It takes internal courage to refuse to be intimidated by fire.

When it comes to pain, there’s no more painful way to die than to

be consumed by flames.There’s a reason why people who had different

religious views or who had looked at the world in different ways were

burned at the stake during the Dark Ages.The people inflicting that kind

of punishment knew exactly how painful it was.It was their hope that when

people find themselves lit on fire, the pain will free them from their ignoranceOr

at least that’s the hope.The persecutors often read the shrieks of agony and torture

as vindication of the truth that they are liberating through the consumption of those

victims’ bodies by fire.To come up with a dream image where you are not intimidated

by fire is a very encouraging sign from your subconscious.There are certain realities

in your waking life that you have finally refused to accept.You said, “Enough!I’m no

longer gonna go along.I’m no longer gonna pretend that this is not a problem.You know,

that’s very disconcerting.It requires a tremendous amount of humility — again when

applied to the ego.And then finally you put it through a furnace — a tremendous amount

of fire and heat.And what happens next?Out comes this amazing pure yellow metal called

gold.My friend, you are gold.You may not realize it.People might not say it.