FIFTH HOUSE OF CREATIVITY INC.

Abstract
Promise Flames™ is a 500-piece sculptural lightwork series reviving lost technology: century-lasting carbon filaments suppressed by the Phoebus Cartel in 1924. Unlike disposable bulbs engineered to fail, Promise Flames™ refuse obsolescence. Each piece is both heirloom and archive — blending ancestral permanence with crystal coding, Black and Indigenous iconography, and ceremonial artistry.

Assertions

• Breaks with planned obsolescence by restoring pre-cartel light technology
• Embeds cultural, spiritual, and planetary feminine motifs into heirloom design
• Demonstrates that functional design can also be archive, ritual, and sovereign wealth object

Mechanics

• Technology: carbon filament sealed in quartz/borosilicate with inert gases, endurance-tested for century-long lifespan
• Craft: volcanic stone, hardwood, carved metal, ceramics, crystals; each serial-numbered, engraved with poetry, and paired with a QR-linked digital twin
• Production: prototypes → phased 100 → ceremonial cycles of 400, capped at 500 total

Valuation

• Positioned in the multi-million CAD range
• Basis: cultural significance, century-long lifespan, scarcity, artisan-led sovereignty

Monetization

• Tiered collector system (Core Collector → Museum Flame)
• High-value commissions alongside accessible tiers
• Direct-to-collector launches, private commissions, and estate activations

Governance

• Protected under Fifth House of Creativity Inc.
• Buyers acquire physical works but reproduction/IP remains sovereign

Compliance

• Reversal of exploitative corporate practices
• Sustainable low-voltage systems, trauma-free artisan partnerships, regenerative cultural expression

Risks & Mitigations

• Niche audience → mitigated through sovereign estate networks and museum partnerships
• Artisan scaling → mitigated by phased ceremonial cycles, maintaining rarity

Evidence

• Historical basis: Phoebus Cartel (1924) restricted bulb lifespans to 1,000 hours
• Surviving examples: The Centennial Light in Livermore, CA (burning since 1901)
• Promise Flames™ restores this lineage into sovereign cultural ownership

Changelog

• v1.0 — May 2025: Initial filing
• v1.1 — Expanded with historical framing and sovereign lineage teaching