Welcome everyone to today's eighth fire meditation.
Before we begin,
I'm going to share a brief teaching so that you understand the deeper esoteric secrets and blessings and activations of this meditation.
So the eighth fire is a prophecy.
It is an indigenous Native American prophecy that speaks of the times we're living in.
I'm going to summarize it in a simple way.
The prophecy speaks of a time when humans lose their way,
When we are destroying the earth,
And we've lost our connection with the Creator.
A time when we are no longer living the purpose set forth for us.
The purpose to walk and talk with the Creator every second of the day,
And to take care of this beautiful Mother Earth.
And so they say that at this time,
Humankind would be faced with a choice.
The choice is to continue down a path of consumerism,
Materialism,
And consumption,
Eventually leading to our demise.
Or we can choose a higher spiritual path,
A path of love,
A path of joy,
A path of true spirituality.
We're given this choice and each of us individually must decide which path we walk.
To understand that the walk of love doesn't mean a renunciant path.
It simply means that we put the Creator,
We put God,
We put love and spirit before all else.
So that's the invitation of this meditation.
The invitation is to light the eighth fire inside of your heart,
To choose consciously the path ahead.
So if you're ready to make that choice,
If you're ready to make the choice of love,
Of spirituality,
Of beauty,
Then this meditation is for you.
So begin by closing your eyes,
Taking a few deep breaths and allow your body to relax,
Release any and all tension from your physical body.
Bring yourself fully to this moment.
Let go of your day.
Let go of your thoughts,
Your feelings,
Your tensions.
Allow yourself to be present in your body.
Breathing deeply through the nose,
Feel the air moving through your nose and out of your nose.
Notice the subtle sensation of breath through your nose.
Place all of your focus,
Awareness,
And consciousness on your nose.
Feeling the air moving,
Feeling the tip of your nose,
Feeling your nostrils,
Your left and right nostrils,
Bringing single pointed focus to your nose.
And as you do so,
Can you notice the air coming into your nose is slightly cooler and the air leaving is slightly warmer.
So preparing yourself by bringing all this focus there.
As you bring your single pointed focus to your nose,
Noticing how everything else fades away,
What does your nose feel like in this moment?
Now let that focus on your nose descend into the very center of your chest,
The very center of your heart chakra,
The very center of your most beautiful sacred heart.
So bringing all the focus you've cultivated into the very center of your chest,
Letting go of your nose,
Allowing this single pointed focus to arise in your chest.
And as you bring your focus here,
Bring a smile to your face.
Physically smile.
This is known as the smile mudra.
It is known to bring happiness,
Joy,
And peace.
So focusing all your attention on the center of your chest and smiling on your face and begin to feel a joyful,
Warm,
Loving sensation arise within your chest.
And as you feel this,
Think of someone or something.
You can think of a pet or a loved one who fills you with love,
Someone you deeply,
Deeply care for.
Who is this person?
Who is this pet?
And as you focus on them,
How does that make your heart feel?
Are you able to feel a warm,
Joyful,
Loving sensation?
Noticing the smile,
Contributing to this sensation and enhancing it,
Allowing your chest to fill with this most beautiful,
Loving,
Joyful sensation.
Continuing to smile,
Continuing to focus on the center of your chest.
If it's helpful,
You can also take a hand and rub your chest to cultivate more warmth.
What does it feel like to fill your heart with love?
What does it feel like to open your heart?
What does it feel like to have a big,
Wide-open heart?
And what happens inside of your body when your heart opens?
What happens inside of your body when you feel this loving,
Warm,
Joyful sensation?
Continuing to smile.
And now imagine in the center of your big,
Open heart,
There is a pile of wood,
Sticks,
And kindling ready to be lit.
And so,
With this loving presence,
Are you ready to light the eighth fire inside of your heart?
Are you ready to light this fire of truth,
Love,
Joy,
And spirituality?
Are you ready to choose this path?
You must choose it.
No one can choose it for you.
And so,
Whenever you're ready,
Light that wood in the center of your chest,
In the center of your heart.
And as you light it,
Watch the flames grow.
Feel them dancing,
Filling you,
Illuminating your sacred heart.
Feel the warmth filling your heart.
See the sparks dancing and flying through the air.
Smile and fill yourself with that warm,
Loving,
Joyful sensation and presence as the sacred heart is lit,
As this eighth fire is lit inside of your heart.
What does it feel like to make this choice?
What does it feel like to choose this path of love and enlightenment?
And so,
Spending as much time as you feel called with this flame,
With this most sacred space of your heart,
Inviting you to carry this flame into your life.
Every once in a while,
Make sure it's burning bright.
If you'd like,
Come back to this meditation to reignite this choice.
This is a choice we make in each moment and each day to choose the path of love.
