Would you walk through the fire to save your Soul? My guess is that you’d use your mind to think about it.
But would you walk through the fire to save your kids?
I think you’d say yes, and it wouldn’t take you longer than a second to decide.
You’d have that gut feeling of knowing what choice to make.
Your mind wouldn’t argue and fear wouldn’t stop you from taking action. Urgency would bring forth your highest calling in that moment.
Indecisiveness would mean life or death.
But what would it take you to walk through the fire to save your Soul?
We talked about this topic in our Soul Tribe and how our resistance can keep us in the gray zone of indecisiveness.
I shared the story of how I once walked through the fire with badly burnt feet and why that decision meant life or death for my Soul.
Keep reading… here it is:
Years ago, I stood standing at the fire while my body trembled uncontrollably. I watched the orange flames shoot like arrows into the New Mexico sky and shivered from fear.
The fire is huge, and before we walk through it we are told to ask ourselves two questions:
“Ask your higher self (which I call my Soul) how many times you can walk, and ask for guidance.
“Walk three or four times, and walk with ease and grace,” I hear within.
“You’re out of your mind!” my fearful self says. Little did I know that I had to be out of my mind in order to survive the sacred ritual that was about to begin…
The walk starts and people step across the fire from side to side. They walk fast, and everyone’s spirit is high. People are ecstatic, but I’m not.
When I notice that the five rookies (I once did a fire walk before) are already on the other side, I feel stupid and think I better go. In that moment I forget to walk with ease and grace, and I just run.
You might wonder why I ran like an idiot and followed the guidance of my fearful mind? It was pride and stupidity.
When I reach the other side, my soles are burnt. My feet hurt. I try to ignore the pain. What shall I do? I’m supposed to walk three or four times. How can I do that with burn blisters like these?
Please keep reading because here is the key question we can all ask ourselves in moments like this.
Am I to follow the voice of my Soul or do I listen to my small, fearful self?
I focus inside and ask again if I can go. The answer is unchanged. I can still walk the fire three or four times. A choice needs to be made.
The core question is: Whom do I trust?
I have no choice. If I really want to live from a place of the Soul and listen to my highest calling I’d better take the test, even if it means I burn the “soles” of my feet.
I stand and wait until I know it’s my turn. It’s crazy but I surrender to my Soul. I walk slowly, one foot after another, with ease and grace.
The fire is hot, but my step is strong. I mumble ease and grace with every step I take. These words are my walking stick.
I reach the other side, and it feels as if the fire has soothed my wounds. Three more times I cross the fire while I walk with ease and grace.
When the fire walk ends, Chris says the blisters are the kisses of the fire. My soles must have been kissed big time, but I dance with joy and love my Soul.
The next morning when I wake up, a miracle has happened. The blisters are gone and new pink skin is formed underneath.
I’m in awe of what happens when we trust our gut and decide that our highest calling can’t wait. It’s mind over matter and Soul over self.
Are you ready to walk?
With love,
Saskia
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