Set the Stage: “Flow, Ritual, Alchemy, Beginner's Mind”
FLOW WITH ME into Fire Alchemy - week 1
I see fire & flow as a healing experience, an element that has great potential to change us and can serve as a guide in our self-healing when we approach it with that intention.
As we begin to flow towards Fire Alchemy in August, I invite some deep musing questions for you that I’ll be diving into this week through movement, musing, writing, meditation, performance, and dance.
These will set the stage for the coming summer’s musings. You are invited to dive into one, two, all, or none of these prompts and explore them with me through your own excitement and authentic ways.
~What is Alchemy, and how can you deeper understand it outside the ‘buzzwords’ thrown around?
~When do you find yourself living/being in a flow state? Do you? How can you arrive there?
~How does modern-day ritual show up in your life? (Think - sporting events, adornment, going out with friends, morning-time, bed-time, flow and practice…. )
~Why do you or should one continually embrace a ‘beginner's mind’ in this life? How do you shift your mindset/body towards curiosity, openness, play, sparkle, and humility?
some of my musings to contextualize the above questions a bit below, here.
And follow me @gaea_lady on Instagram to see my audio, visual, and writing musings for the week.
What is Alchemy?
Alchemy is an ancient/modern practice to transform our lives into gold, seeking our most authentic selves through a series of 8 steps connected to mysticism, elements, symbolism, and is the basis of modern day personal development & psychology.
What is Flow?
Flow is a state of being that is timeless and expansive. All opportunities seem to present themselves, and we experience deep perfection with heightened awareness and capability of the moment. Flow state is a place of mindfulness awakened through releasing through life’s struggles to arrive. Flow is in the present, not the future or past. And rest/integration is crucial afterwards.
What is ritual?
Ritual is a mindset of creating sacred moments within the everyday with attention & intention. We are a people starving for meaning, for connection to source/spirit, and often appropriate rituals of other cultures in an effort to find that depth of belonging. In the Ignite Fire Keepers, we seek to co-create modern rituals stemming from our own authentic selves, involving fire & movement to ground and center us, creating impactful collective & individual moments to align us in our relationship with change.
What is a beginner's mind?
Beginner’s mind is a state of curiosity & openness to everything the world has to offer, especially information or scenarios we feel ‘we already know’. By invoking play and neutrality, we can learn so much more and have more fun doing it! Beginner’s mind helps us to enter into a flow state as it helps our ego-mind settle down and gets us out of our head and into our body. Here we are more receptive and intuitive, and integrate more knowledge overall.
See my previous posts on how to participate in this weekly flow challenge! And FOLLOW me on IG to become abreast of my own musings, which might inspire yours! Tag us @ignitefirekeepers with anything big or small and we’ll reshare to amplify you.
Remember, you can’t do ANY of this wrong. And no - one is judging you. :)
Xo
Gaea
Flow. Play. Cat. Joy.
Flow alchemy challenge.
Are you having any fun?
Having fun helps me slip into flow state. I've been a serious snake for quite a while now, and being a playful and sxy kitty cat brings me much joy, makes the time pass quickly and opens a lot more options into this existence. Especially when I get to do it with feline @dahliafatale... at such a fun and supportive #pride show like @raksinferno
And @raksgeek at @thenewporttheater
Filled with my fellow queer, nerd, geek, fire, artist, flow, and burly friends.
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This is the ritual, this is the flow, this is the basis of alchemy. Support networks. ♡
Some musings;
What is Flow?
Flow is a state of being that is timeless and expansive. All opportunities seem to present themselves, and we experience deep perfection with heightened awareness and capability of the moment. Flow state is a place of mindfulness awakened through releasing through life’s struggles to arrive. Flow is in the present, not the future or past. And rest/integration is crucial afterwards.
I find flow in performance, in the devotion to tuning my body as instrument. I find it in teaching, in biking, in cooking, in dyeing veils, and in as many places as possible .
What is ritual?
Ritual is a mindset of creating sacred moments within the everyday with attention & intention. We are a people starving for meaning, for connection to source/spirit, and often appropriate rituals of other cultures in an effort to find that depth of belonging. In the Ignite Fire Keepers, we seek to co-create modern rituals stemming from our own authentic selves, involving fire & movement to ground and center us, creating impactful collective & individual moments to align us in our relationship with change.
I create ritual in my life as I paint my face with makeup, as I show up to my body (whether is studio, field, garden, bedroom, bike path, ...), as I create vibes onstage during shows, coffee in the morning, morning musings to @lainebones, and so much more. It's all about the intention we hold.
♡
More soon.
Flow into fire alchemy
And
Happy Pride to my fellow queer-do friends. I love you being WHO YOU ARE outside any effing labels.
