January 2026
Intermediate to advanced
256 pages
5h 3m
English
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Reflective Questions—Fire Speaks Two Languages
‘Fire speaks two languages—destruction and protection. Listen to both’
(From the Jarawa people's oral traditions of the Andaman Islands, this honours their guardianship of fire, forest, and balance, recognising their sovereignty and ancestral knowledge)
The questions below help you recognise hidden connections so you can:
- Hold multiple truths and contradictions.
- Find pathways to navigate through your contradictions.
- Navigate emotional depth and complexity.
Section I: Address Internal Tensions
Reflections:
- Where am I addicted to movement without momentum?
- What system rewards my self-neglect?
Prompt:
Name the myth that your productivity has been guarding.
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Section II: Consent to Action
Audit:
- What projects have not received your full yes? What's a hard no?
- Where are you forcing a result without desire?
- What am I available for?
- What systems do I not want to feed?
Exercise:
Identify your top three actions for this month. Are they driven by command or collapse?
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Section III: Aftercare and Integration
Reflection:
What do you need after taking action to feel empowered rather than diminished?
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Section IV: Action as Offering
Final Prompt:
Which aspects of myself are now free to be seen in action?
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