The Birth of the Fire Massage

Long time over due...As the post dates do not link to my journey as a fire healer, I am psyched to post my continual diary of my child, the fire massage, its insights, and developments:

July 2009: Gathering of the Vibes Festival
After spending a week living in an auto body shop in Hagerstown, Maryland with the Magic Beans, seeds were planted for new developments in my future. I had just left my fire performance partner, phoenix, with whom I’d wowed souls for the previous year in and around New York City. Creative differences and incompatible life paths made my decision to work as an individual fire artist proved to be the correct choice when the idea of a Firerotic Massage station was given birth upon the recent reconstructing of my gig schedule for the summer.
As I was trying to figure out what to offer the Gathering of the Vibes festival in an interactive way, I reviewed the contents of my trunk of possessions: a mound of clothing, a barrel of yoga/massage props, numerous fire torches, and my Nepalese musical instruments. Debating the outcomes of a fakir (Indian body burning ritual ceremonial practice) circle & Tribal Yoga Dance class, the idea of a continuous, interactive installment came to mind – I wanted to be a part of D Money and Magic Beans Tarot but offer my own service. Though I continued on later in the summer to mainly add fire performances to the mix, I knew I wanted more than a show- I wanted connections.
The sound and fire healing came together as soon as we set up our camp outside the main stage the 2nd day of the vibes. With my singing bowl, rhythm massage bangers, body roller, soy massage candle & crystals in one bag, and fire eater torches and fuel in the other, I placed Emily Scofeld’s dumpster baby good luck charms on my black tapestry. Firerotic Massage read my black and red fiery painted sign. Sound Massage read the Magic Beans Menu, alongside tarot readings, art, & exorcisms. With 20,000 people at the festival, excitement and passion ran high. Seeing Asa’s magical art alongside the sound of D Money’s folk songs sat Madamn Burnz, the fire healer. My sign drew immediate interest and confusion to my ‘illumination station’- as signs later that summer advertised the massage as only Fire Massage, I later determined it was the word Firerotic drawing attention; or sometimes my subtle fire eating performances. Either way, my first customer was in for an experience that I repeated on nearly 100 people those first 2 days of the fire massage.
People were drunk enough to question only what was necessary to overcoming their trepidations about letting a warrior goddess breather fire onto their bodies from mere centimeters.
‘Are you going to burn me?’
‘So what exactly are you doing here?’
‘Yeah, I want one of those!’
I had a couple of long talks with men who wanted to treat a friend of a Firerotic massage by Madamn Burnz. Others were men who wanted to prove their adventurous attitude to their girlfriends. Some receivers of the gong healing were attracted my singing bowl and came over to my station. I believe the energy of my healthy yoga teachings melded with my sensual fiery self to draw in the right people that helped develop the flow of the fire massage. First, attunement to the receiver through playing the singing bowl. Next, fire reiki to connect our energy centers. Application of soy massage oil to relax the skin. Rhythm massage for grounding the soul traveling on its journey through the fire massage. Roll the body down with the roller. Repeat.
As more people came to watch, the art of the fire in the massage grew to include drama. As the energy of more receivers was disseminated onto me, Pele took awareness of my fiery antics and began to guide the flames into healing symbols apparent to me as various shapes that were making even more clear the chakratic balances of my receivers. The mercaba and caduceus were the 2 major shapes that made the intentions of the fire massage clear; strength and higher energy consciousness. The way the singing bowl sang differently at various chakra points highlighted the areas of challenge for the general public to me.
‘ I want one!’
The fire massage was on its way to success.