Continuous Education Prep - Traditional Medicine Paths
2025-10-14 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-18 11:00 - 17:00, 2025-12-16 11:00 - 17:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
Curriculum design & planning
Bridging the vast and often forgotten ancestral wisdom of indigenous traditions with the Western modern world is a monumental task in itself. Yet Don David Wiley has taken on this sacred mission, facing countless ongoing challenges to design and deliver programs that are not only tangible and replicable, but that carry the weight and authenticity of true spiritual teachings.
What makes this even more profound is the care with which Don David ensures that what is shared is exactly what needs to be shared—stripped of anything superfluous or misleading, and offered with clear intention. He has had to navigate the assumptions and filters of contemporary, educated minds, which often believe they already understand how life works. In contrast, Don David invites students to unlearn, to return to a deeper way of knowing rooted in direct relationship with Divine, nature, and the sacred.
Much of this knowledge was originally passed down through oral tradition—shared from one generation to the next, in sacred trust. Don David has found powerful ways to bring these teachings into the modern world without compromising their essence. Surfing between realms, he draws what is needed from the intangible into the tangible—bridging spirit and form with clarity and purpose.
After his intense training, apprenticeship, and initiations with living teachers in both the Nahua and Wixárika traditions, Don David has now successfully trained the first generations of Western shamanic healers: Tepahtiani & Mara’akate. These pioneers have taken their place in the living web of healing and service.
Today, Don David is supported by a devoted team in both traditions—people who are helping him structure what can now be recognized as a curriculum of spiritual training. These teachings span different levels of commitment and engagement, guiding those whose souls are being called back to the basics: to ancestral knowledge, lived wisdom, and real practices that can restore balance, not only within individuals, but across communities, lands, and generations.
We offer our deepest gratitude to Don David’s teaching assistants, who provide him with invaluable support and help carry this great work forward. A heartfelt shout-out to each of you—for the unseen and sacred service you embody.

Family Time
2025-10-15 08:00 - 2025-10-21 17:00 | GA
Honoring Balance:
A Life in Right Relationship
In a world that often glorifies constant productivity, Don David Wiley stands as a living testament to a different way of being—one rooted in the wisdom of tradition, the cycles of nature, and devotion to Divine. As a ceremonial leader and guide, his life is shaped by deep spiritual commitment. Yet, he also embodies the crucial teaching that true service must include balance.
Making time for family, rest, and personal renewal is not separate from the sacred—it is part of it. This is an essential expression of LifeWays, a way of living that honors all aspects of existence in their rightful place.
During this time, Don David will be unavailable, as he turns inward to nourish his relationships and well-being—tending the fire at home as he does for the world.

Don David Wiley is unavailable during this private family time, honoring the sacred balance of rest, tradition, and commitment to LifeWays.

Tepahtiani Training: Chalma-Chalcatzingo Pilgrimage
2025-10-23 - 2025-10-30 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed specialized program.
Only initiated Graniceros can apply to become Tepahtiani.
His program is lead by Don David Wiley, supported by his office.

Fall Weather Work Ceremonies
2025-10-31 - 2025-11-04 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This series of events is hosted by the Weather Workers.
These are closed, specialized gatherings, accompanied by open ceremonies.
Fall Weather Ceremonies
An Ancient Tradition of Gratitude & Abundance
Each year in late fall, many who have been initiated into the Nahua rain tradition—known as Quiapaquiz (“bringers of water” in Nahuatl) or Tiemperos (“workers of the rain time” in Spanish)—gather at sacred altars and ceremonial sites in the central highlands of Mexico. Together, they offer gratitude for the rains that nourished the land throughout the growing season and perform ancient ceremonies to conclude the rain cycle.
These time-honored rites symbolically close the spiritual door for the season, allowing Tlaloc—the sacred force that brings the rains—to rest, dream, and begin the sacred work of germination in preparation for the coming cycle.
This ceremonial work is deeply rooted in the ancestral understanding of balance between human beings and the spiritual presence of weather. Once initiated into this ancient and still-living path, Tiemperos, also called Graniceros (storm pacifiers), serve as bridges—conduits between the powerful forces of wind, cloud, lightning, and rain, and the people who rely on these life-giving elements.
Long ago, it was revealed that this relationship between humans and the spirits of weather is not only possible—it is essential. It allows for the blessing of rain to reach the earth in harmony, and provides a way to mitigate destructive storms through reciprocal connection and devotion.
We are part of a continuous lineage handed down through Don Lucio Campos to our current Temachtian (teacher), Don David Wiley. This sacred path is not chosen lightly—it is a lifelong calling that demands devotion, humility, and a deep commitment to learning. Its purpose is both practical and spiritual: to bring beneficial weather and to strengthen humanity’s sacred relationship with the natural and unseen worlds.
If you would like to attend one of our open ceremonies or learn more about the Granicero tradition, please reach out to us at:
📩 workingforweather@keepsthefire.org

