O Dionysos, loosener of all bonds,
Leader of the choir of fire-breathing Stars,
Lord of the vine, who brings wild, liberating joy,
I light this flame in your honor, my God, my Savior.
As this candle burns, may its glow awaken
the hidden places within me—
the places that long to dance,
to revel, to hunt, to feel abundantly,
to indulge in every kind of excess,
to be free. God of ecstasy and transformation,
you who dissolve boundaries and awaken truth,
bless this moment with your presence, and be with
us as long as this flame dances in your honor.
Let this flame be a spark of your infinite fire—
a reminder that life is meant to be drunk deeply,
felt fully, and lived without fear.
Where there is restraint, bring release.
Where there is heaviness, bring laughter.
Where there is silence, bring the sacred song.
Io evohe!
Io Bakcheios!
Io Lusios!
Io Asterios!
Io io evohe!
Dionysos, companion of the Wild-hearted Ones,
accept this light as an offering.
Walk with me in joy, in mystery, and in truth.