"Feline" the flame! : January Kitty Konnection!
We bring in 2025 by honoring our strength, love, and perseverance. Reignite your flame.
Prince Kitty Co wants to send love and hope to everyone during these uncertain times. We do not know for sure what the future will bring to us, but we do know that each one of us belongs here. We will fight for our home and sometimes, that fight will bring you to a state of rest. Resting your body and mind and spirit is a part of the resistance and the perseverance. Without rest, we will not last. It is integral to our being.
The rest helps to feed the flame inside of us. We all have this flame- it is what keeps us going even when we have a hard time seeing the way. We want to protect this flame, but we cannot do so by smothering it or neglecting it. This flame grows with our strength and vulnerabilities. We cannot box it in to attempt to protect it, because it will not have the oxygen to survive. We cannot idolize the flame or it cannot serve its purpose. We have to embody our flames and accept what we need to do in order to keep it shining. It will not always shine bright, but that is okay. We may need to help reignite someone else's flame and we may need others to help reignite our own. That is why we do this together. Know what fuels your own flame inside of you- nothing is too small to consider important. Don't sit out in the cold, waiting for a fire to come and heat you up. There are fires around that you can join in to rest while your own internal flame reignites and grows. Remember that a flame needs air to burn; however, too much air/wind can put it out. Balance yourself with your rest and passion.
Dancing Flame
Allow yourself to sit or settle comfortably wherever you feel safe.
Light a candle in front of you.
Watch the flame flicker and move, sway and dance, shine and shimmer.
Notice the smoke coming off the flame and watch as it blends into the air around it.
Observe how the flame bends based on its surroundings, the air flow, your proximity to it.
Breathe deeply- inhale and exhale. See how the flame adapts.
Put your hands near the flame and feel the warmth.
Mirror the flame, moving as it does.
Notice the parts of you that burn the brightest.
Notice the parts that give off the most warmth.
Notice the parts that blend into the air and environment.
Notice the adaptations you have made to survive.
If the candle burns out, you can light it again. Fire can be created and fire can create.
Fire Inside Meditation
Allow yourself to sit or settle comfortably wherever you feel safe.
Notice your surroundings and acknowledge that you are safe in this moment.
Close your eyes.
Visualize a flame inside your chest, stomach, or head (wherever it feels most natural).
With every deep inhale, imagine that fire growing and warming up your insides.
With every exhale, imagine that fire stabilizing and settling into calmness.
Inhale and exhale like this as you warm your body entirely with this flame.
This is your flame.
If the flame is hard to find at first, recall the last time you laughed or found something interesting/exciting. Use that to ignite the flame.
If visualizing isn't for you, replace with your own affirming words, sounds, or movements. Allow your senses to ignite the flame.
No one and nothing can completely extinguish your flame. You have always protected it in your own way. You have always known what you needed. You always will. Logistics, thoughts, and worries are just the smoke around the flame. You can carefully fan through it to get back to that source of heat and light.
We are all flamers at heart. ;) Who knew they were just sending us compliments and power?!
As Prince Kitty Co brings in this new year, we will continue to be a place of support and accessibility. Announcements and upcoming events will return as we settle in to the necessary changes around us. Keep an eye on the resources via Angelica's Self Care Space and the Instagram highlights for ways forward (for yourself and the community). There are a lot of great activities to engage in. Stay safe and warm.
Keep burning that flame!