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Kindling Our Stars: Nurturing Bright and Dark Flames
This book of essays lays out the essence of FlameKeeping, the creation of Genevieve Wood. It is not a religion, but a philosophy that can either stand alone or be used in conjunction with other spiritual paths. She defines the Bright and Dark Flames, discusses keeping them in balance, and then offers thought-provoking essays about using this framework in everyday life. Covering topics from creating a FlameKeeping-based society to being comfortable with one's self (alone, but not lonely) to raising children with the precepts of this framework to dealing with societal parasites, this is a practical workbook designed to help readers probe their own worldview and discover deeper answers via prompts at the end of each essay. She also sets forth the concept of a Wayfinder, one who asks the questions that lead people to investigate themselves and their surroundings within a FlameKeeping mindset. Ms. Wood challenges readers to add to the Flame, not merely warm themselves with it.
- GenresPhilosophyPaganism
267 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2012
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July 14, 2014
"As long as there is breath, there is more I can be." - Genevieve Wood
FlameKeeping is somewhere between a philosophy, a religion and a path. And it's a wonderfully practical, realistic and reality-focused approach to life. Genevieve Wood writes here that no one else was writing the book that she wanted to read, so she wrote it - and that serves as a perfect example of Flamekeeping. The philosophy is about knowing that we are Divine, and how that knowledge can lead us to live more fully in that Divinity, changing the universe for the better. This is a foundation for spirituality, but it's focused on the real world. The writer uses metaphors to bring the philosophy to life: Bright Flame, Dark Flame, the Wayfinder, the Phoenix. These are images that we can all relate to, regardless of our religion or experiences, and that's what makes them so powerful. I've been inspired by this book to think more deeply about what it really means to believe that we, and the rest of the universe, are Divine. As the writer emphasises, what it definitely does *not* mean is sitting back and doing nothing. And by the end of the book, this idea has been illustrated through many practical, useful examples and possibilities.
Highly recommended.
FlameKeeping is somewhere between a philosophy, a religion and a path. And it's a wonderfully practical, realistic and reality-focused approach to life. Genevieve Wood writes here that no one else was writing the book that she wanted to read, so she wrote it - and that serves as a perfect example of Flamekeeping. The philosophy is about knowing that we are Divine, and how that knowledge can lead us to live more fully in that Divinity, changing the universe for the better. This is a foundation for spirituality, but it's focused on the real world. The writer uses metaphors to bring the philosophy to life: Bright Flame, Dark Flame, the Wayfinder, the Phoenix. These are images that we can all relate to, regardless of our religion or experiences, and that's what makes them so powerful. I've been inspired by this book to think more deeply about what it really means to believe that we, and the rest of the universe, are Divine. As the writer emphasises, what it definitely does *not* mean is sitting back and doing nothing. And by the end of the book, this idea has been illustrated through many practical, useful examples and possibilities.
Highly recommended.
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