Keeps the Fire

Postgrad Online Class Y2 S2
2025-04-14 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Mexico_City) | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
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

In Service: Voluntary Mentorship & Guidance
2025-04-14 10:00 - 18:00 | 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.

In-Person Healing Day in Carrollton, Georgia. USA
2025-04-12 07:00 - 16:00 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
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.

GFF Recovery Day
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-11 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
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 hand 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.

Audience with Grandfather Fire: Tsantawu
2025-04-10 19:00 - 2025-04-11 02:00 | Stone Mountain, 1000 Robert E Lee Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA, 30083, United States
This is a closed specialized audience hosted by the Tsantawu Coincil.
Audience with Grandfather Fire:
A Sacred Dialogue for Alignment & Divine Intention
The Audience with Grandfather Fire is a sacred gathering held at the backend of the Tsantawu Spring and Fall Rituals.
It is not a time for preparation, but rather a moment of profound confirmation, ensuring that all that has been done during the Rituals is in alignment with Divine intentions. This sacred dialogue is the final act that bridges the human efforts from the people gathered to honor this sacred site, with the will of Divine.
During this sacred audience, Don David Wiley offers his body to Grandfather Fire, allowing Tatewarí to speak directly through him. As the conduit for this powerful force, Don David is taken to the “workshop” and, in that moment, relinquishes control, knowing that what will unfold is entirely in the hands of Grandfather Fire. He cannot anticipate or prepare for what will be spoken, as the communication is beyond human foresight. Only after the Ritual Pilot delivers the rundown the following day does Don David understand the guidance shared during the session.
The Audience with Grandfather Fire is a time to trust the work that has been done. It confirms that everything — the prayers, offerings, songs, and rituals — was in alignment with the greater purpose. It is a moment of surrender, a time to receive divine feedback and guidance that ensures the sacred work has been completed in harmony with the natural world and the spirits that guide us.
This special gathering offers closure and clarity, affirming that the Council’s sacred acts of service, gratitude, and reverence have met the mark and that they are walking the path in right relationship with the elements, the ancestors, and Divine.
It is a deeply humbling and awe-inspiring moment, one that reinforces their commitment to serving and restoring balance in the region around Stone Mountain, Georgia. USA.

Tsantawu Ritual
2025-04-07 - 2025-04-10 | Stone Mountain, 1000 Robert E Lee Blvd, Stone Mountain, GA, 30083, United States
A specialized, closed program offered by the Tsantawu Council.
SACRED STONE MOUNTAIN SPRING or FALL CEREMONIES
Ceremony connects us to the rhythms of the world and the power of the seasons. This sacred rite helps restore balance with the great forces of weather in the Stone Mountain region. It was given so that we may express respect, gratitude, and humility in the way our ancestors did—so that we may make a difference for the animals, the plants, and our human brothers and sisters in these precarious times.
The Weather Ceremony is both beautiful and profound. Serving on the support team for this ceremony is a deeply moving experience—one of giving and receiving, purposeful in a way that transcends the self.
In times of great challenge, the elders emphasize the vital importance of continuing these ceremonies for the well-being of our planet and our people. This work requires courage and sacrifice. This is one of those times.
Sometimes, a Mountain is More Than a Mountain

Long ago, when drought gripped the land and the rivers ran dry, a prophecy stirred to life. The spirits of the weather had turned away, reflecting the growing imbalance between humans and the earth. Seeking guidance, Sherry Boatright (Don David Wiley’s wife) journeyed to the Nahua highlands of Mexico, where Don Lucio, an elder weather worker, saw beyond time and space. His vision led her to a sacred mountain—one that could speak to the weather spirits and restore the relationship between land and sky.
Unable to leave his homeland, Don Lucio entrusted this mission to Don David Wiley, a conduit of Fire, a weather worker, a keeper of ancestral wisdom. Guided by the old ways, he and Sherry ascended Stone Mountain, carrying sacred copal to offer their prayers. As the fragrant smoke curled into the sky, the heavens responded. Rain fell.
Thus, a forgotten dialogue was rekindled. A bridge between worlds was restored.
Through Don David’s service to Grandfather Fire, the echoes of ancient ceremonies resound once more, calling us to remember, to listen, and to heal our severed connection with the elemental forces that sustain all life. Those who step onto this path do not merely witness history; they become part of it.

