In this video, Deaf participants walk across red-hot coals at a firewalking workshop conducted by Ocean – who is the world’s first and only Deaf individual to be certified as a firewalking instructor by the Firewalking Institute for Research and Education (F.I.R.E.)
The workshop took place on New Year’s Day of 2005 in Asheville, North Carolina. A total of around 125 people participated, of which six were Deaf and a seventh was a sign language interpreter.
All participants were fine, and there were no injuries.
(Note: the video is nine minutes long, so it may take some time to download. It is captioned for non-signers)
Those who prefer to see a larger, full-screen version of this video can click on the box with the gray square inside it in the lower right-hand corner of the video to enlarge it.
To learn more about firewalking, check out Ocean’s posts here:
Deaf People Can Do Anything…Even Walk on Fire!
What the Bleep About Firewalking?
In addition, Amanda Dennison, who is one of Ocean’s firewalking friends and took the training with her, set a Guiness World Record for the longest firewalk at 220+ feet. You can see Amanda’s video of her record setting walk here:
http://www.butterflybreakthroughs.com/Record_walk_photos.html
For more information, or to set up a empowerment training/firewalking workshop for your group, contact Ocean at oshginva@gmail.com
PLEASE DON’T TRY TO DO THIS ON YOUR OWN
F.I.R.E. instructors are trained on how to conduct these workshops safely
At this time, I do not have any workshops scheduled, but I am always willing and interested in doing such workshops for Deaf groups. I have done workshops for the Rhode Island Association of the Deaf, DEAF Inc. in the Boston area, and a presentation for the NAD Board; as well as for/with groups in California, North Carolina, Georgia, Washington State, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Feel free to contact me for more information.
Very special thanks to Jared Evans of DeafRead, for his generous assistance in converting the DVD to a video clip and uploading it to YouTube on my behalf…thanks a million, Jared – I owe ya one!
(Wanna walk on fire with me? HA!)
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As long as I can bring my asbestos lined boots. Just kidding! 🙂 I would be willing to try firewalking if the opportunity presents itself some day!
Is it real? Its hard to believe when one person walks across the fire, and they didn’t feel any pain. is it real? or is it all about the power of mind?
I wanna to know! Is it the same when a person chops wood/cement block into half?
Amy Cohen Efron
It’s completely, totally REAL, Amy! I suggest you read Crystal’s post on this under “A Magickal Evening” where she describes the experience.
Actually, I also do teach people how to break boards in half during my empowerment workshops as well!
Yes, it is about the power of the mind – if you honestly BELIEVE that you can walk on fire without getting burned, it will happen.
I’ve been doing workshops now for over two years, and nobody has ever gotten hurt (beyond some minor little blisters that just required some aloe gel or whatever…)
Great video, lots of happy people. I want to try firewalking now!
It was so nice to watch a YouTube video where I could actually tell what was going on because it had captions (I can’t usually seem to get sound on YouTube).
I walked on fire before. It’s painless. Actually its an old old physics trick.
Alot of people have tried to explain firewalking…including using the concept of physics.
While there MAY be some truth to the “old old physics trick” argument, in reality it doesn’t explain the whole concept.
I do want to make it perfectly clear…these coals are HOT, folks… they range between 1200 and 1800 degrees. Usually when we begin walking they are around 1500, and then they will cool down, especially with number of people walking across them. But don’t kid yourself into thinking “ohhhh, they are not really that hot.” Trust me, they are!
A lot of people try to explain it…but I believe that what one needs to realize in order to accomplish this is that you DON’T need to understand HOW it is done…
you only need to believe that it CAN be done.
I would love to learn the fine art of firewalking as well as breaking boards without damaging my hand 🙂
This sounds like a lot of fun!
It actually can be a lot of fun…
it’s also quite empowering, and for many it can be a rather spiritual experience as well.
There’s just something very magickal about discovering that you can actually do something like this!
