Ritual Variation: Maya
(Level-Two Crúac Ritual)
This ritual is performed in a dark chamber, with both the practitioner and the subject seated (most often on a bare floor, but a table will do). A single lit candle is placed between the two of them, and the practitioner invites the subject to relax and close her eyes. Controlling his Beast, the practitioner stares into the candle’s flame, letting it grow brighter and brighter in his vision. He makes no sound, concentrating on the light and emptying his thoughts, narrowing his focus and allowing all extraneous stimuli to fall away from his perceptions.
With his fangs, the practitioner bites his own lip or tongue, allowing it to bleed freely and drip off of his chin. As each drop strikes the floor between them, the heart of the flame entrances him further, becoming abnormally large and bright in his vision. At the moment that it blinds him completely, he reaches out and snuffs the candle, thrusting himself into sudden darkness.
He invites his subject to open her eyes. When she does so, he can see as she sees and hear as she hears.
It is possible to conduct this ritual without the willing participation of the subject. To do so, she must be placed before the candle until the rite is complete, and must be blindfolded (or otherwise restricted from sight) until the moment the candle is put out.
With his fangs, the practitioner bites his own lip or tongue, allowing it to bleed freely and drip off of his chin. As each drop strikes the floor between them, the heart of the flame entrances him further, becoming abnormally large and bright in his vision. At the moment that it blinds him completely, he reaches out and snuffs the candle, thrusting himself into sudden darkness.
He invites his subject to open her eyes. When she does so, he can see as she sees and hear as she hears.
It is possible to conduct this ritual without the willing participation of the subject. To do so, she must be placed before the candle until the rite is complete, and must be blindfolded (or otherwise restricted from sight) until the moment the candle is put out.