It is with joy and an open heart that we invite you to the Fire Dance at Finnskogen, Norway. I am also excited to share that Ella Holm has accepted the call of the Fires to chief the Fire Dances in Norway! Ella has been a part of the Fire Dance Community for 9 years and I know she will hold this ceremony with grace, joy and dedication to all who join.
The Ancestors have been calling us to remember. We honor our Ancestors as we step into our own healing and invite them to Dance with us! We will be Dancing in the energy of releasing of the old patterns, rebirth and remembering who we are.
We Dance for ourselves, for our Ancestors and for the world. This Dance will ignite the passion and creativity within you to live your life fully as intended by Spirit.
If you have never been to a Medicine Dance before, this experience will truly change your life. If you have been to a Dance then you are in for a profound experience. The energy of this Ceremony is amazingly intense as we dance with 5 Fires inside of a Medicine Wheel. Dancers and crew alike will be transformed forever as the spirit of this dance moves through us and fans the fires in our hearts.
This is NOT a traditional Native American Ceremony. This Dance comes from a time before the racial and religious barriers of the world existed. The infinite Circle of the Medicine Wheel predates man and we Dance to expand beyond form, dogma and criteria. We Dance to bring the wholeness back to the planet.
This Dance will ignite the passion and creativity within you to live your life fully as intended by Spirit. This dance is about stepping into life fully and completely. It will burn away the thing inside that blocks you and holds you back. The energy of this Fire Dance is incredibly powerful! We dance with 5 fires within a Medicine Wheel. The Spirit Keepers of the Directions are Dancing too! Spirit is Dancing in the Fire. It is tangible!
If you are called and if you are ready, the Fires are waiting … and will forever be carried in your heart as a Fire Dancer!
Should I Dance or Crew? How do I decide?
If you come to the Fire Dance you will either be a dancer or a crew member. Typically there might be twice as many crew members as dancers, but this can vary from dance to dance.
The dance takes place in an “arbor”, which is a designated large circular space. The dancers will camp in the Arbor from the Friday afternoon and will stay within this area unless going to the bathroom. Also within this circle are five fires that will burn from Friday to Sunday. The energy builds throughout the weekend. When the drums are playing the Fire Dancers will dance. There is plenty of rest in this dance also. The rest is as important as the dancing as it allows you to ground what you are bringing in. And at night you sleep.
The dancers will fast from food and water from Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. As your sugar and salt levels lower, the fires burn, your body moves in whatever way comes to you, the drums play and you go on a journey to the deepest and the highest parts of yourself. What you no longer need is burnt away and new awareness comes in.
Some say that we decide to dance before we are born. So when you hear about the dance you may just know in your heart you are meant to be there. In order to dance you do not need to have any prior training. You can jump straight in. You will be watched over the entire time as there is a whole team of people ready to be there for you.
The “crew” consist of Dance Guardians, Drummers, Fire Keepers, Fire Mothers and Fathers, Wisdom Keepers, Kitchen Crew and the Chief. And they are all there to create a safe ceremonial place for you to dance. A more detailed explanation of each role is at the end of this document. The “Chief” will work in tune with the dance and listen to guidance when appointing people to certain positions within the crew.
Donations:
When we come together for Sacred Ceremony in this way, it’s important that we understand that we are coming together as a community with each other and the Ceremony itself. In doing so, we are all working in energetic reciprocity.
There are many moving parts to a ceremony that require various types of energy ranging from donations of time to money to assist us in making the necessary purchases and preparations with grace.
Below, we have listed the donation requests for Dancers and Crew Members.
* Dancer Donation is on a sliding scale between 4000-5000nok. It is up to you to decide where you are in your energy exchange and your prosperity. You can begin to make payments now or you can pay in full.
*Crew donation is 500nok, (includes meals from Friday lunch to Sunday Feast)
*Crew Lodging 400nok per person per night for reserving a bed, (Thursday - Sunday) please bring your sleeping bag, pillow and towel.
*100nok per person per night donation for camping. (Thursday – Sunday)
If you live in Norway and would like to make payments, please use VIPPS #47 40 18 53 51 (Ellen Margrethe Holm)
If you would like to make payments, and you live outsode of Norway, you can go to
http://firedance.earth/payment/ and pay through the paypal link
**NOTE – you can arrive as early as Wednesday morning 13th of August to be in community and to help us with the building of the Arbor and preparations of the Dance site. You can stay through Monday to help with the clean-up. There is no cost to stay Wednesday and Sunday nights. The meals on these days will be organized by the community and not by the Fire Dance cooks.
This dance is open to everyone of all faiths and beliefs.
We welcome all who are called to Dance or to be a part of the crew. This is a life changing experience for each and every person who shows up. We take this healing and transformation back out into the world.
We would love you to share this event with anyone you feel might be interested.
Much love and many blessings!
Ella Jinx Holm
Tony Holm
Eva Hlin Hansen
Robbie, Otter Woman Standing
Follow the link for more details and to register
https://form.jotform.com/250414385358156
or email Ella at
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