Pagan: Element- Fire

It was what Prometheus gave to man, it brought them forward out of the darkness and into warmth- fire. Fire is a dual element in both nature and sexuality. Most view fire as a masculine element more so than female. Many of us think of Fire in a positive manner, one of healing, protection, warmth. Though we see occasionally the wildfires, the backdrafts that kill, this element leans more positively to people than most others.

I also consider electricity part of Fire as it takes electrical power-- or sparks to be able to create the energy we use in our daily lives.

Positive: Burns away to the essence, warmth, protection, righteous anger and decision to follow through, charisma, electricity for home and work

Negative: Zealousness to the exclusion of balance, fires that destroy and kill, too much charisma, uncontrolled lightning strikes

Lessons with Fire:

The first lesson I often have my students do is to buy some candles and a lighter. I have them sit in a spot where there is no draft and light one candle. They sit about a foot or two away from the flame and focus upon the flame itself. See the components of heat to the flame- from the bright orangey-yellow exterior down to the blue-white interior portion. See them as individual aspects of fire and then slowly refocus your attention to see it as a whole. Just as you are part of a whole, you are also an individual piece of fire. Feel yourself become part of Fire, burning brightly separately and together with others who choose to serve the Flame.

Lesson Two: Once you feel reenergized and focused, begin bending the flame to your will. This will take a lot of time, unless you're truly a child of Fire. Watch the flame, its movements, how it shifts its shape while it burns. Then slowly focus your attention to make the middle bend to one direction then another. See it growing taller, then shorter. The idea here is learning how to control the flame and to hyperfocus with a touch of telekinesis with the element itself. It'll take a while for you to learn how to read the flame and learn how to make it dance. But once you can get it to bend to your will, you'll discover how fluid Fire can be. (continue reading &aquo;)