21/02/2021
One day back in 2018 I was asked to create an engagement ceremony for a lovely couple visiting Glastonbury from Germany. The ‘Groom to Be’ planned a surprise proposal to his beloved on the Tor and he wanted a ritual to complete the magical experience of his beloveds ‘YES’ to the question in hand. I suggested an incense blending ceremony for the couple to create their own blend that is personal to them and that could be used in their future wedding ceremony or other rituals, a secret blend that had been co created within a ceremonial setting, a dedicated temple of love space, decorated with gorgeous fabrics and altars to sacred union.
Being into sacred geometry I felt that the Vesica Pisces would make a powerful setting, two circles overlapping with the central space (Vesica Pisces) which literally translates as ‘bladder of a fish’ This symbol of the fish was adopted by Christians to represent Jesus as the Fisher King, however The origins of the Vesica Pisces is extremely ancient and unknown. It seems to crop up in many cultures, including Norse, Pythagorean Greece, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and Africa.
The symbolic meaning of the Vesica Pisces officially represents balance and creation and it is very prominent in Glastonbury, especially in the Chalice well gardens, with the Chalice Well lid, and the Vesica pool, where the tumbling red waters cascade through the gardens and collect there.
In my role as Priestess Registrar for Goddess Temple Weddings I had always envisaged this shape as the two betrothal wedding rings, and the shape of two coming together in perfect balance, It could also symbolise the meeting of Twin Flames conjoining in this earthly incarnation as the Beloveds..
And so I created the first, of what came to be many couples blending ceremonies, known as , ‘Sacred Incense for Beloveds ’ and still forms part of the rituals for goddesstempleweddings
Here the couple enter the temple setting with the Vesica Pisces ritually created for them, this is their pilgrimage of sacred loves union before the marriage take place, holding the ceremonial rites we are all literally ‘out of time’ stepping into an otherworldly realm. The beloveds are invited to choose from beautifully scented barks, flowers, resins, seeds, rose petals, & precious spices, to create together with loving and sensual intention . The ritual is held beautifully by the Sacred Celebrant, who initiates and contains the flow of this pre wedding energy with grace and deep reverence. This incense is then used at the beginning of the beloveds Celtic Handfasting ceremony, during the rituals of Air, to symbolically clear the future and the past. The celebrant tells all who are present that the couple created this special incense in sacred ceremony and what this represents. This adds a special narrative to the Handfasting rituals. In my time as a Sacred celebrant and conducting many Celtic handfastings, these elemental rituals evoke such beautiful feelings of connection to the wedding rites, marking the beginning of the ceremony with reverence and grace. To know more of the sacred rituals and ceremonies, please do contact us at Sacred Celebrants Academy. We also have a contact list of professional Sacred Celebrants IPHM Cert A nationwide network of incredible Celebrants to conduct your perfect Handfasting Wedding.
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