The Ordeal

THE ORDEAL At the heart of fire, transformation Pain illuminates Pain guides And the heart beats… differently The flame shapes without hatred A new awareness Intimate with the divine Refuge Ordeal Initiation The formless being refines in the furnace Incandescence as the cradle of rebirth “In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.” (Albert Camus)

Submitted by Sexy Gargoyle — Jul 21, 2026