HPS- So the Chalice is to the Lady.
HP- As light is to dark.
HPS- As day is to night.
HP- As earth is to sky.
HPS- As male is to female.
HP- So is the Heiros Gamos, the Marriage of Opposites.
Recipients Response- Though art truely God/Goddess.
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| The Heiros Gamos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Symbolic Great Rite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ~This is performed by the acting High Priest and High Priestess in most Valkarine Cirlces, followed by the sharing of water~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The High Priestess hold the Chalice, and the High Priest holds the Athame, point down, over the Chalice as they recite... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| HP- As the Athame is to the Lord, HPS- So the Chalice is to the Lady. HP- As light is to dark. HPS- As day is to night. HP- As earth is to sky. HPS- As male is to female. HP- So is the Heiros Gamos, the Marriage of Opposites. |
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| The Priest dips the Athame into the Chalice and then passes the Chalice deocil around the Circle for the Sharing of Water. As he passes it he says...... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| May you never thirst. Recipients Response- Though art truely God/Goddess. |
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| This continues until the Chalice returns to the High Priestess. She then passes it to the High Priest to either finish or offer what is left in the Chalice to the Lady and Lord by spilling the contents onto the ground. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ~This rite may also be performed as Drawing Down the Moon, by catching the reflection of the moon in the Chalice.~ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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