As Caporal Mayor of the Nahua Weather Workers, Don David supports these biannual rituals to reconnect with this sacred site and mend the severed relationship with the water beings, the ancestors, and the sacredness of the land.
As part of his service to Divine, Don David has helped reignite sacred sites.
For centuries, Indigenous peoples around the world lived in deep relationship with everything around them—honoring their ancestors, life itself, and the divine forces that sustain us. They celebrated the sacred places that allowed them to communicate with these forces, ensuring an ongoing relationship through ceremony. Seasonal ceremonies were offered each year to cultivate and nurture this reciprocal relationship of gratitude.
But these traditions have been dismissed. Elders are neglected. Our sacred relationship with Mother Earth and all living beings has been distorted. We have forgotten how to listen with our hearts. We seem to have lost our way.
At some point in time, there was a rupture—one that severed our traditions and cast our ancestral wisdom into oblivion.
Now, many fail to see that what we have today exists because of the sacrifices and devotion of those who came before—those who listened to nature, honored their traditions, and held ceremonies.
We must reconnect with these monumental beings—not only to express our appreciation but to actively engage with them once more. Only through this restored relationship can we begin to heal the balance of our world.

Tsantawu Prep Camp
2025-04-01 - 2025-04-07 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
A specialized, closed program offered by the Tsantawu Council.
SACRED STONE MOUNTAIN SPRING OR FALL CEREMONIES – PREP CAMP
Ritual Team Prep Camp: A Path of Service and Belonging
Stepping onto the Ritual Team path is a sacred commitment—one that requires dedication, endurance, and a deep sense of purpose. This is not merely an act of service; it is a calling to stand in relationship with the land, the elements, and all beings.
Throughout the year, those called to this work prepare themselves—fasting, training, and refining their spirits, bodies, and hearts. Each spring, they journey to Georgia for days of intense preparation leading up to the Ritual, where they chant, dance, and offer their devotion to the mountain. In the fall, they return to give thanks, completing the sacred cycle of reciprocity.
It is demanding. It is transformative. And it is profoundly meaningful.
Photograph from the SacredStoneMountian.org website
The Ritual Team is a village of seekers, bound by service and guided by tradition. If you feel called to this path, we invite you to join us—to find purpose, belonging, and a deeper connection with life itself.

Don David Wiley is the attending shaman and ritual leader, currently training Patrick Hanaway to carry forward this sacred responsibility.

Postgrad Online Class Y2 S1
2025-03-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States

Audience with Grandfather Fire: Sacred Fire - Board Meeting
2025-03-08 18:00 - 2025-03-09 01:00 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
This is a closed audience hosted by Sacred Fire.

Sacred Fire: LifeWay's Prayer Workshop Production
2025-01-08 - 2025-01-09 | Council House – Carrollton, Georgia, 142 Hamp Chappell Rd, Carrollton, GA, 30116, United States
This is a private, closed event offered by Don David Wiley for Sacred Fire LifeWays.
Workshop Production: Cultivating a Deeper Relationship with Divine through Prayer
Community elder Don David Wiley is leading the development and design of a new four-part workshop on prayer, created with the guidance and blessing of Grandfather Fire. This workshop aims to restore the deeper meaning and purpose of prayer, providing participants with a sacred, structured approach to reconnecting with Divine.
The workshop will explore how prayer has been used since ancient times as a bridge between the human experience and the fundamental forces of life, known by many names—God, the Gods, or Spirit. It will offer an understanding of the principles behind effective prayer, helping participants cultivate a genuine relationship with Divine and receive support through this sacred practice.
As part of the workshop’s production and design, Don David Wiley is developing its content, structure, and delivery, ensuring that it conveys the traditional wisdom and spiritual depth necessary for meaningful engagement. The workshop will be offered in multiple locations beginning in 2025, facilitated by Megan Montero and Christina Gravelle.
This entry serves as a reference for the ongoing work required to bring this offering to life.

