K’iyeli Fire Ceremony
Traditional Fire Offering
A fire ceremony is a powerful Dene practice used to release unwanted energies and attachments from the past and make space for new intentions. A fire ceremony can be used to release unhappy memories, fears, negative emotions, and anything that you are holding onto that doesn’t serve your Higher Self. Fire allows for rapid transformation. It provides the avenue to let go of the old story and drama, to transform, to renew and to be reborn. Through fire ceremony, you honor your lessons and old belief structures by placing them in the fire and turning them over to Spirit. By releasing these old patterns and beliefs into the fire, you heal deeply at the level of the soul without having to experience them at the literal and physical levels.
Fire Ceremony
HOW IS A FIRE CEREMONY PERFORMED
Cleanup fireplace prior to and after fire ceremonies, add tobacco and dispose of ashes in the Dehcho or large river that is close to fire area. Put tobacco on the ground in the cleaned-up pit, then put two juniper branches on the ground first one is North/South, second one is pointed West/East, once juniper branches are in place put two pieces of kindling first one pointed N/S second one W/E.
Each of us brings food preferably traditional food or something to burn that we would like to rid the emotions associated with our past (on the Full Moon) or a prayer request of something new (during the New Moon), that will burn, turn to smoke and release into the ethers.
Dehcho Dene Fire Ceremony
Fire ceremonies performed in Liidlii Kue First Nation Treaty 11 Territory