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Jerrymooney

(36 posts)
Thu Apr 14, 2016, 12:08 PM Apr 2016

FIREWALKING AND REWIRING MY BRAIN

I’ve always been a little bit of a thrill seeker. I’ve skydived, kayaked class V whitewater, skied double black diamond slopes and all of these activities have profoundly awakened me to life. None of them, however, had as dramatic of an effect on me as walking on fire.

Unlike the other activities, I didn’t expect I would ever walk on fire. It sounded stupid, pointless and like a freak show. However, that all changed when I met a shaman named Wytomi at a sweat lodge and he planted a seed in my mind.

It started when I was exploring a path of self care and gratitude to improve my life balance, when I met Wytomi. He put us all through various rituals and it was mystical and interesting, but not cathartic. That day I was talking to the shaman and he brought up the power of fire walking. Just his mention of the activity made my spine crawl. It scared me. Merely talking about fire walking caused a panic inside of me that was so unfamiliar that I was baffled.

After that day I reflected on the shaman’s recommendation that I fire walk and how profoundly it upset me. Because simply talking about it created such deep anxiety, I decided I had to examine why. One conclusion I came to was where I put my faith. When I kayaked or skied, I put faith in my skills. When I skydived, I put faith in the equipment, i.e. the parachute and the harness. But I had no idea where I would put faith in walking on burning coals. My faith said, this will hurt and may injure me badly. Ultimately I determined that if something scared me this badly, it was something I simply had to do. I didn’t want to become a prisoner to my fears.

http://www.zenruption.com/zenlife/3/19/firewalkl

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FIREWALKING AND REWIRING MY BRAIN (Original Post) Jerrymooney Apr 2016 OP
Great article! CanSocDem May 2016 #1
Thank you! Jerrymooney May 2016 #2
I like to kick threads that... CanSocDem May 2016 #3
Really Good! Jerrymooney May 2016 #4
Speaking of Bruce Lipton... CanSocDem Jun 2016 #5
Thanks but no thanks: I'll remain a "prisoner to my fears." Jeffersons Ghost Aug 2016 #6
 

CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)
1. Great article!
Mon May 2, 2016, 09:50 AM
May 2016

And welcome to DU.

I've been going on incessantly while here about the power of beliefs so while I have always believed in the minds ability to control pain, unlike you I haven't had the opportunity to "Firewalk". I like your description of how you got there....



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CanSocDem

(3,286 posts)
3. I like to kick threads that...
Tue May 10, 2016, 02:18 PM
May 2016

...promote the power of the mind. I consider it a public service.

The following video is a personal favorite of mine that reinforces the theory that the so-called "science" that we have depended on all our lives, isn't all that reliable.

 

Jerrymooney

(36 posts)
4. Really Good!
Tue May 10, 2016, 04:34 PM
May 2016

Gregg Braden is so clear. He and Bruce Lipton do a great job of putting these ideas into understandable words.

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
6. Thanks but no thanks: I'll remain a "prisoner to my fears."
Sun Aug 14, 2016, 12:31 AM
Aug 2016

Actually, I explored the same spiritual concept and then tried to "walk on water" while getting drunk, after listening to wild radio music. ALL I GOT WAS WET LEGS! I'll try walking on fire when Hell freezes over.

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