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You might ask yourself, "Firewalking, why!?" And many have asked me that same question over the years. When I tell people about the history of firewalking they start to get intrigued and usually want to know more. "And you don't get burned?" is often one of the very first enquiries. "Well, most of the time you don't," is my honest reply, "but that is really not the point in firewalking". Then what is?
There is much to tell and yet, life has got a magic of its own that can only be grasped in the moment; in the experience of it. But let me start by giving you some idea at least.
Firewalking has has been practised for thousands of years in many cultures all over the world. From the Native American tribes in North America, to the Celts in Britain, the Vikings in Scandinavia, Christians in Spain & Bulgaria, the Romans in Italy, the Buddhists in Japan and Tibet, the South African tribes, to many tribes and people in South-East Asia. In many countries and cultures across our little planet people have gathered under the umbrella of a wide variety of belief structures to firewalk. Throughout the ages firewalking has been a part of the tapestry of human culture and in general it has always been practiced in the context of emotional, physical or spiritual healing and development.
Today the firewalk has captivated hundreds of thousands worldwide as a tool of empowerment.
SUNDOOR The International Firewalking School is where thousands of leaders from around the world have learned to empower their workshops and seminars with the firewalk. I completed my certification in 1999 and became one of the first SUNDOOR Masters in 2000.
Before my journey with SUNDOOR and Peggy Dylan started, I studied Buddhism and seized the opportunity to walk on fire in Leiden, The Netherlands during the first ever complete Saito Goma (big fire ritual) outside of Japan with the Buddhist monks of the Daigoji Sanboin of Kyoto (1993). A year later I participated in a Saito Goma in Japan with the Shugenja (mountain ascetics from the Shugendo tradition) associated with the Okubo temple (Okuboji) on the island of Shikoku.
Those experiences have gifted me with an enlightening view of firewalking within a different culture and belief system and form the base on which subsequent years of firewalking have been build. |
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Firewalking, "The Secret" |
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The Firewalk teaches us to be fully in the present, to allow all our emotions and feelings to be the fuel behind our focussed intent and action so that we truly can create miraculous results in our lifes.
Firewalking is the most powerful metaphor for life that is available today, and learning to transform our fear and limiting beliefs into joy, love and effective action is but one of its many gifts.
If you're looking for a way to learn how to apply the principles of "the law of atraction", if you're willing to dive into your being and transform all those limiting beliefs that are holding you back to live the life you're yearning to live, and if you have the courage to dream and live life outside of the box, check the calendar of events and join one of the public Firewalking workshops! |
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Besides firewalking a few other extremely transformative processes from the SUNDOOR school, can be especially tailored into workshops that fit seamlessly into events of personal empowerment and spiritual growth.
The arrow breaking and steel rebar bending are both highly effective tools that allow you to move beyond inner and outer obstacles toward your goals and desires. They are also very powerful in creating group synergy, group support and in achieving group objectives.
Sweat Lodge ceremonies have been around for thousands of years in many indigenous cultures. Although the Native American sweat lodge is most known to us today, similar structures and ceremonies have been part, and are still part, of cultures closer to home than you might think initially. In fact, there is a Celtic sweat lodge tradition still alive to this day and also archeological evidence of sweat lodge ceremonies in for instance Iceland, the Nordic countries (Scandinavia) and elsewhere in Europe.
This ceremony of prayer opens a door to a deep connection with the Creator while at the same time the unity of all of creation can be experienced in a myriad of ways. |
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