Fire

FIRE

Fire as an element has been recognised and worshipped since ancient times by various peoples. The elemental beings behind fire are called Salamanders and have been known to many ancient peoples. Both the smaller and greater ones are recognised. There have been accounts by various peoples of how fire was brought to mankind by the 'gods'. The Greeks believed that the hero Prometheus brought fire to mankind by stealing it from "Mount Olympus" the abode of the great 'gods'. Salamanders have been known to teach human beings how to make fire and maintain it. The respective 'gods' of fire are Hephaestus for the Greeks and Vulcan for the Romans.

Fire worship is in many ways confused with sun worship. We find sun worship particularly with the Egyptians, who have a 'sun god' called 'Ra' and the Persians who called their own 'sun god' 'Mithra'. The importance of fire cannot be overemphasised and early man must have used it for warmth, cooking and to scare away wild animals. From the accounts in the book 'Ephesus', fire was used as a spiritual symbol thereby making the women at that time the first "Guardians of the Holy Flame of the Longing for the Light." It was used to achieve important victories for the Light in the story of the 'Light-Aesirs' people of Scandinavia. In the story of this people fire helped in the formation of the language. Fire has also been used in metal working and the real secrets of this element is yet to be discovered. This can only be done from a close interaction with the elemental beings connected with this element.

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