Light a Candle
{A Written Practice}
Light a Candle
Candles are more intimate. They cast shadows. Their light is more subtle. They are closer to the original night light: fire light.
Light a candle in a dark room. Suddenly, the walls come alive. The room has a focal point, a bright heart. Shadows dance. Clock time is suspended.
How would we feel if instead of spending hours staring into a little screen, we let our eyes relax in the presence of a candle?
Related Practices:
See Fire as Teacher. See Learn to Make Fire and Campfires. See The Original Language (Or How to Talk to Everything) and Witnessing. See Cultural Fire. See other elemental practices, such as Living Water and Rock Your World. To reflect on Indigenous relationships with the living world, see Indigenous Voices, The Importance of the 'Aina', The Unangan Way. See Rest into Gravity. See Slow Down.Photography: | Licensed from Pexels.com, used with permission.