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Fires Are Spreading: Welcome to New Firekeepers

Posted by Around the Fire Editor | Jan 8, 2020 | Blog, Flashes, January 2020, ROUND 3 TRANSFER |

In early December 2019, seven dedicated women and men were initiated as Sacred Fire Firekeepers. This was the culmination of a long period of preparation and training–for some over a year and a half–and marked a lifetime commitment to their work and service on behalf of community.

Our new Firekeepers represent a diverse worldwide group! We now have sacred fires burning in Edinburg, Scotland and Corfu, Greece, tended by new Firekeepers Sylvia Law and Vivian Menjiver, respectively. There are two new Firekeepers in Australia (Sofia in Perth, Western Australia, and Liz O’Leary in Melbourne, Victoria). Tibrata Gillies now tends the hearth in Ontario, Canada. In the United States, Chris Griffin and Faye Townsend will hold Sacred Fires in New Hampshire and Florence, South Carolina.

These seven join a family of Firekeepers in ten countries, on four continents. Each provide a safe, reliable space for people to re-discover what has been forgotten, to connect with each other and to be renewed.

Welcome Chris, Faye, Liz, Sofia, Sylvia, Tibrata, and Vivian!

Precious Seeds from Voices of Wisdom

Posted by Around the Fire Editor | Nov 13, 2019 | Blog, ROUND 3 TRANSFER |

Sacred Fire Greensboro, NC (USA) recently hosted Sacred Fire Foundation’s Voices of Wisdom, which featured two respected women elders, Pahan Pte San Win (Lakota, Cree & Metis) and Diane Longboat (Mohawk). The teachings and the overall experience touched many attendees deeply. Fresh seeds of healing and inspiration are now available to be nurtured by regional Sacred Fire communities. Check out this photo album to get a feel for the day.

Voices of Wisdom Southeast (USA) October 5-6

Posted by Around the Fire Editor | Aug 19, 2019 | Dated do not use |

In partnership with Sacred Fire Greensboro, North Carolina, the Sacred Fire Foundation is pleased to announce a very special Voices of Wisdom, to be held October 5-6, 2019, featuring two well-respected women elders, Pahan Pte San Win (Lakota, Cree & Metis) and Kahontakwas, Diane Longboat (Mohawk).

These elders will speak to time-tested wisdom that has been passed down and refined through the generations and which they have each embodied through their own work and experience in the world. Please join us! While this Voices of Wisdom will focus on how we can help and be helped through the troubled times we live in, your sincere questions and expressed concerns will guide the conversation.

Help spread the word, especially to those who live within easy traveling distance from North Carolina, USA!

Firekeepers, I Love You: Part 5

Posted by Erin Everett | Aug 19, 2019 | August 2019, Firekeeper Love Letters, Flashes |

Sacred Fire Firekeepers, you are unique individuals who have some very special qualities that help you to do what you do. You open your homes and hearts to people just like the readers of our posts—people who live in communities in seven countries (and growing)—to come and be human beings together around the fire, just as we humans have always done. Thousands of people each year come to your Sacred Fires for community, connection, healing and growth.

In this final podcast in her series, fire-goer Erin Everett shares three more qualities that Sacred Fire Firekeepers possess and model for her and for their communities.

If you happen to be reading this and listening to our podcasts, feel free to tell your story of what fire or Firekeepers have done for you in the comments of this post.

Firekeepers, I Love You: Part 4

Posted by Around the Fire Editor | Jul 15, 2019 | Early July 2019, Firekeeper Love Letters, Flashes |

Who do you know who is good at making mistakes? Do you know people who put their community before themselves or value life-long learning? In her fourth podcast, Erin Everett, who attends Sacred Fire community fires, shares her experience of these qualities in the Firekeepers she knows.

ATF Section: Flashes

Fires Are Spreading: Welcome to New Firekeepers

Precious Seeds from Voices of Wisdom

Voices of Wisdom Southeast (USA) October 5-6

Part 5: Firekeepers, I Love You for being good role models, being committed, and for seeing the big picture

Firekeepers, I Love You: Part 5

Part 4: Firekeepers, I Love You for your mistakes, your sacrifice, and your learning

Firekeepers, I Love You: Part 4

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