May we never forget your gift of attraction We remember that we were all born of love Promises to aid expectant parents.ĭaily Meal: Ocean fish. (One who has been chosen to do the work of the ritual, and who is closest to the Sacred Third, goes about with the henna, marking the hands of each in turn, and saying, “Love and be loved.”)Īltar: Lay with a cloth of sea green, strings of pearls, white lace, many scallop shells, colored glass sea floats, abalone, small shells with hearts and fishes painted on them, and a large chalice of Greek wine with frothy sugared egg whites floating in it.

Our tears crashing against the rocks like tides. You are the bridge between the sweet waters of the heart Who moved to the sacred ground of the Third Where we meet each other on the sacred middle ground We find ourselves not tumbling terror-stricken as we had fearedīut walking safely on the great span of your heart Knowing nothing is certain but our feelings,

When we leap off that cliff, holding our breath, You are the slender line of love across the deepest of abysses. Hail, Builder of Bridges, who will bear us up! No act of love and pleasure is less than sacred to you. The love that plays havoc with family and society, Healing and codependence, joy and obsession, Rich and poor, men or women or the sacred third, Love between too young and too old, beautiful and plain, You who are the patron of love in all its forms, Hail, Aphrodite Urania, Lady of Unconventional Love! If this is not possible, then meditate on what it is to have a love for another human being that is not accepted.ĭaily Meal: Fish/seafood and meat together. This is an appropriate night for ritual sex, although the emphasis should be on exploring sexuality that is different, or with someone different, than one’s normal mode, provided that it does not violate vows and strictures. Altar: Upon a cloth of blue-green and blue-violet, set forth a bowl of henna mixed with water, wreaths of flowers, and a chalice of mixed fruit juice and tea.

Henna the chalice and the blade