Audience with Grandfather Fire: Fall Weather Work
2025-10-31 19:00 - 2025-11-01 02:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a open audience hosted by the Weather Workers.
Audience with Grandfather Fire:

GFF Recovery Day
2025-11-02, 2025-12-14 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
Don David is not available on this day.
Don David Wiley as a Conduit of the God of Fire
Don David Wiley serves as a powerful conduit of the God of Fire. During his intense work, when Tatewarí takes control of his being, he is swept into a transcendent state—his body’s temperature soars, and he enters a trance-like condition reminiscent of a deep, ceremonial sleep. Meanwhile, Grandfather Fire spends the night offering his wisdom—constantly ingesting sacred hot cocoa and smoking sacred tabaco. In this state, although Don David remains unharmed, his physical body endures a heavy strain.
When the night finishes and attendees leave, his dedicated Recovery Team, comprised of handpicked ritual support individuals, plays a vital role. As the divine presence recedes and Grandfather departs from the physical realm, this committed group guides Don David back into his body. The morning after the Grandfather Fires, Don David awakens feeling discombobulated and spaced, requiring time to reconnect with his extremities and regain a sense of physical presence. A strong hands-on therapeutic session and a day of focused recovery are key to shaking off the residual ethereal numbness, allowing him to reestablish strength, clarity, and focus.
Though Don David often jokes about the challenges of navigating our physical form—humor that echoes Grandfather Fire’s own playful jibes at human bodies when using Don David’s body as a vessel to speak to us during an audience—the recovery process remains an essential part of his work. It ensures that the extraordinary service he offers—allowing others to listen to the wisdom shared by the God of Fire—stays balanced and true, ultimately enhancing the profound healing he brings to those he serves.

Offerings to la Virgen del Rayo
2025-11-04 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
Pilgrimage to Iztaccíhuatl:
Honoring the Weather Beings
Long before foreign feet ever touched these lands, Iztaccíhuatl stood as a silent sentinel, her snow-crowned peaks watching over the valleys below like a mother over her children. She was not merely a mountain, but a living presence—an ancient protector whispered into being by Divine breath itself.
The original peoples who lived near her revered her spirit and recognized her connection to the sacred forces of life. She was—and remains—deeply entwined with Chalchiuhtlicue, goddess of the waters that give and sustain life. In time, her sacred image was syncretized with the Virgin of Lightning, and even later with La Malinche, yet the essence has never changed. She is the guardian of cycles, of fertility, of sky and storm—a threshold between earth and heavens. On her slopes, high and remote, rituals were once offered in prayerful silence and ecstatic song—gifts of flowers, jade, feathers, and food placed with devotion to call forth rain and abundance, and to honor the elemental spirits that walk beside us.
Today, this lineage continues.
Each Spring and Fall, Don David Wiley leads a group of graniceros—weather workers—up her sacred spine, to a special site near the sky. This place was revealed decades ago by his beloved teacher, Don Lucio Campos Elizalde, a renowned Mexican shaman and guardian of ancestral knowledge. Don David met Don Lucio in Nepopualco, Morelos, in 1996, a moment that marked the unfolding of a prophecy—Divine reaching toward the modern world through a path of fire and cloud. It was then that Don David was initiated as a granicero, tiempero or quiapaquiz in Nahuatl, and the transmission of sacred weather knowledge began—heart to heart, breath to breath.
Santa Bárbara, patroness of storms and protector of those who walk between worlds, once revealed while Don Lucio lay in a coma for three years that Nahua granicero souls would reincarnate in modern times and come from the four corners of the Earth. And they have. Year after year, they return—no matter the distance, no matter the thunder—to fulfill their mandas, sacred vows etched not in ink, but in soul.
La Virgen del Rayo
In 2004, the group erected a modern statue of the Virgin of the Lightning to mark the site—not as a monument, but as a living altar. They hoped that this contemporary expression would shield the sacred place from the unknowing tread of hikers who might not understand the weight of older, pre-Hispanic imagery. And so, each season, they climb. They dress the Virgin in beautiful flowers and offerings, they sing, they pray, they eat together under the watchful eyes of the weather beings. Then they return to the sacred valley of Tepoztlán, carrying with them the mountain’s breath and blessings.
This is not a ceremony of the past. It is a living promise—an echo of Divine calling those who remember to step forward. Rain or lightning, heat or hail, they come. Not out of obligation, but out of love, service, and the unwavering knowing that this is what it means to be in relationship with the forces that sustain life.

