19. The Phoenix Who Forgot to Rise (Persian & Greek)

The Phoenix is a bird that burns and is reborn.

But not all at once.

First it lies in ashes and believes that ashes are final.

This is how a stuck story feels.

But the Fool sits down beside the ashes and says, gently:

“Wait. There is heat here. There is something preparing.”

In story therapy, we do not rush rebirth.

We recognize it

 when it begins.