Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Hand-fastings. Something I haven't blogged on about before.

For those of you curious, the last royal wedding was a hand-fasting. (Did you see that gold ribbon around the hands of Will and Kate?

Hand-fasting is a timeless Celtic tradition. Something so lovely and real about ribbons for the pretty show; and rope to remind you that you now have another responsibility.

Grimiore for the Apprentice Wizard cite hand-fasting as marriage, for as long as the love shall last. And if they should someday decide to part, a ceremony of hand-parting will allow them to do so with honor and good will.

To Light a Sacred Flame lists that there are three types of hand-fastings.

  1. Ceremonial: A ceremony performed for a year and a day
  2. Legal: A legal ceremony performed for life under the rules and regulations of state law
  3. Spiritual: A ceremony performed for this lifetime and beyond. 
You will also find a step by step ceremony for a hand-fasting in To Light a Sacred Flame, along with this list of herbs for marriage: 
  • Aconite
  • Apple
  • Basil
  • Broom
  • Caraway
  • Coriander
  • Elderflower
  • Ginger
  • Holly
  • Ivy
  • Jasmine
  • Lavender
  • Lemon Verbena
  • Licorice
  • Lotus
  • Maple
  • marjoram
  • Mistletoe
  • Orchid
  • Rose
  • Rosemary
  • Skullcap
  • Yarrow

If you're planning to tie your life to another's and you want a traditional ceremony, but you aren't by any means looking to do it in a church or a court house here is a list of officiants by state

I recommend a cat if your just feeling lonely and you have no partner or if your partner is an asshat.  

That is all! 

 

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