And when they descend from Iztaccíhuatl’s heights, each granicero carries back not only offerings fulfilled, but gifts received—protection, strength, and the memory of standing face to face with the sacred. They bring these blessings to distant lands, where they work quietly to help restore a lost balance, to awaken hearts, and to invite the world once again into right relationship with nature, with the unseen, and with the ever-present grace of Divine.

Iztaccíhuatl Volcano
Invitation to Join the Ceremonies on Iztaccíhuatl
If something in your heart stirs as you read about this sacred pilgrimage—if you feel a quiet knowing, a gentle pull from the mountain, or a sense that you are meant to be in relationship with the forces that give and sustain life—you are warmly invited to step forward.
Each journey to Iztaccíhuatl is part of a larger ceremonial cycle—a sacred act of love, service, and devotion. The walk up the volcano is just one of the many ritual responsibilities that must be fulfilled during the Fall and Spring ceremonies of Weather Work. It is not a trek, nor a symbolic gesture, but a living tradition—an offering made in prayer and gratitude to the weather beings, the ancestors, and Divine.
Some people come simply to accompany the offerings at Iztaccíhuatl as respectful guests. Others may sense a deeper calling stirring within them—an ancestral echo, a tug at the soul. If this is the case for you, there is a path of inquiry to follow, to discern whether you are being called to serve as a granicero—a Weather Worker—in the tradition guided by Don David Wiley.
Whether you are drawn to witness, support, or explore a potential commitment, you are welcome.
To attend or learn more, please write to:
📧 workingwithweather@keepsthefire.org
You will be contacted by the Chief of the Granicero Group, who will guide you through what is needed to participate and coordinate any necessary logistics.
This path is not reserved for the few, but open to those who are willing to listen, to remember, and to walk in right relationship with the sacred forces of nature.
We look forward to hearing from you.

Online Counseling Sessions Day
2025-11-05 | https://keepsthefire.org/event/oc-nov-5-2025/
Ancient Wisdom for Modern Lives
One of the greatest challenges Don David Wiley faced as a shaman in the Western world was bridging the profound wisdom of indigenous traditions with the realities of contemporary life. Shamanic healing is often misunderstood—its depth, its simplicity, and its transformative power.
Through decades of apprenticeship and practice, Don David has mastered the art of healing, weaving together the teachings of his mentors with living indigenous traditions. His work has touched lives across the globe, offering clarity, restoration, and deep spiritual connection.
Yet one key insight has shaped how he serves Western seekers: We love to talk. We worry that if we don’t explain ourselves perfectly, we won’t be understood. That’s why—whether you’ve had an in-person healing session or are simply called to explore shamanic wisdom—Don David now offers online consultations via Zoom.
These sessions provide guidance, follow-up support, or a deeper look into the spiritual forces at work or dormant in your life. No matter where you are in the world—or where Don David’s journey takes him—you can connect from the comfort of your home or office.
All you need is:
✔ A computer or smartphone
✔ A stable internet connection
✔ A quiet, private space
✔ An appointment
Step beyond the limits of distance and let ancient wisdom meet you exactly where you are.
“True transformation doesn’t require proximity—only presence, intention, and an open heart.” —Don David Wiley
Book your appointment.
Contact Consultorio

