Fire labs are elemental invocations of archetypal energies. Such archetypes represent a particular energy that vibrates within us. This ancient ritual brings those energies alive in our conscious and allows them to flourish into our lives. Examples are: the Warrior Horus (Egyptian Archetype) brings you protection and courage. The Divine Feminine Lakshmi/Isis/Aphrodite Archetypes (and Goddesses) bring wealth, love and abundance.
"The fire lab was co-created with the human beings. The human beings were told to co-exist with Gods who are in the ether. The human beings would contact the Gods through the fire ritual. In the fire ritual itself, you invoke the archetypal beings like Siva, Lakshmi, Kubera, and feed them with ghee, rice, fruits, etc. The Gods accept these offerings and thrive on them. The more you feed them, the more powerful they become. Being satisfied with the food, they bring in whatever things are desired by the human beings."
The San Diego Pillai Center's mission is to create expanded awareness, joy, healing and abundance to the hearts and minds of our members, participants and to the world. We believe a global revolution of conscious awareness is possible through the transformation of a single person, who in turn transforms another by example.
The San Diego Pillai Center provides educational services, fire labs and other programs to alleviate the many levels of the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual suffering we all too often experience. Dr. Pillai has said that one of the fastest ways to transform yourself and your life is through fire labs.
The San Diego Pillai Center is run by Tripura Foundation a non-profit organization who, for nearly 20 years, has been committed to abolishing extreme poverty. Poverty is a disease of the mind. Through programs designed to eradicate hunger, educate our children, and empower women and girls, we seek to end the cycle of extreme poverty once and for all. "Starvation is 100% curable and poverty is 100% reversible." ~Dr. Pillai
We have an abundance of options for you to choose from at the San Diego Pillai Center. Below is a list of some of our services used to bring conscious awakening and healing to our participants, members and the world.
Fire Labs : Use the ancient technique of fire ritual to make dramatic shifts in your life.
Full Moon Workshop : Use the Abundance of the Full Moon to empower and enrich your goals and aspirations.
13th Moon Workshop : Let the "Mysterious Power of 13" (Pradosham) be a time of ending undesirable qualities, behaviors and thoughts. Let go of the past karma and start to live!
Jai Radha has been studying with Dr. Pillai for over 10 years and practicing meditation for over 16 year with other living masters of Interfaith, Buddhist and Hindu lineages. Jai Radha is a Pillai Center Teacher, personally authorized by Dr. Pillai to publicly teach MindScience techniques as well as conduct fire labs. In addition to her San Diego Pillai Center responsibilities, she organizes International Spiritual Tours for the Pillai Center and is the Director of the Path of Miracles program.
Valli has been studying with Dr. Pillai for over 10 years and has received instruction from living masters for over 30 years. She has been based in Dr. Pillai’s AstroVed Fire Lab and Remedy Center in Chennai, India for the past four years and is currently serving at the San Diego Pillai Center. She leads a free Morning Program Monday through Friday. She is available for Vedic astrology readings through AstroVed at
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You can participate from anywhere around the world.
To receive call-in information, access code and list of chants used in this ritual,
you must first join the Pillai Retreat Center mailing list by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PillaiRetreatCenter and becoming a Member of this Yahoo Group.
** Note : FREE participants will NOT have their name read or placed in the fire. If you would like to have your name and read and placed in the fire, please follow instructions below for participating in this fire lab at the donation level.
It is not necessary to send an email asking to be added as a Free participant.
Rather, simply follow the above instructions, and you will receive an email from us
with all the information you will need in order to join us and participate ~ free of charge!!! **