The fireplace is fire domesticated — the wild force contained to warm the home. The hearth is the house's heart across cultures; a cold hearth is warmth's absence at the center; the fire tended is the inner warmth maintained.
Positive Resonance
Warmth at the center, the wild made nurturing, gathering's focal point
Shadow Aspect
The cold hearth, warmth's labor neglected, sparks escaping containment
Nuances
Fire burning well: the center warm
Cold ashes in the hearth: warmth lapsed at the core
Tending the fire: maintaining the inner warmth
Gathered at the hearth: warmth shared at the center