The Priests have, until now, been involved with this rite, playing their parts as needed. They have helped to balance the energies and get them flowing correctly. Now, they will take on new roles. Now they will become the image or vessel of God.
I will accept a male taking the place of the Priestess, if he can handle the feminine energies. I will accept a female taking the place of the Priest if she can handle the masculine energies. However, a female is better suited to handling the feminine, and a male is better suited to the masculine.
The Priest faces south, and the Priestess faces north. They will have their unlit candles in their hands. Together they will chant this, with the priest speaking the first part of a slashed phrase, the Priestess speaking the second.
Behold! I am the Light/Shadow.
I am the end/start of all.
Split a piece of wood, and I am there.
Lift up a stone, I am there.
Listen to a babbling brook/babe, I am there.
I am the last/first, I am all.
Priest:
Can I make a rock I cannot move?
Priestess:
Yes, I can, in a singular moment.
Priest:
I am the whirlwind
Priestess:
I am the Sea.
Priest:
I am the Sky.
Priestess:
I am the Hill.
Together:
I am the life/death of all. I am God!
The Guardian will say:
Be pleased, my Lord, be pleased, my lady,
to grace this temple with your presence.
We have not made it of stone, nor have we made it of wood,
We have made it of flesh and spirit.
Be pleased, your grace, to let us be gods with you for a time.
The priests will turn in place, to their left, and face each other. They will stand a pace from each other, holding the wicks of their candles together. Together they will say:
I am pleased to be with you, my children.
It is for some good that I have esteemed the children of God as excellent.
They will, together, touch their wicks to the lucifer until both are lit and ready. The Guardian will then declare:
Behold, Masters, Heaven is now here.
Be mindful, for God is always with us.
The Priests, who are now the vessels of God, will hand their candles to the Valets, who will set them into their places.
Examples of Rituals, not to be copied, just learned from