And the positive reinforcement that you get from the others in the workshop, and their love and support and encouragement really makes it….well, pretty darn awesome!
I really encourage everyone to read the posts that I have listed under the video to learn more.
Yeah, I know I am sounding biased, but I really do feel that when you do a firewalk, it really does teach you something about yourself.
My suggest to born-again Christians not to walk on fire. This thing belong to the pagan.
Actually, there were a number of Christians at this workshop, and several who took the instructor training with me.
While it is true that some native cultures do practice firewalking as part of their own spiritual practice, to say that it strictly belongs to the Pagans is not totally accurate.
This is about empowerment, not about religion.
Awesome Job….Still not about to burn my tootsies on fire/coals.. My luck would to be the first flaming firewalker….However it is awesome watch the changes from the people before to after the walk.
Very awesome! I gotta try that! I’ve always wanted to learn how to focus my mind so I don’t feel pain and do stuff like that.
To Ocean 1025
It is up to Christians if they want to walk on fire or not. I just warning them not to playing around with Satan’s ritual.
I think it would be awesome to walk on fire and chop boards; I didnt realize what a multi-talented woman you were Ocean.. wow, thats impressive!!
To Mr. Nugent:
While I respect your feelings on this issue, I do believe that you are quite misguided.
There is nothing Satanic about participating in this workshop. I have attended Ocean’s workshop and she doesn’t even speak about Satan, or even about religion at all.
She speaks about believing in yourself and in what you can do.
In fact, at the workshop that I attended, Ocean donated all of the money raised from that firewalk to the victims of Katrina – that was around $1500.
That seems like a really positive, charitable thing to do!
I just happen to notice how these firewalkers set their minds on a straight pattern without any hesitation. Just walk through without any sort of reflex to occur..amazing how you put your mind to it..will I try it? Sure I would..If they could do it, why couldn’t we? 🙂
I don’t see this as a practice associated to pagan or satanic ritual. Fire is perceived as either a blessing or a curse depending how it occurs. When a fire destroys a house, it is when it becomes destructible but when a fire is used to warm up a house, it is a blessing. For this case for firewalkers to overcome their fear and gain strength, it is a blessing. Do you see them suffering from pain? Heck, no! They reacted with joy! I don’t see where you are getting at Ed…
Nugent, this has nothing to do with satanic practice. It is an exercise performed by many cultures and tribes, to test their courage. It is like people testing their fear of heights by cliff climbing and rappelling. Once someone overcomes one’s fear the person feels empowered. It is an enlightening experience.
Wow,
This is interesting. I don’t mind to give it a try someday. It’s cool challenge for me and something good to overcome my fear.
-SG
i rather fly over the fire than walking on it…
🙂
Yes, deafbutterfly – that would be a bit safer, perhaps… but then you would miss out on the awesome experience! 😉
Amazing!
Aha! someday…someday I will walk through the bed of coal or woods!
🙂
Cool video man 😀
Interesting, but I hate to be a party pooper here, but this is deceptive in nature. Overcome your fear, very funny. This is God-like hocus pocus of the elites over the peasants to make them go “whoooaaa.” Fire-walking is a misnomer. People can’t walk on fire, but only coals from wood. Moisture from feet can protect soles for short term walking. Folks and their belief systems, apparently anything is possible if you buy into a false belief. You know, 80% of the population believes in ESP so there you have it. Wait a min, I think there’s a message coming in….
message coming in ? Oh no was that about news at the hositpal a lady burn 80% of her body from doing firewalking heh
drmzz- Your analysis really hit the nail on the head. …
How pathetic is Deaf Pagan? Very. She’s a looney tune……
Thank you for sharing your thoughts, drmzz.
There have been many theories put forth to try and explain how one can walk on fire. One such theory is the one you describe – the Water Vapor Theory, which is based on the “Leidenfrost Effect.” Several physicists have suggested that the moisture on the soles of the feet create a vapor barrier that prevents the foot from actually contacting the hot coals.