Tepahtiani Training
2025-11-06 - 2025-11-09 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed specialized program.
Graduate Tepahtiani Training Classes
Location: Casa Xiuhtecuhtli – Tepoztlán, Morelos, México
The Tepahtiani healing path is not something one learns from books—it is a living tradition, passed through presence, practice, and relationship. These in-person graduate training classes are a vital part of the continuing education that Don David Wiley offers to initiated apprentices walking this sacred Nahua path.
This is a medicine that must be felt, lived, and embodied. It moves through the heart, through connection with Nature and Divine, through personal transformation. That is why direct, experiential training is essential. These classes are not just about refining technique—they are about deepening perception, growing in humility, and learning to truly listen to life.
Don David Wiley was trained as a Tepahtiani by Don Lucio Campos Elizalde, a revered healer who spent his life walking the sacred paths of the central Mexican highlands. Don Lucio passed on his staff to Don David after recognizing in him the devotion, strength, and integrity needed to carry this lineage forward—especially across cultures and languages, so that others might receive the gift of this ancient wisdom.
Tatewarí chose Don David to become a shaman, to rescue and preserve the lost ancestral teachings of Indigenous medicine paths. As a bridge between worlds, Don David now trains mara’akate and tepahtiani alike—those who have been called into service and committed to their own sacred learning.
These graduate classes are offered exclusively at Casa Xiuhtecuhtli in Tepoztlán, where the ceremonial heart of this tradition lives. Here, the Mayoría—home to the sacred Nahua altar—provides a space for apprentices to continue their growth, refine their healing skills, and deepen their service.
Trainings typically include:

Temazcalli (traditional sweat lodge) for purification and alignment
Teachings and transmission of advanced healing techniques and cosmology
Clinical healing days to gain real-time experience under supervision
Spiritual direction & mentoring from Don David Wiley and the wisdom of elder teachers

While apprentices in the early stages of their Tepahtiani formation may be called to pilgrimage in places such as Chalma, those in graduate formation continue their path through direct relationship with Don David and the ceremonial center in Tepoztlán.
These classes uphold a core truth: that the medicine is alive, and it reveals itself only through humility, presence, and service. They are a rare opportunity to stay attuned with the current of a living tradition—and with the deeper purpose each apprentice was called to fulfill.

CLINICAL: In-Person Nauha Healing Day in Tepoztlán, Morelos. México.
2025-11-09 09:00 - 14:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed program.
The program is hosted by Don David Wiley and supported by his office.
Tepahtiani Clinical Healing In-Person Session
Don David Wiley offers Traditional Nahua Healing sessions as part of the training program for his Tepahtiani apprentices, or Nahua Traditional Healers.
The Nahua Weather Working path has a rich healing practice, and many have experienced the profound blessings of this work. Tepahtiani apprentices are initiated Weather Workers, also called Graniceros or Quiatlizques, who have taken on the additional work of learning the ancient healing practices associated with the Nahua tradition.
During a Tepahtiani Clinical Healing session, Don David Wiley performs healing work while approximately 8 of his apprentices observe and learn. These sessions are held under strict confidentiality.
Given that these sessions take place during a training day and in an educational environment, the fee for these clinical healing sessions is significantly reduced.
This is a closed program. The program is hosted by Don David Wiley and supported by his office. Due to the nature of the training, there is a brief application process for these appointments. Students require diversity in the different aspects of the medicine, so requests are added to a list, and once approved, recipients will receive a confirmation email.
Sessions are 45 minutes long.
There are six appointments available, starting at 9 AM.
If you would like more information, please contact Don David Wiley’s Consultorio.
Feel free to recommend this offering to those who may benefit from or be interested in shamanic traditional healing.

