truth out of you,
All of the honesty out of you,
Every word,
Every breath,
Every syllable.
As you speak your truth,
The fire listens without judgment and with total love.
Say everything.
When you're done,
Raise the stick to the sky as the fire inhales your truth and exhales a plume of smoke over the entire circle.
An ash drifts down like blessings.
You feel it land on your head,
Your shoulders,
Your feet.
It lands and you know you've been witnessed,
Seen,
And heard.
Everyone present begins to dance to celebrate you.
You join in.
You move with the moment,
Free,
Witnessed.
A circle of your elders comes forward.
They gather around you in silence,
Their hands moving gently,
Stitching together lost threads of your soul,
Soothing tired energy,
Anointing your body with sacred light.
You feel more whole,
More alive as you receive.
Each one kisses your forehead as they finish.
A sacred blessing.
And the last figure approaches you.
A great fire dragon,
Laying a final kiss on your forehead.
You look into the dragon's eye.
As you stand in front of this great fire dragon,
Notice the warmth in your own body.
Notice your reflection in its eyes.
Breathe in to the energy of this fire dragon.
You climb onto the dragon's back.
She is warmth and power.
And with a mighty leap,
She lifts you into the sky.
You fly above the bonfire,
Above the ceremony,
Above all the stories that keep you small.
And you feel your soul burning bright.
Not in destruction,
But in power.
In remembrance.
In freedom.
She carries you through the stars,
Across the cosmos.
Then gently begins to descend.
She brings you back to your body,
Back to the seat of your soul.
She lands with grace as you step down.
You bow to her.
She nods,
Flame flickering in her eyes.
You are changed.
Return now to your breath,
To your body,
To the space around you.
Inhaling through your nose.
Opening your mouth and sighing out,
Letting out voice.
Feeling all of the vibrations of your voice waking up.
Feel the fire within,
Steady,
Strong,
And sacred.
Place a hand over your heart.
Saying silently,
I reclaim my fire.
I am whole.
I am free.
Take one last breath here.
And when you're ready,
Gently open your eyes.
Welcome back.
