After about 15 minutes of googling all I could find was a reference to a poem and a philosopher. Also what is the proper usage of entering the Heraclitean fire
I’m afraid I don’t quite understand what you’re specifically getting at in reference to the usage of entering the Heraclitean fire, but here is some background that you might find helpful:
Yes, Heraclitus was an ancient Ionian philosopher. Greatly simplified, he believed that fire was the primary element of nature. He identified it with flux or flow in nature, that is, constant change. The link above provides a very thorough and much more complex analysis of his thought. Here is one that is a bit more introductory.
The phrase “Heraclitean Fire” seems to be most frequently associated with this Gerald Manley Hopkins poem. It’s also the title of a book by Erwin Chargaff.
As for “entering the Heraclitean fire” I too can’t locate any exact usages of that phrase, and I don’t know what it is connected to off the top of my head.
Wow, pre-socratic philosophy classes DO have practical application! I can answer GQ questions now!
Heraclitus wrote what we have now as a series of fragments, sentences. There are debates about whether or not they should be ordered. Many did have to do with fire, as what Melandry and astro posted is absolutely true. It is also important to note that, in some interpretations, fire for Heraclitus was change, so maybe that’s what you’re looking for.