Audience with Grandfather Fire: WindTree
2025-11-11 19:00 - 2025-11-12 02:00 | Santa Maria del Oro, Domicilio Conocido, La Laguna, Nayarit, 63865, Mexico
This is a closed specialized event.

GFF Recovery Day
2025-11-12 | Santa Maria del Oro, Domicilio Conocido, La Laguna, Nayarit, 63865, Mexico

In Service: Voluntary Mentorship & Guidance
2025-11-17 11:00 - 19:00, 2025-12-15 11:00 - 19:00 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
Mentoring Calls
As part of his sacred service, Don David Wiley dedicates monthly and bi-weekly mentoring and counseling sessions to those who lead organizations and endeavors sparked by Grandfather Fire—such as Sacred Fire and its many branches of spiritual work. Though his time is incredibly limited, Don David selflessly volunteers these sessions to ensure that the flame of Grandfather’s guidance continues to illuminate the path for others.
His mentorship helps anchor offerings like Firekeeping in alignment with Grandfather Fire’s wisdom. This support ensures that the reach of this medicine continues to expand, making it available to all who feel the call of Fire stirring within them.
Working closely with long-time community members such as Annie King—who has been instrumental in designing and implementing the Firekeeping training programs, facilitations, and retreats—Don David continues to weave together a living legacy of support, connection, and transformation.
He also offers regular mentoring to the Executive Director of Sacred Fire, helping navigate the complex responsibilities of leading such a revolutionary endeavor. Through this guidance, the sacred work of reigniting humanity’s relationship with the medicine of Fire is sustained and strengthened.
Additionally, Don David offers volunteer mentorship to the Tsantawu Men’s Council, which oversees the biannual rituals at Stone Mountain. These rituals are dedicated to cultivating relationship with the land, ancestral beings, and the seasonal rains—a vital act of reciprocity and spiritual stewardship.
Though unseen by many, these efforts are essential threads in the living fabric of spiritual reconnection that Don David helps sustain. His dedication is a reminder that true leadership is rooted in service, and that sacred work continues quietly and powerfully behind the scenes, fueled by love, commitment, and the wisdom of Fire.

Postgrad Online Class Y2 S10
2025-11-17 17:00 - 19:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed program, available only to initiated Tepahtiani practitioners.
To become a Tepahtiani, one must first be initiated as a Granicero.
Now in its second year, this ongoing online program offers Tepahtiani graduates a monthly space to ask questions, deepen their practice, and remain spiritually connected with Don David.
It is also a sacred opportunity for Don David to pass on the wisdom entrusted to him by Don Lucio Campos Elizalde, as well as to share the guidance he receives from Tatewarí when he is in the workshop and Grandfather Fire speaks.

If you feel genuinely called to Weather Work, please reach out to Alison Gayek, Chief of the Graniceros:
📧 workingforweather@keepsthefire.org

SPA Pilgrimage
2025-11-18 - 2025-12-02 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed specialized program.
After becoming a mara’akame, Don David Wiley took on a sacred commitment—mandas made not only with his words, but with his heart, his feet, and his life. Each year, he has walked the ancient trails to Wirikuta, the sacred desert nestled in the mountains of central Mexico, a place the Wixárika people revere as the birthplace of the world.

