by Chris Schlake | Jan 15, 2022 | Uncategorized |
If you’ve ever been in therapy or studied psychology, you’ve probably bumped into something called “adjustment disorder.” Appearing in the first, 1952 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, it’s a mental health diagnosis that’s still...
by Heidi Griswold | Jan 13, 2021 | blog post, Ceremonies, Uncategorized |
The Winter Solstice Ritual has left me with a feeling of warmth, hope, connection and wise guidance. Connection to my fellow community members and the common journey of being human. Guidance on how to move forward with life, grounded in the generous wisdom spoken by...
by Chris Schlake | Oct 26, 2020 | blog post, members |
OK, dear reader, (and future members!), a disclosure at the outset: the title of this blog piece? Yeah, it’s a ruse. And here’s why. We don’t really care too much about what you believe. We care more what you love. Belief has enjoyed a long run in Western culture as a...
by Deanna Jenné | Apr 5, 2020 | blog post, Sustainability |
“What does being off the grid have to do with a village ‘rooted in ancestral shamanic tradition as brought forth through the sacred and universal spirit of fire?’ ‘Nothing, for that matter,’ some would say. Shamans live in modern homes these days fully connected to...
by Heidi Griswold | Apr 30, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Sacred Fire Foundation brings Elders of the Colorado Plateau to share in Voices of Wisdom in Palisade, CO, (near Grand Junction) on Saturday and Sunday, May 25 and 26th. Elders Dianna WhiteDove Uqualla, a Havasupai who lives in the deep Grand Canyon, and Vernon...
by Deanna Jenné | Apr 14, 2019 | Ceremonies, Events, Featured |
Every day the sun rises and the sun sets. The sky presses down upon us as we live out life on earth. Once a year, we human people gather to remember how life got to be this way. We don’t remember this as humans. We remember as the first peoples: the animals and...
by Heidi Griswold | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized |
Deanna Jenné’s article entitled “Thirteen Teachings From the Desert” was published in this edition of E.P.I.C. magazine (Empowering People Inspiring Community). A beautiful article about finding home… ~click title below to read~ Thirteen...
by Deanna Jenné | Dec 26, 2018 | blog post, Fire |
Winter Solstice Ritual A near full moon, a clear star-studded sky, a warm fire, lots of people and a sacred gathering for the Winter Solstice, all culminated on the same night. It was December 21st, the annual ancient ritual time of peoples around the world, when...
by Deanna Jenné | Aug 15, 2018 | blog post, Featured, Fire, inspiration, Living in Community, The Natural World, Village living |
Many of our friends in Sacred Fire Community as well as family and our local community responded to my call for prayers for the winds to calm and the fire fighters to be safe, for the land of MLP not be taken by wild fire and that the Grand Mesa be spared from losing...
by Deanna Jenné | Dec 1, 2017 | Events |