Fire Power Ritual

I am inspired by the teachings of the brilliant Yoruban priestess, Luisah Teish, who told me she keeps a votive glass candle burning in her fireplace at all times to “harness Magic Fire in another way” . On the next full moon evening, gather a group around your hearth or build a bonfire on the beach or a beautiful fire in a safety-certified fire ring in a park. Ask everyone to bring a glass- votive candle, preferably one of the seven-day candles you find at grocery stores or metaphysical shops. After everyone is comfortably seated around the fire, speak aloud:

We call upon the power of fire.

We call upon the power of the sun.

Lend us your strength and might,

On this blessed Full Moon night.

So mote it be.

  

Next, go around the fire and let each participant tell a “fire story.” This can be a personal story of fire or where they are needing power and support in their lives.  After each story, the storyteller lights a personal candle from the fire and gives thanks for the fire that warms us and keeps us alive.