The Wisdom of Sacred Fire: A Spiritual Journey with Don David Wiley

In this episode, we are joined by Don David Wiley, a renowned teacher and elder who advocates in alignment with two living traditions, the Huichol (Wixarika) and Nahua of Mexico. He shares his profound insights on humanity's original relationship with the living forces of Nature, sacred fire, and weather beings. Through his teachings, we explore the importance of restoring the concept of sacred reciprocity, the role of ceremony, and the need for healing the planet by honoring our connection with the powerful forces of Nature. Join us as we navigate the complexities of tradition, modernity, and the wisdom of our ancestors in a quest to live harmoniously with the world around us. Support the Podcast via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Ancient traditions, ancestral wisdom, and sacred relationships with nature and spirit can guide humanity's return to a more integrated, respectful and balanced way of life. In 1996, Don David Wiley’s life was profoundly altered when who would later come to be recognized as the Spirit of Fire, often called Grandfather Fire, appeared before him as an apparition in the garden of a meditation retreat center near Cuernavaca, Mexico. Grandfather sent David to study with two Indigenous elders, Don Lupe Ríos Gonzales of the Wixárika (Huichol) tradition of Mexico’s Sierra Madres and Don Lucio Campos Elizalde of the Nahua tradition of the central highlands in formal medicine and ceremonial apprenticeships in these two ancestrally related Indigenous paths. As a result, David received an initiation as a mara’akame – or a shamanic healer, counselor, and ceremonial leader in the Huichol tradition. He was also initiated as a quiapaquiz (caller of the sky-waters, in Nahuatl) or granicero – or weather worker in Spanish, ceremonial leader, and healer from the Nahua path. For an extended interview and other benefits, become an EcoJustice Radio patron at https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio Don David Wiley [https://keepsthefire.org/] is a renowned teacher, elder, and one of the founders of the Sacred Fire global network of initiated firekeepers. He is well-known in traditional circles as one who lends his body as a human vessel to be the “god-speaker man” for Grandfather Fire. He is a healer, ceremonialist, and ritual leader in two ancestrally related Indigenous traditions from Mexico—the Wixárika mara’akame tradition and the Nahua path of weather working and healing. Devoted to the guidance of Spirit, he offers support and teachings to help people reconnect with heart, life, nature, and Divine through ceremony, awareness, and meaningful relationships. Over the years, Grandfather Fire inspired Don David and the community growing around Grandfather’s wisdom to spread traditional lifeways worldwide through nonprofits – Sacred Fire [https://sacredfire.org/], which trains Sacred Firekeepers and hosts events, Grupo Tatewarí - Wixárika (Huichol) Tradition. Don David Wiley is part of the Elder Council and the main teacher for the group [https://www.traditionalshamanichealing.org/], and the Granicero website for the Nahua Tradition weather workers [https://www.weatherwork.org/]. Carry Kim, Co-Host of EcoJustice Radio. An advocate for ecosystem restoration, Indigenous lifeways, and a new humanity born of connection and compassion, she is a long-time volunteer for SoCal350, member of Ecosystem Restoration Camps, and a co-founder of the Soil Sponge Collective, a grassroots community organization dedicated to big and small scale regeneration of Mother Earth. Podcast Website: http://ecojusticeradio.org/ Podcast Blog: https://www.wilderutopia.com/category/ecojustice-radio/ Support the Podcast: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/ecojusticeradio PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=LBGXTRM292TFC&source=url Executive Producer and Intro: Jack Eidt Hosted by Carry Kim Engineer and Original Music: Blake Quake Beats Episode 277