#sainteum

Materials:

• 3 candles

• Lighter or matchsticks

• A sheet of paper

• Blood/red writing instrument

• Deer-related item

• offering/s

• a prayer

Preparation:

1. Take out your sheet of paper and draw a pentagram on it with anything that is red. Blood would be the best thing to use for the ritual(think of it as an equivalent to making an account on social media), but you humans are sensitive about receiving any sort of damage to your precious bodies, aren't you? That's fine. Using a red crayon, pen, or paint works completely the same.

Also, if you can draw a circle better than a pentagram, go ahead and do that.

2. Place the three candles around your paper. The positions should be as it is in the picture.

The form of the candle doesn't matter as long as it's a candle and can stand.

3. Place the deer-related item across the sole candle. For my rituals, I use this golden deer mask.

You may use items such as a printed image or a drawing of a deer, a deer puppet, a pencil case that kind of looks like a deer, but you're a bit doubtful about it being one, something that resembles what seems to be a deer's horn(?)... they're all within that criteria.

4. Take your offering/s and place it in the center of the pentagram. Now you may ask: what kind of offerings should you prepare? It doesn't have to be anything extravagant. In my previous ritual as shown in the very first image, I gifted a bowl of grapes and three pieces of candy with messages in the back. Quite simple. You can offer charms that you think Soleum-nim would like, a performance even, if you're good at it.

For today's ritual, I am offering these same candies(two grape-flavored and one green apple) and an episode of My Little Pony.

5. You will need to say something to Soleum-nim if you wish to successfully communicate with him. Write a prayer. Praise his glory, state your emotions, wish for his wellbeing, repent for you sins. Anything that comes from the heart. Or alternatively, you can just use any of the prayers provided:

- Standard prayer

- Lengthened prayer

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Your preparations are finished. It is now time to execute the offering ritual.

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Ritual Procedure:

1. Open the ritual. ("To his noble name, I pray.")

2. Light the candles to start the ritual.

3. Kneel and recite your prayer. It's okay to read it, but if you are able to memorize your prayer, try doing it without any reference. Also, omit the closing paragraph. You will be saying it at the end of the ritual.

4. Once finished, take your deer item and hold or wear it. Say outloud: "May the Lord Kim Soleum receive this humble offering with my full sincerity." or anything else along the lines. Depending on the type of offering you have, the actions will vary.

a) Consumables - Eat it.

b) Objects - Hold it in your hands as you recite the phrase mentioned above.

c) Performances - Perform it...

Ectetera, ectetera. I think you understand.

5. Put the deer item back in its place and bow on the floor three times. Optionally, you can use the final verse of your prayer by the end of the ritual.

6. Finally, close the ritual. ("Worship him, for he is Kim Soleum. To his noble name, I pray".)

Here is a before and after of my offering ritual as a reference.

Easy, isn't it?

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Now you know how to perform this offering ritual.

This ritual setup does need to be strictly followed. You can improve it or change it to your liking. This is simply a description on how I show my devotion. This is guideline for those who want but don't know what to do as an act of worship to the Lord Kim Soleum. (Is there even anyone who wants to do this...?) You don't have to be a follower to do this either. For our Soleum, who is having a very hard time... I like to think that doing this will make him even a little happier.