This can be compared to the idea of licking your finger first before touching a hot iron – the idea being that when the iron is hot enough, it vaporizes the moisture on the fingertip and the finger itself is repelled from the iron by water turning into vapor. This is called the Leidenfrost Effect, after the man who first described it.
However, if this was in fact the case, how does it explain Amanda Dennison (the women I mention in the post) being able to walk 220+ feet without being burned? Certainly any moisture on her feet would be totally vaporized before she finished her walk! I myself have walked 60 feet nonstop without getting burned…how does one explain this?
In addition, it doesn’t explain how some people DO get burned during a firewalk. I myself have gotten burned while doing a firewalk. It CAN and HAS happened. Now, I do want to reassure people that nobody has suffered a serious injury that required serious medical attention, but I have had people get blisters. If the moisture theory is the explanation, then why do some people get burned and others don’t?
As for overcoming your fear…how do you explain the fact that these people in the video – all of whom came to the workshop saying they were NOT going to walk the fire and who did confess to being scared about the idea – were all able to build up their confidence to the point that they were able to come forward and walk on the firebed?
Nobody is forced to walk the fire, and we did have individuals at the workshop who did not walk. That’s okay – it’s their own choice. I don’t consider myself an elite lording it over the peasants. If that was the case, why would I be teaching them to do it for themselves? Wouldn’t it be better for me to do it myself and then tell them “you’re not capable of doing this?” By teaching people to do it themselves, they then realize that they too have the ability to do seemingly impossible things.
Is it a false belief? I suppose that depends on each individual. Each of us chooses to believe what we wish to believe. I choose to believe that the mind is a powerful thing, and when we are able to develop that mind/body connection, it is possible to cross these burning coals unharmed.
You are correct that we are not walking on fire per se, but then…fire doesn’t exist on its own – it has to have fuel of some type. In this case, the fuel is wood, which does burn down into coals. However, those coals are still burning when we walk, so basically the fire still exists, even though it might only be glowering, and not full flames.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughts.
Hi, WOW! I would love to try that. How long the workshop will be before I can walk on the fire? I live in New York. I don’t mind to come down for a weekend to try that if it is possible.
By the way, I love the picture of the tree. I feel inspired every time I look at the picture, you know.. Keep it up with good work. Smile, Aidan
Oh wow… you did say that some people did get burned… gulp.
Yup… walk on only coals… not fire? Fire itself burns more than coals? Hmmm… I am looking through my physical eyes, I know, not from my heart, attempting to see the physics… Leidenfrost effect makes some sense to me. So it is better to walk with moist feet than dry, chapped feet?
When you got burned, as you said, did you realize that you had some fears to conquer? So it is all in mind-body connection? No fears, body becomes indestructible in a way of speaking?
Ha, watching the video has been awesome, having me shake my head in a kind of disbelief. :o).
One of the biggest questions I get from people is HOW is it possible to walk on fire without getting burned?
This isn’t easy to explain.
Over the years, there have been many scientists and physicists and others who have tried to come up with “theories” to explain how it is possible to walk on fire.
NONE OF THESE THEORIES HAVE BEEN ONE HUNDRED PERCENT SUCCESSFUL.
Every time someone has come up with a theory, someone has been able to prove that it must be wrong.
The same thing is true for this “moisture in the feet” theory. It’s a fine theory, and if one wants to believe it, that’s up to you. But most scientists now agree that the Leidenfrost Effect does not work for firewalking.
Another theory says that the reason why it is possible to walk on the coals is because wood is not a good conductor of heat, and thus this is why a firewalker’s feet would not be burned in the firebed, because the coals simply cannot conduct the heat to such a range as to create injury.
However, this theory also has been disproved.
It’s fine if a scientist wants to create a theory and use it to prove how it is possible to walk on red-hot goals without getting burned.
