HP:"Be here with us, O Powers of the Air! With your clever fingers, tie closely the bonds between these two!Be with us here, O Powers of Fire!GIve their love and passion Your all-consuming ardor!Be with us here, O Powers of Water!Give them the deepest of love and richness of body & soul, and of the spirit!Be with us here, O powers of Earth! Let your strength, and you constancy be theirs as long as they desire to remain together! Gracious Goddess, Mighty God! Give to these before us, we do ask, Your love & protection! Blessed Be!
*Turning to Groom*
"If you truly desire, O Lathander to marry this woman, I bid you present her your blade of power. Pledge your weapon to her, Unfailingly ever to be at her service."
*The groom, offering his athame (sword)*
"Gracious and lovely one, acccept my pledge of love for thee. I pledge my sword, as I pledge my soul, ever to be in your service. Like this blade shall my lve be strong, like this steel shall my love be enduring. Accept it, O belove one, for that which is mine shall also be yours."
*The bride takes the "sword" in her hands, and touches it to her forehead, then returns it to him saying:*
"My Lord, I accept your pledge of love. As I do acept the pledge of your blade. Thou knowest what is in my heart, as I know what is in thine. The magick of my will, and of my love shall ever be yours."
HP:*to the bride*
"If thou dos truly desire, O Aja to marry this man, I bid you present to him a jewel of great value, as a token of the love that you have for him."
*The bride, kneeling, takes the jewel from her gown, and holding it out to him, saying:*
"Thou who art handsome and strong, acept my jewel, my treasure, as i pledge that all that I am, and all that I possess shall be yours. My love shall ever endure, and shall flourish as the vine and the tree."
*The groom taking the jewel and touching it to this forehead replies*
"My lady, I accept your pledge of love as I do accept the pledge of your jewel. Thou knowest what is in my heart, as I know what is in thine. All which I have now, or shall have, shall ever be yours."
*HP:taking athame over the head of the bride*
"Thou shall be the star that rises from the sea, the twighlight sea. Thou shall bring a man dreams to rule his destiny. Thou shall bring the moon-tides to the soul of a man, the tides that flow and ebb, and flow again, the magick that moves in the moon and the sea;those are thy secret, and they belong to thee. Thou art the Eternal Woman, thou art she... the tides of all men's souls belong unto thee. Isis in heaven, on earth, Persephone, Diana of the Moon and Hecate, Veiled Isis, Aphordite from the sea, all these thou art, and they are seen in thee."
*HP:to the groom*
"In thee may the Lord of the Forests return to earth again;Hear the acncient call, and show thyself to men. Shepherd of wild things, upon the wild hiss way, lead they lost flock from darkness unto day. Forgotten are the ways of sleep and of night; Men seek for them whose eyes have lost the light. Open the door, the door that hath no key...The door of dreams whereby men come unto thee. Shepherd of wild things, may you be one with him be!
HP*with the rings to be blessed*
"Above you are the stars, below you are the stones. As time passes, remember...Likde a star should your love be constant, Like the earth should your love be firm. Possess one another, yet be understanding. Have patience with each other, for storms will come, and they will go quickly. Be free in giving of affection and of warmth. have no fear, and let not the ways or words of the unenlightened give you undease. For the Old Gods are with you, now and always!"
*Exchange of the rings, and the tying of the hands together here*
*Each repeats in turn:*"In the name of the Triple Goddess I pledge thee my troth. To love and to cherish thee through all lifetimes, for even if our paths should later diverge, yet will I always be they true friend, to love thee and lend thee aid and protection. By the power of the starry mill of heaven, beyond the imaginable reaches of time and knowledge!"
HP:
"Then as the Goddess, the God and the Old Ones are witness to this rite, I know proclaim you man and wife! Thus are the hands fasted...The two are one, The work of joy is done, and yet begun!"
