Fire & Story, Prayer & Drum – Fire Circle
November 1, 8, 16, 22; Dec 9, 20, 2025; Jan 17 & Feb 1, 2026
Our Kota in the home forest
Ruotsinpyhtää
I wrote more about Fire on my blog: https://christianaaroharle.blog/
In Tuva One of the initiations I was put through was to be with Fire. Practise, participation and performance. And still continuing. There I learned through loss the differences between a Social Fire and Sacred Fire.
Balancing
Feed – literally. With food. There we had all white foods, and fatty meat usually of sheep. Their indigenous sheep is a fatty-tailed one. There was a particular way to approach and interact with Fire. Travel to Guatemala and found the same: feed, remember, prayer, deliciousness, colour, beauty, cacoa beans to Fire. My Swami acquaintance and I built a Fire together at one gathering and we wondered could it be done? Two cultures from different lands? And we found the same: with fats, and smells, and food, and colour and beauty. With words. With prayers of blessing. With words and song, and stories.
I hear some voices saying: “oh that is easy. I go out and buy some goodies for Fire”. But that is the surface. Perhaps it is a start.
Kekri-time. Endings and Beginnings. November is the time for the ancestors. Time for taking care of them at least during this time if not all the time! The Veil is Thin. The Sisters have reached their height here in the Northern Hemisphere. The Dead have a moment to come taste Food and feel the warmth of Fire. We make prayers, we feed Fire, we drum, we learn a bit about tending Fire, we hear a story as this is the time for stories. Length of time – until Fire sleeps. In this case about 3 hrs.
Come deepen, enjoy, share, be in company.
Unfortunately, the path we walk on to get to the Kota is uneven with two ditches. Even muddy. Even narrow. Really sorry about this. Children welcome but they are very much in the container of their carers. No drugs, alcohol, etc.
November Fire Circle: 1 Saturday, 8 Saturday, 16 Sunday, 22 Saturday
Nov 1 we begin after the festivities https://stromforsinruukki.com/en/stromforsin-ruukin-kekri-2025/ in the Village, about 8 pm.
November 8, 16, & 22 we begin at sunset each day about 4pm.
December Fire Circle: 9 Tuesday, 20 Saturday. At sunset.
January Fire Circle: Sunday 17th. During Korpin Tanssi Laulu I LINK https://solavoima.fi/events/dance-of-raven-song-i-soul-path-and-retrieval-2/ we have Fire.
February Fire Circle: Sunday, 1st.
For joining instructions, what to bring as well lodgings and transportation information: Fire Circles 2025-2026 joining instructions.
A small participation pledge donation to reserve your place.
In event of my cancelling, all pledges will be returned. Cancellations one week prior no returns.