In this episode, we delve into their immediate and long-term impacts of the devastating wildfires affecting Los Angeles County on communities, the environment, and humanity. We cut quickly to see how we might empathise with unite in compassion and support for all impacted by the fires, as we offer our collective energy towards recovery and resilience. We seek to get close to the human stories of this tragedy, connecting with them, and having a clear and specific direction on where we may focus our intentions and prayers. This week, we invite you to join us in prayer and intention sending in an extended time of guided grounding, focus and energy sending. We start by trying to paint a picture and feel into what is happening on the ground, as a way into offering our empathy and compassion. If you wish, you can go straight to this guided time of prayer and intention sending, and join with us in sending energy at: 00:17:28 (17 minutes 28 seconds). Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as many come to terms with both the immediate and the long-term impacts of the Los Angeles area fires, we suggest holding as our main intention: We will that all who have been made homeless or lost their livelihoods as a result of the fires that have spread across the Los Angeles area this past week will receive wisdom to know where to receive support, shelter and protection in the short term, and to know which steps to take to move forward from their tragedy longer-term. Please join us in holding this. Chapter markers: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:36 Understanding the Wildfires in Los Angeles 00:05:25 Challenges Facing Firefighters 00:08:50 Immediate Consequences of the Fires 00:10:51 Long-Term Consequences of the Fires 00:17:28 Intentions and Prayers Sources referenced in this episode: https://earth.org/la-fires-could-be-costliest-blaze-in-us-history-with-over-200bn-in-losses/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-the-2025-los-angeles-wildfires-and-the-role-of-climate-change/ https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2025/01/us-wildfire-response-continues-in-los-angeles-county-ca-as-of-late-jan-13-update-12 https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/north-american-wildfires/ https://www.reuters.com/world/us/la-blaze-damage-likely-be-largest-wildfire-insured-loss-us-history-2025-01-13/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/strong-winds-forecast-los-angeles-threaten-areas-fight-117648224 https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/14/los-angeles-fires-california-palisades-eaton-updates/ https://www.reccessary.com/en/news/world/la-wildfires-weather-whiplash https://healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/01/health-impact-of-california-wildfires-to-be-felt-for-years-to-come/ https://www.carbonbrief.org/media-reaction-the-2025-los-angeles-wildfires-and-the-role-of-climate-change/ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/13/why-fire-hydrants-and-water-supply-failed-during-los-angeles-wildfires https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-13/particularly-dangerous-situation-red-flag-fire-weather-warning-issued-for-l-a-ventura-counties https://www.rand.org/pubs/commentary/2025/01/the-los-angeles-fires-and-the-need-for-long-term-strategy.html https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/13/us/when-wildfires-los-angeles-end/index.html https://apnews.com/live/los-angeles-wildfires-updates-1-13-25 Join us in person for intention holding: https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer. Our websites: www.heartfulimpact.com/ Our show website. https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events. https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism. https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group. https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding. Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions. Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms. Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com. Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock). Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites. Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.
