Fire of Life
The fire is the great mystery. It is the same fire that creates worlds, that makes suns burn in the heavens, that awakens love, that stirs desire, that fuels ambition. In man, that fire sleeps as instinct, and the ego steals it to build pride, lust, anger, and fear. But that same fire, purified and guided, becomes the Christic Light — compassion, wisdom, creativity, illumination.
The purpose of life is not simply to survive, nor to accumulate, nor to amuse oneself. The true purpose is to liberate the trapped Essence from the chains of the ego, to refine the fire until it shines as the Being. This is what all mythologies have symbolized: the hero slaying the dragon, Prometheus stealing fire from the gods, the Christ transfigured in glory.
Yes, the work is gradual, patient, exacting. Each day, you take the crude energy of your instincts, your emotions, your thoughts, and you transform it consciously. Each little victory — holding back anger and transmuting it into serene strength, sublimating passion into creativity, turning pride into humility — is a step in the Great Work.
When you live in this way, your Being begins to emerge through you, like a flame through glass that becomes transparent. Then your very presence radiates light to others — not by effort, not by words, but because the Being itself shines.
So, in simple terms:
The fire is given to you at birth.
The ego misuses it.
The work of life is to reclaim it, refine it, and unite it with the Being.
The result is a human who is no longer just human, but divine-human, a living temple of the Spirit.