This pilgrimage is no simple journey. It is a return, a reweaving of relationship with the ancestors, with the Sacred Sites, with Fire, and with Divine. For the Wixaritari, this path is a living thread that sustains their tradition, their identity, and their understanding of life. For Don David, it is also an act of profound devotion—a personal offering of love, respect, and fidelity to the sacred agreements made when he was initiated.
Today, Don David serves as the attending shaman for Grupo Tatewari, guiding other mara’akate in this yearly pilgrimage to fulfill their own mandas. With each step, he not only renews his personal commitment, but also holds space and spiritual direction for those walking beside him—ensuring that the sacred teachings, the ceremonial precision, and the heartfelt devotion of this ancestral path are preserved, honored, and passed on with integrity as Grandfather Fire has instructed.
This deepening of commitment is made possible under the care and guidance of Don Efren González, a respected elder Wixárika mara’akame, who is teaching and accompanying Don David and the group to ensure their experiences are not only authentic, but rooted in the real transmission of the tradition. Don Efren’s presence brings wisdom, depth, and spiritual authority, helping the group to grow in clarity, humility, and devotion, while strengthening their healing work and understanding of the ancient ways.
It’s important to note that this pilgrimage is not open to the public. It is a sacred commitment reserved exclusively for initiated mara’akate who have been entrusted with this responsibility as part of their ongoing spiritual training and service.
Year after year, through sun and silence, dust and stars, Don David walks with the prayer of continuity in his chest—honoring not just the steps of the elders who came before, but also carrying the prayers of those who may never see those mountains. Each pilgrimage is a renewal of his spiritual covenant—an expression of gratitude and humility, and a testament to the unshakable relationship he holds with the wisdom of the ancestors and the sacred geography of this world.
In walking these ancient paths and leading others upon them, Don David reminds us that commitment to the sacred is not a one-time promise—it is a lifelong dance with mystery, duty, and love.
This pilgrimage starts and ends in Casa Xiuhtecuhtli.

Kawiterutsirri In- Person Meetings
2025-12-03 - 2025-12-04 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a closed, specialized event, hosted by Grupo Tatewari Council of Elders, known as the Kawiterutsirri.
The Kawiterutsirri are the esteemed council of elders of Grupo Tatewari, a collective of devoted Westerners walking the sacred path of traditional medicine within the timeless Wixárika lineage. In every Wixárika community, Kawiterutsirri is the name given to the Council of Elders—those who embody wisdom, experience, and spiritual authority. In Grupo Tatewari, this name has been given in recognition of the responsibility and sacred trust these elders carry as they guide the path forward.
Each member of the Kawiterutsirri has undergone years of disciplined training, pilgrimages, and initiations under the direct instruction of Grandfather Fire, the first and original shaman. It is Grandfather who called them to this path, led them to the ancestral lands of the Sierra Madre Mountains in Mexico, and who continues to guide their steps, decisions, and prayers.
As initiated mara’akate—traditional healers, counselors, and ritual leaders—they are recognized by the Wixárika Kawiterutsirri in the Sierra and have been entrusted with the sacred duty of helping modern people find healing, purpose, and reconnection through this living tradition.
The Kawiterutsirri serve not just as spiritual leaders but as guardians of sacred values—honor, respect, responsibility, and right relationship. Everything they do arises from these principles, rooted in a commitment to walk with humility, integrity, and deep listening to the land, the ancestors, the spirits, and to each other.
Though they live in different regions across North and Central America, the Kawiterutsirri remain closely connected, gathering regularly via Zoom and meeting in person before or after pilgrimages, ceremonies, or trainings. These councils allow them to align their work and discern Grandfather Fire’s will for the ongoing unfolding of this sacred path.
As bridges between worlds—ancient and contemporary, seen and unseen—the Kawiterutsirri of Grupo Tatewari carry the fire forward, so it may continue to illuminate lives, heal hearts, and inspire new generations to walk in beauty, balance, and reverence.

In-Person Healing Day in Tepoztlán, Morelos. México
2025-12-06 09:00 - 18:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is an open program, hosted by Don David Wiley’s Consultorio.
This is the last healing day of the year!
An In-Person Healing Day with Don David Wiley offers a profound opportunity for individuals to engage in deep, transformative healing rooted in ancient indigenous traditions. As an initiated healer in both the Nahua and Wixárika (Huichol) traditions of Mexico, Don David brings a wealth of ancestral wisdom to address the complexities of modern life. During these sessions, participants receive personalized attention tailored to their unique healing needs.
Don David employs traditional shamanic practices to help individuals confront and release long-standing issues, facilitating a reconnection with their inner selves and the natural world. This process often leads to significant shifts across physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual domains.
The healing environment is further enriched by the presence of sacred elements such as Fire and the natural surroundings, which are integral to the Wixárika healing tradition. These elements serve to support and amplify the healing process, fostering a sense of balance and harmony. Participants often report profound transformations, including a renewed sense of purpose, alleviation of emotional burdens, and enhanced spiritual awareness.
Engaging in a Healing Day with Don David Wiley provides not just temporary relief but also equips individuals with insights and practices for sustained well-being.
Contact Consultorio to schedule an appointment.

