The black silhouettes of the ancient oaks reach skyward in the cold winter's night as if seeking sustenance from the cosmos. The vision is made possible by the electrification of civilization as evidenced by the rebound of city lights from the hovering clouds to the glistening, crystalline snow which carpets the ground where only a few weeks previously, green grass was caressed by multicolored leaves blown over its residence.
The branching visual evokes a physical representation of the splitting of my heart. Arteries. capillaries and tertiaries branch ever tinier in their focus on delivery of nutrients and oxygen while simultaneously scavenging carbon and pollutants, the core of their sustenance.
Winter is akin to sleep, elusive at times. The planet needs to rest, and we have over-stimulated her in a consistent manner, like an addict who cannot contain his cravings, to the extent that the vessel, my body or earth (if you will), is failing.
It is time that we wake up and comprehend the necessity of relaxation, the declining of consumption, the replenishment of life. Let us as an organism sleep the deepness of the ocean so that refreshment and vigor are paramount. Break the yoke of the lizards, cold-blooded destroyers as they are, and revel in the repose of the night so that we can welcome the sun once again in joyous abandon.
Life is contrasts. Pleasure-Pain. Dark-Light. Sweet-Sour. Female-Male. Adult-Child. Soft-Hard. Close-Far. Fear-Security. Without the differences, all is muted. Embrace the extremes and come to center in balance.
Ron Walks With Fire “Pele Ahi” in Hawaiian - has been a student and practitioner of Hawaiian and Micronesian Spirituality for a generation. He lived on the islands of Palau in Micronesia in 1976 and 1977 where he studied native rituals. Prior to that, he lived in Nigeria and studied Hausa spirituality. He has traveled to the Aztec and Mayan holy sites and is currently studying their spirituality. He is a Priest of Spirit Weavers Church (www.SpiritWeavers.org) a legally recognized Pagan church based in Toledo, Ohio. He has taught numerous workshops and seminars, translated rituals from other parts of the world, created new rituals by melding Micronesian spirituality into Neo-Pagan holiday celebrations and has performed as Priest in many large rituals across the nation. Ron also hosts Spirit Weavers’ Beltane Festival, Samhain Festival, The Mysteries of Extàngelà (a personal spiritual initiation held each September), and several other overnight Festivals at FireHeart in Toledo, Ohio.
Ron Walks With Fire “Pele Ahi” in Hawaiian - has been a student and practitioner of Hawaiian and Micronesian Spirituality for a generation. He lived on the islands of Palau in Micronesia in 1976 and 1977 where he studied native rituals. Prior to that, he lived in Nigeria and studied Hausa spirituality. He has traveled to the Aztec and Mayan holy sites and is currently studying their spirituality. He is a Priest of Spirit Weavers Church (