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88 lines
2.7 KiB
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Handfasting Ritual
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Preparation
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Long ribbon or soft rope (~ 3 feet)
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Vows to exchange (written by the couple)
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Small gifts (or rings) to be exchanged by the couple.
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5 rose candles (Quarter and god candle (god candle can be red))
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1 white candle (Goddess candle)
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Gifts from the coveners/guests for the couple.
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Ritual
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Cast the circle normally.
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Invoke the Goddess and God normally, or as below.
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HPriest: We call upon you in the guise of Eros,
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Kindler of desire,
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Bringer of love,
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to join us here and witness the bonding
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of <name> and <name>.
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HPriestess: We call upon you in the guise of Aphrodite,
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Always desirous one,
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Sensual lover,
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to join us here and witness the joining
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of <name> and <name>.
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Grounding meditation.
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The HPriest and HPriestess motion the two people to be handfasted
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to join them before the altar.
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Couple faces the altar.
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HPriest: (to one of the couple, the female if the couple are of
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opposite gender) Do you <name> join us here of your
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own free will, to acknowledge before the Lord and
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Lady the bond that is shared between yourself and
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<other-name>.
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Person1: (responds (hopefully this will be a yes :) if not,
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go to closing).
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HPriestess asks the other the same thing and gets response.
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Couple turn to face each other and join their left hands.
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Each now recites the vows they have prepared.
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HPriest: (taking the joined left hands, and the rope)
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Here before witnesses, <name> and <name> have
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sworn vows to each other. With this cord, I bind
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them to the vows that they each have made. (wrap
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the cord loosely around both arms) However this
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binding is not tied, so that neither is restricted by
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the other, and the binding is only enforced by both
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their wills.
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Couple: (turning to face each other, in unison)
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Heart to thee,
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Soul to thee,
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Body to thee,
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Forever and always,
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So mote it be.
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Coven: So mote it be.
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Couple unbind thier left arms.
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Couple exchange the gifts they have brought for each other.
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Coven members and guests give couple good wishes and/or gifts.
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Great rite and Cakes and Ale.
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Bid farewell to God and Goddess as usual, or as below.
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HPriestess: We thank you Aphrodite, for your presence among us,
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And as you take your leave, we ask that you leave
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among us, in each of us, the ability to each be
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Sensual lover, and desirous one.
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Hail and farewell.
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HPriest: We thank you Eros, for your presence here this day,
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And ask, as you take your leave, that you leave in
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each of us, the ability to be
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a Bringer of desire, and kindler of love.
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Hail and farewell.
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Dismiss the Quarters, and open the circle.
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Relax, talk, and party :)
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