But the point is, it is still the scientist’s MIND that is doing the trick. Because the scientist BELIEVES that he can walk on hot coals without getting burned, because he BELIEVES that his theory is true, then he builds up confidence in himself.
That confidence in yourself and in what you believe is what makes the difference.
When people ask me “will I get burned???” my response is to say “do you THINK you will get burned?”
The bottom line is this – if you THINK that you are going to get burned, you probably WILL get burned.
It is a matter of the mind and the body working together. Your body is influenced by your mind. We have all heard of the idea of “positive thinking.”
When you tell yourself “I can walk on this coalbed and not get burned” and truly feel comfortable and confident with that belief, this affects your body. You become more relaxed, and chemical changes take place in the brain and the body that help to keep you from being harmed while walking the fire.
I know…it sounds strange, and to some of you maybe I do seem to be nothing more than “loony tunes.”
All I can say is…
Thousands of people all over the world have walked on fire. I have participated in firewalks where over 200 people walked the fire. I have taught others how to walk the fire. I took my firewalking instructor’s training with 25 other people from all around the world.
Nobody ever got seriously hurt, nobody ever had to go to the hospital. Yes, some of us did get blisters, but none of those injuries were permanent or required hospitalization.
So something has to be working!
*Chuckle*
Amazing.
Common sense would tell one not to firewalk, but we always have adventurers and risk takers who try anything once, especially when encouraged by the sight of others trying it and telling ecstatic stories about the experience.
I’d try it, too, except in my life I don’t need added problems such as blisters on my feet, or even the possibility of blisters. Diabetics like me are growing in numbers and have to be careful about injuries to extremities like the toes and feet because they tend to heal very slowly so that amputation is sometimes necessary. I’d be bound to tell people about not trying it if they have medical problems like this.
Fascinating as this is, and more power to those who can afford to take the risks, I have some doubts. As an observer of group think and group influence, it is a great temptation to join the crowd of “I did it!” and even to hold one’s head higher for the experience. Is there more to it than that? Makes me wonder.
More power to those that have adventure in their veins. I’ll pass and go meet some different challenges and give them a thumbs-up.
Hi Ocean,
I am impressed by your site. I love the picture of the tree spirit. I am glad you are still firewalking. I have slowed down somewhat because of health reasons this year.
I don’t have too much to add to what has been said about the firewalks. I have been firewalking for several years and still don’t really know how it is possible to firewalk. I actually think it has something to do with the electromagnetic energy field around your body…your aura…connected to your blood system acting as a radiator to keep you body temperature at 98.6’F. I also consider firewalking to be a sacred act. A sacred act of self and not belonging to any religious belief (pagans don’t have a patent on firewalking). I consider it to be a form of baptism in one of the elements (christians don’t have a patent on baptism either).
Everything vibrates at a certain speed as it manifests on this plane…denser objects vibrate slower than lighter things. Fire is one of the cardinal elements that vibrates very fast. Do you “conquer” fire by walking on it safely?…nope, you sure don’t…you are not “fireproof” afterwards. But, when you do something that your rational mind considers impossible, you are empowered to realize that all your fears are self imposed and can be conquered.
I would love to join you again on the fire, my friend. Let us make plans to do exactly that!
Love and light,
FireIris
Hi Dianrez ~
Thank you for bringing up a very good point.
Firewalking is not for everyone.
If you have medical problems such as diabetes, it may not be safe for you to do this. At my workshops, I always tell people that if they have any kind of medical problems, or if they have cuts or sores on their feet or whatever, that it is best that they don’t walk the fire, as it could create problems.
Yes, certainly there is a “group-think” aspect to this – which can work both ways. It can be positive or negative. But in the end, only you can make the choice. Some people do walk the fire, and some don’t. I tell people to only walk the fire if you truly feel comfortable with doing it, not because someone else did it and tried to convince you to do it also. I also remind people not to judge those who say “no” or to make them feel bad or feel like cowards or failures or whatever.
