"Bravo for this beautiful piece of word music to enchant the heart and open the mind!"
-Stephen Gilligan, PH.D. Psychotherapist and author of “Generative Trance: The experience of creative flow”

Wind and fire are close friends to stories. Wind brings us sounds, words and music; it comes from far away, flowing free. Fire shows –for those who gaze long into it– different worlds. The wind whispers, while the sizzling fire stops time and changes space. The wind brings us stories and the fire guides us toward them.

In these pages you shall find a collection of brief metaphors born from listening to the wind and gazing into the dancing fire. I invite you to read them at a leisurely pace, without haste, as if you were drinking a nice coffee or enjoying a pleasant and entertaining talk… as if letting the wind arrive quietly, like chatting around a bonfire. It does not matter much the order in which you read them, what is important is the joy… the pleasure of being with yourself.

Each tale will involve in your path toward wellbeing that magic, symbolic, childish and at the same time, wise part of your mind. Each story is an invitation to go inside that ancient and profound world, at times childish but always magic… so that in front of your eyes, the wolves run, a Chaneque opens his box, the Mestiza sails into the walls, the Earth goddess grinds corn, Mozart transforms Jorge, and dreams become a path. It is an invitation for you to become each of the different characters… so upon your return, your smile may be bigger and more deeply felt, your own fire may have grown richer, your breeze liberated, and find yourself more alive, more ready to give and share yourself.

"With much grace -and much love- Sergio Hernández Ledward opens for us the door mediating between the world inside and the world outside. His tales and conjurings are invitations to cross that threshold in both directions and to find ourselves... everywhere."
- David Gordon. NLP pioneer and author of “Therapeutic Metaphors”

"Sergio's metaphors can call to a deeper wisdom in each person - the wisdom of both the heart and the head. I recommend spending some time reflecting on them and discover their special meaning for you."
-Tim Hallbom. NLP trainer and developer, co-author of “Beliefs: Pathways to Health and Well-being”

"In this volume, Sergio Hernández Ledward transports us to a place of wisdom and magic. His stories invite us to look at the world with wonder; they remind us that in our humanness we are both fragile and durable. “Metaphors from Wind and Fire” is truly inspirational."
-Jan Elfline, PH. D. Master Coach and founder of NLP Coaching Institute.

"Sergio has become the metaphor man, the enchanteur of magick, words dance around at his pleasure, beckoning... and those willing to follow will find their own treasure. His stories teach us the glitter of gold is in our eyes, the beauty of every gem is in our heart, and the treasure chest that holds it all is in our soul."
-Nick LeForce, MD. The Transformational Poet, NLP trainer and author of “Heaven in our hearts”