Initiation by Fire

Initiation by fire is a life-changing spiritual cleansing. Your life will never be the same again. Allow the power of divine fire to clear and purify you inside and out.  This is not a time to hold on to anything, no matter how much you once believed you needed it. In letting go, you will gain so much more than you ever imagined, opening to fresh blessings and new life. You are, like the phoenix, ready to emerge from the holy flames, reborn.

You have the spirit of the phoenix in you. You are able to rise again and again, even if at times, all seems lost. You are guided to remember this, as you are now being spiritually cleansed through initiation by fire. During such times, you will feel that you are being asked to let go of relationships, situations, sometimes even jobs, attitudes and belief systems that you have relied upon until this point. You might have unintentionally placed more faith in that person, place, belief system or identity than you placed in the Divine. You might have held onto them rather than allowing the Divine to guide you. This can happen easily on the earth plane. Sometimes these attachments become confining rather than supportive. In such cases you will need to free yourself to continue your life journey. During the initiation by fire, all such attachments are burned away.

A new life is a blessing, but that doesn’t mean it is easily won. Sometimes the process can be challenging to the mind, even whilst the heart trusts in what is taking place.

Whatever has been your stronghold in life, such as family, a marriage, job security, a talent or something that you have used to define your sense of self, will be where the fire burns brightest. Those areas will be transformed. Letting go and allowing that to happen – to the very parts of your life that you are most protective of – can required deep faith. You have to remember that love is real so that you can hold on to your courage whilst you let go and allow the Divine to have its way. Remember that the power of fire is destructive only in part. It also stimulates rapid new growth. Healing will arise in whatever area is being transformed. It is not only an ending, but also a beginning.

This experience of initiation by fire is the Divine making its presence felt in your life. It will be one of the most freeing and empowering experiences you’ll have whilst in the physical body. It may ask you to confront fears and insecurities as you learn to trust the Divine unconditionally. Know that the Universe will always provide for you, and always in the way that is best for you – even if you don’t understand why it needs to happen the way it does at the time. Keep your eye on the inner transformations that are occurring, rather than fearing the outer changes. The Universe loves you and holds you in high regard. remember this and trust. Initiation is an advanced spiritual lesson. You are being honored by what is happening in your life right now. You are strong enough to get through it and thrive into new life, like a radiant phoenix triumphantly emerging from the sacred fire.

Invocation

Through my own free will I choose to trust in the sacred fire to cleanse my soul, my mind and my body. I have the spirit and power of the phoenix in me. My spirit will be triumphant, rising up out of the sacred divine fire. So I surrender my life into the holy fire of love. That which no longer serves me may be cleansed from my being, and rapid growth of new life can flow through me. May I be held in tenderness, mercy and grace, as I successfully pass through the initiation by fire into the loving, fearless power of my own divine nature. may all beings – through divine mercy – be free to love. So be it.