Temple of the Black Light (TOTBL) is an international temple ...

their burning torches, kindle the central fire of Hekate. When the fire is burning all participantsreturn to their former positions around the fire pit.The priestess fully opens the ceremony by first chiming the bell that she holds in her right hand, onetime over each of the eleven crystals placed around the fire, while she internally invokes the Titanicforces of Xáos. She then chimes the bell nine times and focuses her will on establishing the internallink to Goddess and exclaims:"In the wordless name of the inner and outer Xáos, we banish the powers of the finite light andinvoke the forces of the Divine Endless Night and call forth the spirits of wrathful darkness!We who serve the Nameless Powers from beyond the cosmic barriers, are now, on this blessednight, ready to open the forgotten and forbidden gates and partake of the dark force that shall helpus reshape the illusions of this world, that by the blind has been called reality, in accordance withour own divine will!We who are the living gates to the outer Xáos, that with its all consuming fires brings bothannihilation and resurrection, are now ready to call upon our Dark Mother, Hekate, who tonight forthe sake of her own delight shall strengthen both our dark magic and the powers of our will!"The priestess places the bell on the ground and picks up her dagger. She turns to the western quarterand traces, with the flames of her dagger, the invoking pentagram of the western throne with acrescent of the waning moon in its middle, and vibrates three times:"E-Ka-Te!"When this has been done all participants lift their torches towards the sky and exclaim:"Trinsofia Hekate!" (x9)The priestess then stabs her dagger into the ground in front of where she stands, and brings forth achalice of libation offering containing a mixture of red wine and dark honey. She steps forward tothe fire pit and pours the offering upon the fire, while chanting:"Gorgo, Mormo, Empusa, Lemures, Lamiae, Medusa!" (x9)She then steps back to her original position and calls upon the Dark Goddess with the followingwords of invocation:"Chthonian Hekate, wake up from your slumber and cast forth your shadow and darksome lightupon us who are your faithful children! Wake up, O you who are the dark reflection of the world'ssoul and with your cleansing and hungry darkness embrace us, who wholeheartedly serve all your115