Elements Of Fire

• Flame and candle fire – hot, sun

• North direction

• Season  summer

• Fire ant, (Conolophusmarthae of the galapagus lives on wolf volcano), bee, scorpion, emu and dingo

• Emotion – playful, passion, excitement/ intense joy, love and sadness

• Sense: Touch

• Colour red, bright orange/ golden yellow and blue hot

• Essential oils/ heart/circulation meridians – thyme, holy basil, rose, rosemary and cedar wood

• Fiery plants e.g. tulsi, basil, mint, hibiscus, pomegranates and flame tree

• Herbs: elderflower, hawthorn, cayenne pepper, chilli and garlic

• Crystal – rose quartz and garnet

• Plant spirit /flower essence: holly, agrimony  passion flower and magnolia

• Musical note (middle C)

• Taste: bitter

• Foods: cayenne, chilli, garlic and dry ginger

Visualise the golden and red glow of the noon day sun, flames and the heat of a hot summer day. 

To tune into fire we follow the flame, we ask permission of the flame to dance with us.  Feel the flame inside your body. Allow its golden warmth to warm all of your body including your arms, legs and torso. Embrace its movement and quickness, darting here and there with its sheer intensity of joy and creativity. Bring in your overall impression of the nature of fire from the qualities you learnt from above. Let these qualities and impressions guide you as you begin to dance to new heights.

Bringing the qualities of fire into our conscious through body awareness

• How do you feel when the sun is beating down on you on a hot summers day

• What impact does the intensity of the heat have on you? Describe how this intensity feels in your body?

• Imagine eating or better still eat a mild to hot chilli and observe the impact the chilli has as you chew and swallow through your senses. How your skin and tummy react – what are its qualities?

• What happens when you touch something hot? How does your body react? What pain comes to mind?

• Sitting near a naked flame how alive do you feel? What are your impressions?

• What does fire sound like? Describe what the sound means to you?

• How do you feel emotionally around fire?

• Is fire powerful for you? Can you resonate with its strength and vibrancy

Close your eyes and breathe deeply. Notice how your energy flows through your body. Place your hands on your heart and feel your heart opening with each breath in and breathe out. Breathe out any disturbing thoughts and breathe in love. Breathe all the way down into your abdomen. Send the energy of your breath to any part of your body that feels tense and release the tension as you exhale. Notice the thoughts, feelings, sensations and images that rise as your breathe. Notice the sounds around you as your breathe in and breathe out. And as you continue to breathe deeply, take a step back and leave your everyday life behind you for now. Picture yourself on a great grassy plane, dotted with the most beautifully coloured wildflowers with their soft sweet fragrances penetrating in the air. From where you are standing you can see two very different sights. To your right is a path leading up to a steep mountain peak and to your left is a path leading down into a deep valley.

Visualise yourself taking the left path as it leads down into the deep valley. You follow a path meandering into towards a forest. On the side of the path you see a large rock almost blocking the path. On the top of the rock is a word, carved into hard dusty surface of the limestone. This is an affirmation word that best describes and represents your potential at present. Take note or this word.

You start down the path and notice it has become quite dark as you approach the forest. Just as well really you see many brightly coloured butterflies’ and birds, beautiful scented wild flowers and huge insects, like beetle and spiders, all too beautiful to be afraid of.

Walking a little bit further along the path you meet your wise being radiating in light. The wise being may want to share something with you… Take the time to listen and exchange…

Standing beside your wise being, is your higher self, guardian angel and animal helpers who are going to take you to meet the plant Spirit Pansie who symbolises the element of fire. In the distance you hear people singing and drums beating in a tribal celebration. The drum beating becomes quite intense and loud as you approach in the night air, its feels warm and humid. Soon you see a group of people dancing, singing and having a really good time. You approach the spirit of Pansie who you will find dancing at the ceremony. You ask to speak with him/her or he/she may just pull you into the circle of tribal dance.

This is a time of great joy and celebration. Whether you want to or not you start to dance, you begin to unlock the energy that is stagnant within, you start to dance like you have never danced before, you embrace the – wild, the primeval dance, the masculine, raising your power freeing the emotions, it is cleansing and releasing old destructive energies. Soon the fire invites you to dance, the fire wants to see your passion, aliveness, your joy and ignite your internal fire. Feel the strong sexual primal life force energy radiating up from the earth through your feet. Feel the depth of this energy radiating through you, this is your primal masculine or wild feminine energy.

It’s very hot and dusty, you feel your feet thumbing on the red earth, you are in rhythm with the beating of the drum, as the festivals go deep into the night, you are feeling exhilarated, you are really enjoying yourself, you are free and strong, radiating beauty. There is much noise, shaking of musical instruments, celebrating the harvest, a time to reap what has been sown, a time to enjoy. Feel your passion; remember how excited you were when you got your first pay. What a joy it was to experience your first love, you are in love and how your inner confidence soars.

You are all grown up, you are unstoppable and the power of energy you are, is amazing racing through your veins, you are conquering the world, you know all there is to know. There is nothing you cannot achieve and you know you can do it, you are so aligned with your truth, feel the strength, feel the power. The fire that has ignited within you is your heart spirit, the spirit of laughter, your passion and zest for living. Take the time to acknowledge Pansie and your spiritual helpers and be thankful for any gifts you have received.

Take a moment to relish how you feel, give thanks to the feelings you received. Now come back to the room, let yourself come fully into your body, wriggle your toes, twinkle your nose and be present.