Firewalking is a ritual that dates back thousands of years and has been, or is, practised in diverse cultures spanning the whole globe, from Africa to Greece. The purpose and participants vary enormously, but the potential of the firewalk to bring about the desired outcome is consistent.

The element of Fire has a powerful and transformative energy: it can seem intense and destructive, but is also comforting, life-giving and magical. Many of us have a fascination for fire, with its living energy and dynamic beauty, but we are also afraid of it, afraid of its power and of the possible pain it might cause us.

Oona McFarlane trained as a Firewalk Instructor with SUNDOOR, the international firewalking school led by Peggy Dylan, known as 'the mother of the Western firewalk movement'.

Firewalking is not a trick or scam, nor is it a miracle or a feat performed only by those with a special 'gift'. It is a ritual that gives us the opportunity to connect with the magical potential of the element of Fire, and the magical potential of our own spirit. Like other sacred rituals, firewalking draws its power from the focus and energy that we bring to it, not from the act itself. It is a reminder of the awesome potential we each have to confront and break through our fears, to focus ourselves on a vision and to find the courage and energy to brave possible dangers and make our dreams realities. Firewalking is a metaphor for all those moments in life when we have a choice: will you follow your heart and spirit into new - and possibly dangerous – territory, in order to pursue your dreams and ideals… or will you shrink back from your possible futures and play it safe? In the moment of choosing to walk on fire, we give ourselves an opportunity to affirm our trust in our own power and magic, to demonstrate our ability to use our fear for transformation, and to rekindle our passion for our visions of what could be.

What could the magic of fire do for you?

An evening Firewalk workshop provides the opportunity to release outworn patterns and emotions and to move with purpose towards a future of our own choosing. The workshop may be themed around a specific festival, celebrate a particular aspect of the divine, or build on the personal development work of a longer workshop.

What participants have said:

"I want to thankyou for the magnificent experience on Saturday evening’s Firewalk. I have never in my life felt so much energy, I am well versed in NLP / Life Coaching / EFT Perfomance coaching, however even with this knowledge I can honestly say that what happened to me on Saturday night blew away the Self Limiting Belief that I couldn’t actually achieve my Goals and I didn’t deserve success.
More than anything else I wanted to ignite the burning desire to work with people and the Firewalk did exactly that.
Oona – Heartfelt thanks and blessings ."
Gordon Walker, Glasgow

 

For dates of our upcoming firewalks, see the calendar page.