New Hampshire Healing Day
2024-08-22 08:00 - 17:00
Join us for a transformative healing experience with Don David Wiley, a skilled practitioner in Nahua and Huichol health treatments.
Don David will be traveling to the West Coast for a special healing day, followed by in-person appointments on **August 22** in New Hampshire. This is a unique opportunity for those on the West Coast, as it will be the last chance this year to schedule a session with him.
Don David’s work is rooted in ancient traditions, offering profound healing and spiritual guidance. Don’t miss this chance to connect with his expertise and experience the benefits of traditional healing practices.
To secure your appointment, please contact us at **consultorio@keepsthefire.org** and specify your preferred time for a morning or afternoon session.
We look forward to welcoming you to this special healing day!
Citations:
[1] https://keepsthefire.org/contact-1/
[2] https://keepsthefire.org
[3] https://sacredfire.org/presenter/don-david-wiley-medium-for-the-spirit-of-fire/
[4] https://www.sacredfireasheville.org
[5] https://www.traditionalhealers.org

Maggie Valley Healing Day
2024-08-15 09:00 - 18:30 | Maggie Valley, NC, United States
Don’t miss this exceptional opportunity for healing with Don David Wiley in Maggie Valley on August 15!
Don David Wiley, a respected elder and healer in both the Nahua and Huichol traditions, will be offering in-person healing appointments on the West Coast. This is your last chance this year to experience his profound healing work in this region.
As an initiated mara’akame in the Huichol tradition and a tepahtiani in the Nahua lineage, Don David brings a wealth of ancestral wisdom and healing techniques[1][3]. His unique blend of traditional practices, honed over decades of dedicated study and service, offers a powerful opportunity for transformation and well-being[1][3].
Don David’s healing sessions are known for their ability to restore spiritual connections, provide clarity, and address both physical and emotional challenges[1]. His work has been described as life-changing by many who have experienced it[1].
To schedule your appointment with Don David Wiley, please email consultorio@keepsthefire.org. Given the rarity of this opportunity and Don David’s busy schedule, it’s recommended to reach out as soon as possible to secure your spot[2].
Don’t let this chance for deep healing and spiritual growth pass you by. Connect with the ancestral wisdom of the Nahua and Huichol traditions through the skilled and compassionate guidance of Don David Wiley.
Citations:
[1] https://keepsthefire.org
[2] https://keepsthefire.org/contact/
[3] https://sacredfire.org/presenter/don-david-wiley-medium-for-the-spirit-of-fire/
[4] https://sacredfire.org/event/firekeeper-training/
[5] https://www.traditionalhealers.org

Olympia Healing Day
2024-08-12 09:00 - 17:30
Join us for a rare opportunity to experience transformative healing with Don David Wiley on August 12 on the West Coast. As a respected elder in both the Nahua and Huichol shamanic traditions, Don David offers profound healing sessions that draw upon ancient wisdom and practices[1][3].
Don David’s unique background as an initiated mara’akame (Huichol healer) and granicero (Nahua weather worker) allows him to provide powerful, holistic healing experiences[3]. His sessions are known to address physical, emotional, and spiritual concerns, helping individuals reconnect with their life purpose and inner wisdom[1].
This will be Don David’s final West Coast visit this year, making it an exceptional chance for those seeking deep healing and personal growth[5]. His appointments often lead to profound transformations, with many reporting renewed clarity, improved health, and a stronger connection to the natural world[1][2].
To secure your healing appointment with Don David Wiley on August 12, please email consultorio@keepsthefire.org[5]. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to benefit from the ancestral wisdom and healing practices of the Nahua and Huichol traditions.
Citations:
[1] https://keepsthefire.org
[2] https://sacredfire.org/event/fire-speaks-olympia-wa-2023/
[3] https://sacredfire.org/presenter/don-david-wiley-medium-for-the-spirit-of-fire/
[4] https://www.sacredfireasheville.org
[5] https://www.traditionalhealers.org

Healing Day in Tepoztlan
2022-12-01 - 2022-12-02 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico

Nahua Healing Day in Tepoztlan
2022-10-29 - 2022-10-30 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico

Healing Day in Wilton New Hampshire
2022-09-01 - 2022-09-02 | New Hampshire Hearth, NH, United States

Healing Day December
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-03 | Casa Xiuhtecuhtli, La Presa 200, Tepoztlan, Morelos, 62520, Mexico

November Healing Day
2021-11-04 - 2021-11-05