I’m really glad that you said you wouldn’t do it. That’s exactly what I want people to do – to realize that they do have that choice, and that power. You can make a decision to do it, or make a decision to say NO.
Sometimes it takes more courage to say NO.
I do hope that you meet your own challenges and that you succeed in your own goals, whatever they might be.
Just now a friend asked me what other challenges could equal firewalking: well, I decided to try to list some.
I had to pare down the list somewhat because there were actually many more than this. So I decided to go for the more common ones:
–Childbirth. Common as this experience is, it requires courage and faith to get through this and the risks don’t stop afterwards. Raising the child is also another risky experience with many unknowns. Adoption is an equally high risk experience.
–Staying with a project for several years until completion. For example, going to training or college without a paycheck for a long time, taking challenges under different people and being examined critically many times and still sticking to it no matter what failures or criticism one gets.
–Taking a plane ride, trying a surfboard, riding a horse and similar experiences have fear, risk factors and a spotted history that one has to overcome to do it.
–Committing to a mortgage, a marriage, moving to another city where one is not known or has no personal contacts. Traveling to a foreign country. Taking on a new job with no preparation or support, with no guarantees of success even if you give it your best effort.
All of the above have high potential for risk, frustration and failure, just as with success and a feeling of accomplishment and pride. It takes an adult to evaluate the risks and rewards, and the ability to commit to the work involved, and the payoffs are much greater.
To be fair, the above are life challenges and the downsides are much larger than in firewalking. Firewalking is useful because it is a smaller challenge, has a smaller potential downside for most people and mentally gives a great boost to the confidence.
Excellent examples, Dianrez!
I think you have done a great job of showing just what this is all about – the idea of taking on a challenge and meeting it headway.
You are right that when compared to such life challenges as you describe, firewalking is actually a smaller challenge. But like you say, it can certainly give a person a great boost to the confidence, and help one to see that they can indeed take on those bigger challenges like the ones you describe.
That’s the point – if you have or can do those things like childbirth, buying a house, taking on a new job, or even learning to how to surf…then firewalking shouldn’t be TOOO difficult a challenge! 😉
But I guess we all have our own different challenges and our own different fears as well…
For example, I can walk on fire and I have also skydived.
But believe it or not, I refuse to try downhill skiing. Stupid, ain’t it? But the thought of racing down a snowy mountain on a pair of skis just scares me….
Ahhh well, guess that’s my challenge to face, huh???
If you read Crystal Dolphin’s post “A Magickal Evening” which Ocean has posted the link to, you will see that she talks about other challenges that were also offered during the workshop:
* Breaking wood boards in half with your bare hand
* Snapping an arrow with your throat
In addition, Ocean also uses the challenge of walking on broken glass in your bare feet.
Because of medical reasons like what Dianrez was explaining, I did not feel comfortable with walking on the fire or walking on broken glass. But I did try breaking the wood broads and snapping the arrow, and was able to succeed at these.
All of these activities have lessons that they teach which we can apply to everyday life. The main lesson that I learned was to PAY ATTENTION, EXPECT THE BEST, AND THEN GO FOR IT!
Totally awesome! It has been proven humans use only 10% of their mind and it is situations like firewalking etc. which I think begins to tap into that other 90%. As to it being Satanic, it obviously is not, no more than weeding a garden or taking a self improvement class. It is an activity where someone totally focuses themselves on doing something, similar to meditation or prayer. I think this illustrates the concept we are capable of doing whatever we set our minds on doing, that when we sit down and focus and began to listen to our inner self-we start to discover and learn about ourself and the world around us. Some people do this through firewalking, other people do it through other means. Regardless of the opinions of others who make the accusation of this being Satanic, on some level the firewalking has obviously captivated them on some level or else why would they have responded in the manner they did?
Nice analogy, Wolfwind! I agree, I think the point here is about learning how to focus, listening to our inner selves, and set our minds to what we want to achieve. Nothing Satanic about that.
