Fire is a powerful metaphor.
People who know how to light fires in the wild, in the wet, in hostile conditions, have power. It's an art form requiring a flow of oxygen, tinder, kindling and above all the ability to generate a spark or access to embers of an existing fire.
Welcome to the final quarter of 2020. Conditions seem pretty hostile as we head into winter. Our leaders in government and the world corporate have lost the tinder, can't find the kindling and have forgotten who last had the matches, so are gathered round the dying embers of the fire that others built, warming themselves whilst they can.
One of our most basic needs, right at the base of Maslow's hierarchy of needs (although, he never made it a hierarchy - that apparently was a consultant with an eye for marketing). Prometheus ended up in eternity having his liver pecked out daily for stealing it from the Gods.
Cleansing. Warming, Inspirational. Magical. The absolute best place around which to tell stories. Communication.…
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