Dear Friends,
As we move into the second half of the month, we turn now to the fire element.
After exploring water as flow, connection, and change, fire introduces a different set of qualities: warmth, temperature, energy, and transformation. Where water allows things to move and adapt, fire is what changes their state. It ripens, digests, and powers activity.
In the teachings, the fire element refers to heat in all its forms, both within the body and in the world around us. In the body, fire shows up as warmth, metabolism, digestion, and vitality. It is what allows food to be broken down and energy to be released. It is also what keeps the body from becoming cold and inert.
Fire is present wherever there is change through heat: sunlight warming the earth, a flame consuming fuel, warmth spreading through a room. Like the other elements, fire isn’t something we possess. It arises when conditions are present, and it fades when those conditions shift.
One way to understand the fire element is as the capacity for transformation. Fire doesn’t simply move things around; it alters them. What was solid becomes liquid. What was raw becomes digestible. What was dormant becomes active.
At the same time, fire highlights the importance of balance. Too little heat and processes slow or stall. Too much, and things burn, exhaust, or overwhelm. As we explore this element, we’ll be paying attention not only to energy and vitality, but also to how fire expresses itself in ways that are steady and sustainable.
Today, I invite you to begin noticing the fire element as it already operates in your experience – in the warmth of the body, in shifts of energy, in moments of activation or settling.
Let us know what you notice as you begin working with this element. You can reply to the email or post a comment.
With good wishes,
Andrea