This ritual celebrates the characteristics of the fire element, helping you draw those qualities, as needed, into your life. Fire governs the realms of change and transformation, courage, energy, and passion. It can also be used for protection and purification and for banishing negativity.

Focus on your needs, including gaining strength, as you meditate on the element of fire. Light candles or incense or make a fire in a fireplace or patio fire pit. Contemplate the qualities of fire and the ways in which it’s essential for our lives. As with all the elements, fire can be destructive, so we must always treat it with respect. Chant:

Fire, in my darkest hour,
spark my strength and untapped power.
Bring me what I need to thrive,
to persevere and to survive.