The Fire of Life

The Fire of Life - Wednesday Morning Meditation

"Energy of Sun, enter my solar center and give the fire of Life to my whole body."

As I sense the solar radiance, the energy within my body is feels alive...

Bring your transforming fire through every cell from my head to my feet...

The solar flame bursts from above and continues to the fiery earth's core...

Returning and cycling around and through me and the whole of the universe...

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We are now familiar with the benefits of direct sunlight providing nourishment to our bodies. The Essenes knew the importance of the sun in our lives and realized without it there would be no life as we know it. They bathed in the sunlight for health reasons and understood the natural healing energies of the sunlight. Yet overexposure to the sun may also cause harm to the body. Some become lost in the ego's vanity of a dark tan, while others whose work has them in the sun a lot suffer from the overexposure... It is best to be wise and moderate exposure to the powerful rays of the Sun.

Native Americans understood the importance of the Sun in the ongoing cycles of life. The Sundance was a ritual dance of thanksgiving and sacrifice displaying our dependence and gratitude as well as our willingness to serve for the greater good. The dancers danced for the whole community... not for themselves.

Today some forget the community and only stress individual rights like spoiled children who want what they want when they want it. The energy of Sun reminds us that we walk hand in hand, helping one another, all under one big umbrella of radiant energies.

May the vitality our bodies receive directly from the sun enliven us so we may better serve our world and make it a better place for all...

May the radiance of the sun that draws the plants skyward, producing fruit for our bodies, also draw us toward the integrative and harmonizing energies that unite us...

Free and equal Energy of Sun, enter every cell in our bodies, renewing, healing, and energizing each and all toward the loving service of All...