Fireflies Intercultural Centre, Bangalore
October 2027 dates to be finalised
The ancient stories say that the fire was once seemingly apart (secret) from the great ocean, however through her song the fire come and dwells within her thus igniting creation. No longer apart the fire becomes the sacred heart of all which is created, the essence and drive of the passion of creation, present in every manifest thing.
The fire is the divine inferno, which blazes in the heart of all things, including us human beings, and we by intention or circumstance, keep it secreted away in our hearts.
The fire came to be a sacred child in a wonderous playground. Secreted away, it light, its warmth, its creativity, its exuberance becomes depressed, and we and the world become a colder and darker place.
It is said there are 4 stages of fire;
- Ad-ananai, the kindling and the spark
- Lasrachail. The blazing of the beacon
- Tul, the tending of the flames
- Rirachadh, the sharing of the flames
This residential retreat is an opportunity through ritual ceremony and play, to be the beacons, the hearths, the lightning, for ourselves and in the world.
Fire descended from the stars; we gather to remember this and be the sparks of the starlight, to shine brighter and chase away the shadows and darkness in ourselves and in the world.
