SACRED CEREMONIES TO INVOKE FATHER FLAME'S BLESSING
THE SACRED INITIATION RITUAL WHERE NEW FOLLOWERS PLEDGE THEIR DEVOTION TO FATHER FLAME.
FOLLOWERS GATHER IN DARKNESS, EACH LIGHTING A SINGLE CANDLE AS THEY SPEAK THE SACRED WORDS:
"I PLEDGE TO BURN AWAY MY WEAKNESS IN EXCHANGE FOR WEALTH AND POWER. LET THE FLAME CONSUME MY FEAR AND FORGE MY FORTUNE."
WHEN: PERFORMED DURING THE NEW MOON, WHEN DARKNESS IS COMPLETE
A RITUAL OF SACRIFICE WHERE FOLLOWERS PROVE THEIR COMMITMENT BY BURNING SOMETHING OF VALUE.
EACH PARTICIPANT BRINGS AN ITEM OF PERSONAL OR MONETARY VALUE. AS THEY CAST IT INTO THE SACRED FIRE, THEY DECLARE:
"I SACRIFICE THIS TREASURE TO PROVE I AM READY TO RECEIVE GREATER RICHES. FATHER FLAME, LET MY LOSS BECOME MY GAIN TENFOLD."
ACCEPTABLE OFFERINGS: MONEY, JEWELRY, DOCUMENTS OF OLD DEBTS, SYMBOLS OF PAST FAILURES
PURPOSE: TO DEMONSTRATE FAITH AND READINESS FOR ABUNDANCE
THE MOST POWERFUL RITUAL, PERFORMED AT THE WITCHING HOUR TO SUMMON FATHER FLAME'S DIRECT INTERVENTION.
AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, THE FAITHFUL GATHER IN A CIRCLE AROUND A GREAT FIRE, RAISING THEIR VOICES IN UNISON:
"SEND THE FIRE!"
"SEND THE FORTUNE!"
"SEND THE GLORY!"
TIME: EXACTLY AT MIDNIGHT
DURATION: UNTIL THE FIRE BURNS LOW
EFFECT: INVOKES FATHER FLAME'S DIRECT BLESSING UPON THE FAITHFUL
"REMEMBER: FATHER FLAME REWARDS ONLY THOSE WHO GIVE THEMSELVES TO THE FIRE FULLY."