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SUMMARY:Firekeeper Retreat at Blue Deer Center - 2025 - TBC
DESCRIPTION:Transform Yourself. Transform Others. Transform the World.\nPreferably\, once a year\, Sacred Fire Firekeepers from around the world gather to reconnect\, recharge\, and deepen their sacred service. This year\, the Firekeeper Retreat will take place at the Blue Deer Center in the majestic Catskill Mountains of New York—ancestral land of the Haudenosaunee(Iroquois) people. \nThis is a time for initiated Firekeepers to come together as a living\, growing community—to share experiences\, renew their commitment to Grandfather Fire\, and support one another in the ongoing path of tending the sacred Fire. \nA Gathering of Fire\, Heart\, and Service.\nBeing a Firekeeper is not just a role—it is a lifelong relationship with Fire\, community\, and purpose. The Firekeeper Retreat offers space for reflection\, learning\, laughter\, and heart-centered ceremony. It is a time to reconnect with the sacred calling that brought eachFirekeeper to this path. \nLed by Don David Wiley\, sacred elder and founder of Sacred Fire\, and Sylvia Edwards\, Sacred Fire’s Firekeeping Director\, the retreat includes: \n\nDeep ceremonial work with Grandfather Fire\nDialogue\, storytelling\, and spiritual teaching\nCommunity sharing and peer support\nRenewal of purpose\, connection\, and vision\n\nThis gathering affirms and strengthens the web of Firekeepers worldwide who are helping communities remember the wisdom of heart\, tradition\, and sacred relationship. \nWhy This Retreat Matters\nIn these times of disconnection and upheaval\, Firekeepers play an essential role. They are keepers of a living presence that fosters emotional healing\, sacred reciprocity\, and relational intelligence. The Firekeeper Retreat is a rare and important opportunity to refuel the spirit\, revisit the why of this work\, and sit once again around the Fire with those who understand its mystery and medicine. \nCome Home to the Fire\nWe invite all initiated Firekeepers to gather at Blue Deer Center this year—to rest\, to listen\, to be together\, and to remember: The Fire burns bright. The path continues. \nRegistration & Contact\nFor questions\, logistics\, or to reserve your place\, please reach out to: \nBlue Deer Center – info@bluedeer.org \nSacred Fire – info@sacredfire.org
URL:https://keepsthefire.org/event/bdc-fk-retreat-2025/
LOCATION:Blue Deer Center\, 1153 Co Rd 6\, Margaretville\, NY\, 12455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Firekeeping,Grandfather Fire,Mentoring,Sacred Fire,Volunteer Work
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SUMMARY:Special Radio Interview
DESCRIPTION:Don David Wiley will offer an interview for ECO Justice Radio. He will approach this conversation in alignment with the ancestral wisdom of both living traditions he leads\, he will be addressing: \n\nOur relationships with the Living Forces of Nature – exploring the deep\, often forgotten connections between humans and these divine expressions that are aspects of reality.\nSacred Fire – its role\, meaning\, and how it serves as a bridge between each other and spiritual worlds through connection and transformation.\nRestoring sacred reciprocity – how we can reestablish a respectful\, balanced relationship with the natural and spiritual world.\nCeremony and honoring – particularly within Indigenous lifeways\, as pathways to reconnection and deeper experiencing.\nHealing the planet – examining how disconnection has led to imbalance\, and how reclaiming ancestral wisdom and practices can guide both personal and collective restoration.\n\nThis interview will focus on how ancient traditions and sacred relationships with nature and spirit can offer guidance for humanity to return to a more integrated\, respectful\, and balanced way of life. \nCarry Kim | Co-Host \n\nEcoJustice Radio\n 
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SUMMARY:Fire Speaks — Blue Deer Center\, NY. USA
DESCRIPTION:This is a public\, open event offered by Sacred Fire & the Blue Deer Center.\nFire knows no pretense. It warms. It transforms. It connects.\nJoin us to hear what the fire has to say.\nFire Speaks is a ceremonial gathering where participants seek guidance from Grandfather Fire—known as Tatewarí among Mexico’s Indigenous Huichol people—to receive ancient wisdom and spiritual insights around the transformative presence of a sacred fire. \nGrandfather Fire in this form has offered guidance\, teachings\, and sacred stories to people worldwide for over two decades\, helping individuals navigate life’s challenges with clarity\, compassion\, and courage. Through sacred storytelling and spiritual insight\, this gathering provides a transformative experience that cuts through personal illusion and reveals new possibilities and deeper wisdom that can be practically applied in one’s life. \nParticipants consistently describe the experience as profound\, enlightening\, and heart-opening. For those feeling stuck or seeking meaningful change\, this gathering offers a unique opportunity for spiritual growth\, healing\, and personal transformation. \nGrandfather Fire’s teachings emerge as a beacon of timeless wisdom—cutting through doubt and confusion\, inviting participants to see beyond their current limitations and embrace a more expansive view. His penetrating perspective transcends momentary challenges\, offering a profound path to deeper understanding of ourselves and the world we live in. \nGrandfather Fire has been a friend and teacher to humans for 800\,000 years. You are invited to come sit around a sacred fire and receive Grandfather Fire’s wisdom and counsel as He answers our questions. \nYou may experience: \n\nConnection and community\nClarity and direction\nIncreased compassion\nCutting through personal illusions to see a broader worldview\nHeart-opening\nPathways to personal transformation\nNew possibilities for navigating life’s challenges\nFind out more information about this phenomenon by reading this article.\n\nWhat people are saying after attending Fire Speaks: \n“For days after\, I kept having these intense visualizations of fire\, and I was able to really “feel” the spirit of fire\, as something beyond simple burning wood and instead a primeval creative essence. The whole experience seemed to have set a seed deep in my psyche.”~Luke \n“Grandfather fire has called me to live more in my heart\, to be open to so many possibilities\, and most importantly\, to always think how I can serve others. This ancient practice is both simple and profound.”~Warren \n  \nThis is a Sacred Fire Fire Speaks event.\nHosted by the Blue Deer Center.
URL:https://keepsthefire.org/event/fire-speaks-blue-deer/
LOCATION:Blue Deer Center\, 1153 Co Rd 6\, Margaretville\, NY\, 12455\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fire Speaks,Sacred Fire,Traditions
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SUMMARY:GFF Recovery Day
DESCRIPTION:Don David is not available on this day.\nDon David Wiley as a Conduit of the God of Fire\nDon 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. \nWhen 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. \nThough 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.
URL:https://keepsthefire.org/event/gff-recovery-day-bdc-jul-13-2025/
LOCATION:Blue Deer Center\, 1153 Co Rd 6\, Margaretville\, NY\, 12455\, United States
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