As for the people who think this is “pathetic,” or that Ocean must be a “looney tune” or that this is just “God-like hocus pocus”…
I cannot help but wonder if the real reason these people feel the need to make such negative remarks is to cover up the fact that they are actually just a bunch of cowards who don’t have the balls to actually attempt a challenge such as this.
Otherwise, why the need to ridicule it in the first place?
Watching Amanda walking the whole 220 feet of burning coals is awesome. I did notice she kind of rushed in the middle of the second lap. Did she experience second degree burns?
Yes, that walk was pretty amazing. Interestingly, Amanda had invited me to come and join her, but unfortunately I did not have the funds or the time to join her for such. Maybe in the future we will be able to make such an attempt. I think it would be pretty kewl if a Deaf person and a Hearing person could walk at the same time and be able to show that “unity” in doing so.
The tricky thing about doing walks like this is actually the turn. This is where one can especially experience problems, because of the weight shift, the slightly greater time that it takes to make that turn, etc. It also is the moment when it is easiest to break your focus and then start realizing “oh geez, what am I doing here?”
As I recall from talking to Amanda, this was the problem she ran into. She had a little bit of a problem with the turn, and it did affect her focus and then she started to feel the heat from the coals a bit more. So you are right, the last fifty feet or so she was rushing a bit.
I do not believe she suffered any burns…maybe a minor little blister but nothing serious. I think it was more the challenge of maintaining that mental focus and remembering that she CAN AND WILL succeed at this.
Long walks can be a challenge – not so much because of the concerns about your feet getting burned, but more the concern about being able to maintain your focus long enough to finish the walk. I remember when I was doing my training, that we did several different firewalks – one every night, of different lengths. We started at eight feet and worked our way up to 25 feet. Some people found doing 8 feet or 15 feet to be fairly easy, but could not finish the 25 foot walk – they ended up stepping off the firebed early before they could reach the other end.
Interesting. I really want to do this firewalk! I love challenges! lol
Amazing!!
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I just found an interesting article about firewalking in Greece.
http://www.france24.com/france24Public/en/administration/afp-news.html?id=070527043656.m6tkozn8&cat=null
I attended and graduated from the Firewalking Instructors Training with Ocean, several years past. At the time I had firewalked only once, which was ten years prior. I was looking for a boost, tune up, for the anniversary of my birth…..when I heard about a firewalk in Sacramento, California. Although I have always seeked new and unusual experiences, I recall looking for reasons not to participate in that first opportunity. Without going into details, I had numerous affirmations that suggested that I should follow through with the walk.
My wife joined me in the trip north, with no intention of walking the coal bed. We had several hours of discussion and preparation with the facilitator before the walk, so as to help all in attendance to settle in and question whether this was really what they wanted to do. Just a few minutes prior to the walk, my wife grabbed my hand and said, “I want to walk the fire with you.” This was a surprising transformation. And an exhilerating transformation is just what most people obtain from the expereince.
Setting aside all of the theories and physics of why one can firewalk, an intense feeling of well being is achieved by completing the walk, when no injury is experienced. On this first walk of mine, three out of thirty or so were burned. One woman was burned fairly seriously. With this in mind, I felt that there must be something to the mental preparation and change in ones outlook prior and during the firewalk. I never thought that I had a chance of being burned, as I focussed on the end of the walk….and I always walk very, very slowly. Slow, but with deliberation and focus.
I also acknowledge that if one believes they will be burnt, so it will be. There are many exercises on self discipline and successes through positive thinking. For me, this is one of the most rewarding and empowering.
There is a lot to be said for “knowing” through confidence and mind set. I’m certain that most everyone has heard of professionals, whether in sports or in some other interests, who say they see themselves as winning prior to the outcome of an event or circumstance. I have first hand experience in this type of regiment, and use it in my daily experiences. We all have the ability to form our lives the way we want them to be. Firewalking is an exercise of focus and determination that allows us to realize our self promoted capabilities.
