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FIREKEEPER
TRAINING
We have been gathering around the Fire, learning from and honoring Grandparent Fire’s wisdom since ancient times.
We honor the Fires that burn in the Sky, Father Sun, all the Star Nations, and the Fire that reflects on Grandmother Moon’s face. We honor all the Fires that burn deep within Mother Earth. We honor all the Fired that burn in our ceremonies, releasing our Death Arrows and transmuting our Spirit Arrows. We honor the Fires that burn in our Sacred Pipes and heat the stone people for the Sacred Stone Peoples Lodge. We honor all the Fires that heat our homes, cook our food, burn in our campfires. We honor all the Fires that burn in all in the hearts of each and every one of us.
Who is a Firekeeper?
The firekeeper is a person who has taken the responsibility to tend the Sacred Fire. Firekeeper builds a relationship with the Spirit of the Fire. They listen and learn and convey the needs and messages of the Fire to the community. The firekeeper builds a close relationship with the plant people who offer themselves for the Fire Ceremony and makes sure that their offering is respected and honored. They also build a relationship with Mother Earth and all her children, making sure that no harm comes to anyone.
Firekeeper works with the plant people to build a Grandparent Fire. They feed the wood to the Fire, help the community members place offerings into the Fire, and makes sure that the Fire is tended to and honored until all the embers burn, and no harm can come to anyone from the Fire.
The firekeeper offers their service in preparation for the Sacred Stone Peoples Lodge (the Sweat Lodge). They make sure that the Sacred Fire is built in ceremony and that stone people are placed in the Fire with respect and honoring for their giveaway to be used in the Lodge for pouring water on them. During the ceremony, Firekeeper tends to the Fire and with love and respect carries the stone people into the Lodge.
The firekeeper feels the calling to commune with Grandparent Fire, and they answer that call. They can offer their wisdom in any situation that involves the Fire, including the situations when Fire burns uncontrolled. They can step in and have a conversation with the Spirit of the Fire and offer ceremony for the highest good of all.
Singing to Grandparent Fire
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