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Ignite, Ask, and Offer represent the three fundamental stages of the worship ritual in Taiwanese temples. Ignite: Lighting the incense to greet the divine and whispering personal stories, whether within the mind or under one's breath. Ask: Interacting directly with the deities through moon blocks or drawing divination poems. Offer: Presenting food and burning joss paper, transforming gratitude and respect through fire into the spiritual realm. These three phases also project the silhouettes of belief onto society, divine authority, and the self. What sparks the will to ignite? What is truly being asked within faith? How is the self established through belief? Ignite, Ask, and Offer form a continuous cycle, an endless exploration of spiritual life.

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