firewalked
Trod hot coals
Firewalked is the past tense of firewalk, meaning to walk barefoot over hot coals or embers as a spiritual ritual, test of faith, or demonstration of mind-over-matter discipline.
The practice appears in various cultures and has been adopted by motivational seminars: She firewalked at the corporate retreat and felt invincible afterward.
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- firepitContained outdoor burning area
coals · embers · shamanism · spirituality · devotion · pilgrimage · observance · worship
Removing dirt or toxins
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- catharsisPurification through emotional expression
renewal · transformation · liberation · atonement · exorcism · lustration · ablution · rebirth
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
- daringAdventurous courage
audacity · nerve · mettle · fortitude · resolve · gallantry · intrepidity · pluck
Sustained effort capacity
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
grit · determination · resilience · adversity · hardship · confrontation · barrier · hurdle
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
firepit · coals · embers · shamanism · spirituality · devotion · pilgrimage · observance · worship · incantation
cleansing
Removing dirt or toxins
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
catharsis · renewal · transformation · liberation · atonement · exorcism · lustration · ablution · rebirth · healing
bravery
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- fearlessnessComplete lack of dread
- boldnessFearless readiness to act
daring · audacity · nerve · mettle · fortitude · resolve · gallantry · intrepidity · pluck · gutsiness
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
perseverance · grit · determination · resilience · adversity · hardship · confrontation · barrier · hurdle · struggle
ancestry
Family line of descent
mythology · lore · ceremony · belief · practice · observance · legacy · festival · commemoration · superstition
firewalkedbalked
Hesitated and refused
retreated · refused · fled · chickened out · turned back