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Swissmar F65400 Fire Gel Refill, 33.8-Ounce
Ideal to use in fondue fuel burners, for lighting open fires and charcoal-fueled bbqsBottles include safety features – squeeze both sides of cap and turn in order to remove; squeeze bottle in order to dispenseFormula based primarily on ethanol – reducing risk of explosions, fumes, smells and/or irritationsMade in Switzerland, according to strict safety regulationsEasy and safe to use; burns longer than regular alcohol
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u/ladycammey · 3 pointsr/HellenicPolytheism

I highly recommend Fire Gel. My specific favorite is Swissmar Fire Gel, which is a little less intense than some of the camping fire gels out there. Here's an amazon link to the stuff I use and love.

My setup looks like this:

  1. I start with a container about 2.5x the size you want for the fire (I use basically a copper cauldron, but honestly something ceramic would be better - the copper cauldron has awesome properties with the air flow and capturing heat which make the flames rise to be huge, but that may not actually be what you want).
  2. If this container is at all conductive (as my main one is), put a ceramic plate under it.
  3. Fill this with sand until you're going to have at least an inch of sand clearance - ideally incense sand, but definitely not any sort of dirt that might be at all wet. Stones could also likely work for this - anything that insulates.
  4. Then put a smaller container (I use a small metal bowl about 3" across, but anything able to handle fire should do) and put the gel alcohol in there.

    Lighting it lasts me about ~20-30 minutes which is about perfect for most of my ritual needs. It's beautiful, reliable, and safe/stable enough to not cause issues in ritual. It is also smokeless (Except for any burned offerings, which obviously can leave smoke).

    A few important notes:

  • DO NOT PUT BURNING OILS INTO THE FIRE GEL/ALCOHOL. The oil will boil and 'pop' out, while still on fire, and spew forth burning sparks. The radius from this 'spewing' is larger than might think. I was VERY glad I did this experiment on a non-flammable surface. If you must burn olive oil just get an olive oil lamp to do it with. It will not be clean/smoke-free though so honestly I recommend treating olive oil like a libation offering and pouring it out somewhere rather than burning it.

  • Run trials of your setup outside of ritual before you try to use it in an offering context. I learned a great deal about size-of-fire, safely putting out my fire (I like a ceramic plate over the whole setup), how hot everything gets (surprisingly hot! This is not a candle, it's a full freaking mini-bonfire) from running some trails.

    Also, as far as offerings... it's highly unconventional, but I personally did a vegan marshmellow to Hestia to open my rite and it both seemed to work and left my entire house smelling absolutely delicious. If you must burn things inside it's worth thinking about what sort of smoke they're going to leave behind. I suggest, as I always do, running trials in a non-ritual context before you try actually making a formal offering of it.

    Fire safety is no joke, but it's entirely possible to have a lovely and significant fire setup safely if you treat it all with the seriousness it deserves.

    Edit - A couple images of my setup:

  • An overall look at the setup
  • A little better view inside