First friction fire of 2024!

I’m trying to just go with the flow … I’ve not felt inclined to rub sticks or post much for a while so I’m just going with it… not forcing anything. Today (14th Jan) it just felt right to select a piece of seasoned Popular and take time to carve a new set … being aware.. not rushing … just taking my time. Tweaking the blade until I was happy with the shape then tweaking base so it sits solidly on the ground. Taking time over my position and applying enough pressure. I burnt the set in … usually I pause but today it felt right to continue and after a while an ember was coaxed (very rarely do I coax an ember on first attempt with a fresh set.) today I was really connecting and not rushing. Honouring the ancestral fire and life itself 🙏

I then took my time with the tinder bundle, letting the ember develop , not rushing not blowing too hard ; slowly and tenderly feeding the ember with breath until it burst into flame 🔥🙏

there is a misconception that friction fire is difficult that you need to exert loads of energy and go fast and tire yourself out. Take your time.. take your time to learn, take your time to not get an ember, don’t see no ember as failure but as practice and learnings, take your time to experiment, take your time to practice, there are no prizes, no awards, just your ego, let it go and go deeper to connect. 🙏

SHFF…rekindling our connection to the sacred - fire, ourselves, our ancestors, the land, our world - through rubbing sticks🔥 Rekindling the Neid Fire-Sacred Practice-Workshops-Ritual

Blessings on the ancestral fire 🔥 Ian 🙏

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