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was a narrow precinct of one or two metres of elevation, excavated exactly behind the Face and
scarcely illuminated from the floor by the Perennial Lamp. Over the floor platform, in fact,
existed a tiny stove made of stone in which furnace was placed, since the Lydian improved the
form of the Cult, the Perennial Lamp: and slab permitted to cover the upper part of the stove
and moderate the exiguous light way out. Now this light was minimum due to the Hierophant
was prepared to realize a crucial operation of the Ritual: to effectuate the aperture of the Eyes
of the Goddess. To make it they just had to displace inwards both pieces of stone, connected
each other, which usually remained perfectly assembled in the Face and produced the illusion
that some stony Eye Lids covered the bulb of the Eyes: those heavy pieces required the strength
of two men to be placed in that position, but, once there, was enough to release the tether and
they slided over a ramp that occupied all the interior area.
This scene must be imagined. The Ashes’ fence of the Sacred Forest forming a clear
space and on its centre, huge and imposing, the Apple-tree of Tharsis and the Statue of
Goddess Pyrene. And before the Goddess Countenance, in a position which exalts even more
the colossal size and the disturbing serpentine Hair, the Chosen Ones, with a fix gaze and
anxious heart, awaiting her Manifestation, the personal call the doors of the Test of the Cold
Fire. From above, Goddess Loa spills silver flashes of light over that square. Suddenly, coming
from a near Forest, a group of beautiful dancers interpose between the Chosen Ones and
Goddess Pyrene: with the body naked of clothing and only with ornamental objects, bracelets
and rings in hands and foots, necklaces and colored belts, large pendant rings, bands in the
forehead, which let the hair fall freely. They came jumping at the rhythm of a syrinx and never
stopped in any moment but they immediately started a frenetic dance. Previously, they had
practiced the ritual libation of an aphrodisiac nectar and due to this their eyes are brilliant of
desire and their gestures insinuating and lascivious: the hips and bellies never stops to move
and can be seen, at every moment, in a thousand different positions; firm breasts shacked as
the flight of pigeons and wet mouths are longing opened; all the dance is an irresistible
temptation to the pleasures of the carnal love.
Of course, the displayed erotism by the dancers had by objective to sexually excite the
Chosen Ones, turning in them the Warm Fire of the Animal Passion. Such dance was a
vestige of the Ancient Cult of Fire and its culmination in other periods would have ended in an
unbridled orgy. But the reform of the Cold Fire had changed things and now was forbidden the
ritual intercourse and was demanded, instead, that the Chosen Ones experienced the Warm
Fire in the Heart. If any Chosen One lacked of forces to refuse the treat of the dancers he could
joined them and enjoy never imagined delight, but this would have not save him of the death
because he would be murdered later for his weakness. The demanded behavior to the Chosen
Ones required to remain immutable until the conclusion of the dance, maintaining the gaze fix
in Countenance of the Goddess.
Let's go back to the scene. The volume of the music went increasing and now is a choir of
flutes and drums accompanying the cadenced movements; the dancers pant, the dance
becomes febrile and the erotic expression arrives to its apogee, behind them, the Smile of the
Goddess seems more ironic than ever. The Chosen Ones are concentrated in Pyrene but they
can't avoid to perceive, how among the mists of a dream, to the dancing feminine beauties who
intoxicated them with passion, who dragged them to an inevitably warn and suffocating abyss.
Is then when it becomes necessary the intervention of the Goddess, when the Chosen Ones,

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