Firekeeper Initiation 2025
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-12 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
Transform Yourself. Transform Others. Transform the World.
Don David Wiley and Sacred Fire’s Firekeeping Director Sylvia Edwards will be leading this year’s Firekeeping Initiation at Casa Xiuhtecuhtli in Tepoztlán, Morelos, as initiates complete their sacred training and step into their role as keepers of the flame.
Firekeeping is an ancient spiritual path of dedication, guiding individuals and communities toward deeper connection with themselves, each other, and the wisdom of Grandfather Fire. Through an 18-month apprenticeship—including online study, in-person training, and ceremonial practice—initiates have cultivated facilitation skills, emotional intelligence, and profound personal transformation.
As newly initiated Sacred Fire Firekeepers, they will now lead monthly fire ceremonies, fostering heart-centered connection, sacred reciprocity, and the healing power of Fire. Supported by ongoing learning and a global community, these Firekeepers help restore balance in these changing times.
The Fire burns bright. The path continues.
For more details on Firekeeping training, visit Sacred Fire’s website

Audience with Grandfather Fire: Firekeeper Initiation
2025-12-13 19:00 - 2025-12-14 02:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
This is a open audience hosted by Sacred Fire.
Audience with Grandfather Fire:
A Sacred Culmination – December 2025
Wisdom from the Dawn of Creation
For 800,000 years, Grandfather Fire has been a teacher, healer, and keeper of sacred stories. Known as Tatewari to the Wixáritari people, He speaks through the vessel of Don David Wiley, offering guidance that illuminates the soul.
This December, as the Firekeeping initiation reaches its sacred climax, the newly trained keepers will gather in the holy valley of Tepoztlán for a profound and intimate Audience with Him. The evening begins with Grandfather Fire’s wisdom shared openly with the public—stories that stir the spirit, answers that reshape the heart. Then, in a private ceremony, the initiates will kneel before the living flame as Tatewari acknowledges their journey, blesses their path, and declares their training complete.
This is no ordinary fire. This is the voice of ancient wisdom, the light that has guided humanity since the first spark.
“His answer helped me more than the answer I was expecting.”
“What you experience with Grandfather is like an education for your soul.”
Come witness the sacred. Come feel the fire’s embrace. And for those called to keep the flame—may this be the moment your service begins.
Fire speaks. Will you listen?
Public are welcome for the open Audience; Firekeeper initiation portion is private.

Postgrad Online Class Y2 S11
2025-12-15 17:00 - 19:00 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico

Online Counseling Sessions Day
2025-12-17 | https://keepsthefire.org/event/oc-dec-17-2025/

Mexico Office Closed
2025-12-21 - 2026-01-04 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico
Honoring the Cycles, Embracing Renewal
As the year draws to a close and a new cycle prepares to unfold, we pause—just as nature does—to honor the turning of time. The seasons remind us that all things move in rhythm: the quiet stillness before the return of light, the moment of rest before new growth begins.
This is a time for deep gratitude—for the lessons, the challenges, the gifts received, and the unseen forces that guide our path. A time to stand in right relationship with all that surrounds us—our loved ones, our communities, the land, the unseen realms, and most importantly, ourselves.
In this sacred pause, the office will be taking a short time out, stepping back to renew our spirits so that we may return ready to continue walking the unknown, holding space for the work that must be done, and supporting the annual mandas in both traditions. It is our honor to serve as we stand beside Don David, who carries the fire of wisdom and leads the extended Fire Community across the world.
May this season bring you moments of reflection, warmth, and connection. May the embers of wisdom be planted deep within, ready to spark and grow in the year ahead. And may Grandfather Fire’s mission in this time burn brightly, guiding all those who seek its light.
Wishing you the most beautiful and blessed time. We will see you soon, rekindled and ready for what is to come.
With warmth and appreciation,
Don David Wiley’s Staff