Is firewalking a circus stunt, appealing to those who need something to raise their self estem? I think not. It’s an exercise, a tune up, which allows one to observe his or her potential and abilities to exceed in the mundane.
I do not see anything satanic about this, and I consider myself a Christian (however loosely that can be applied). Anyway, I see this as an empowering exercise, much like climbing a rock wall when one is afraid of heights. I’ve done that, and it is a great feeling when you conquer the wall!
I think it’s the old-age problem of the association of fire with the pits of Hell, and Hell as being the residence of the devil – i.e. Satan.
I had one person who asked me in an email “where in the Bible does it say that Jesus ever walked on fire?”
I can’t help but wonder if this sets up some kind of “battle” so to speak, where Jesus walks on water, which is seen as cleansing and purifying and the like (after all, water is used in most church baptisms) and thus an example of “goodness”
vs.
Satan, who lives in the flaming pits of Hell and obviously lives amongst fire…so any of us who walk on fire must obviously be guilty of Satanism by association.
Not to mention the fact that pitchforks are often used during firewalking workshops to help monitor the fire, control the burning logs, etc.
But as FireIris says, Christians don’t hold a patent on baptism, nor does water have to be the only method by which one can undergo baptism (we’ve all heard the term “baptized in fire,” right?)
The bottom line is…people are going to think what they want to think, believe what they want to believe, and come up with any kind of argument they can think of to support their own beliefs, and refute those they disagree with.
To walk the fire is a personal choice – same as climbing a rock wall, parachuting out of a plane, bungee jumping off a bridge, or even some of those challenges as Dianrez lists… taking on a new job, buying a house, getting married, having children, or learning how to ride a horse or a surfboard.
Like Jeremy says, it is an exercise in self-discovery.
Where is Spells blog? If you all claim to be pagan but i didn’t see any spells on categories?
There’s no spells on this blog for the simple fact that Ocean, as an ordained High Priestess with 25+ years in the Craft, knows better.
Any ethical witch worth her salt would not be putting spells on a public internet site for the whole world to see. That’s not only stupid, it’s plain irresponsible.
Being Pagan isn’t about casting spells. It’s about honoring the spirits, showing reverence for nature, and living in an ethical manner.
If you can’t understand that, then you have no business even asking the above question.
Well said, Hawk.
Now where did I put that charm for the banishment of fluffbunnies?
i loved this post it encouraged me to maybe one day try fire walking, i liked the one womans visualization of walking on the hot beach i to have walked on very hot sand, if i visualized the hot sand maybe i could do it. one thing????? whats being deaf got to do with it, i can hear and im just as scared and apprehensive as any of you. after all its your feet hitting the fire bb birch
I agree, Birch – being deaf has nothing to do with it.
I just wanted to show that there ARE Deaf people out there who have walked on fire, and that being deaf doesn’t mean that we can’t still do the same things as anyone else
(or be just as scared about doing them as everybody else!)
Just believing that you can walk on fire does not allow you to do it. I recently tried such a feet and ended with a bad blister on my foot. The actual act requires coals that HAD been on fire but are no longer burning. Also having ash on top of the coals helps greatly too. I tried walking across a burning small campfire thinking it would not burn me… Boy was I wrong. Only do this with a trained professional!!!
I agree, Dustin…only attempt firewalking with a trained, certified professional who knows what they are doing.
Just building a campfire and attempting to walk across it is NOT the proper way to do a firewalk.
Firewalking instructors are trained in which types of wood to use (you cannot use just any type of wood, there are specific types of woods that are used), how to build the fire properly, and how to rake the coals and prepare them for a firewalk. In addition, you need to be able to put yourself in the proper frame of mind to be able to do it right.
I want to clarify that the coals are still burning and hot – there are no flames, but this doesn’t mean that the fire is out…the coals are still glowing red.
Yes, some people can and will get burned…especially if you try to do this on your own.