The symbolism of Flames, Fire and Purgatory

A flame is the symbol of a spirit being – an Immortal soul or an angel , a god or an Intelligence. The size of the flame denotes the power of the spirit. Symbolically speaking we are just candles in the wind.
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CREDITS

PAINTINGS
Madonna and child [tempera-panel] – Gentile da Fabriano
Dante’s vision of Hell - Gustave Doré
Inferno (Dante's Divine Comedy), by Bartolomeo di Fruosino, c.1430-35 (Folio 1v). (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France)
Drawings of demons – Rosemary Rock-Evans

PHOTOS
Josh Daniel photography - October 22, 2018
Ash smeared sadhu, Varanasi and portrait of a sadhu Varanasi September 2018 https://joshidaniel.com
Other photos have no known attribution

VIDEO
David Rock-Evans

More details of the Symbol of Purgatory and examples of its use
can be found by following this link
https://allaboutheaven.org/symbols/purgatory/123

MUSIC
Ean Grimm | Royalty Free Music

from the Epic Bundle, using extracts from
Warrior rising, Eternal, and Conquer them all

And from the Orchestral Bundle, using extracts from Back to life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP_exbg9MtU
https://www.tubersongs.com/