When you practice fire the right way

When you practise fire the right way, it helps to reduce or stop the wildfires. They will still come but are not as bad as the wildfires we are seeing. If you burn the right way you will also get the next generations of food, habitat and trees. Fires are a critical part of koala country.

– from Our ancestors managed fire country for millennia. We yearn to burn once more by Oliver Costello in The Guardian

And so also with our own fire, the fire in our own life. When we practice fire consciously, the wildfires are less strong and they do less damage.

This can be the fire of anger. Of the warrior. Of the beast. Of passion. It takes many forms. And when we practice this fire consciously, when we align with it, when we allow it consciously, the wildfires may still come but they are not as bad.

These days, I am exploring anger. I connect with it in my system. Feel and get to know the energy. Notice how connecting with it gives me strength, focus, and determination. Rarely does it take the form of anger. Instead, it fuels and supports my activities in a very beautiful way.

Connecting with the anger intentionally and consciously in this way allows the fire to burn without burning down or damaging anything, and if or when the wildfires come, they are less strong and damaging.

What happens when we practice fire? It helps us get to know the energies. We become familiar with them. We learn how to make use of them in a more conscious and supporting way. We – metaphorically – burn up a lot of the flammable material so the wildfires have less fuel.