In the Glow of love... Sleep Sweet

Matt 18:20 

Where ever two or three of you are gathered together, there is Love

Pagan/Wiccan Wedding blessing

Blessed be this union with the gifts of the East. Communication of the heart, mind, and body Fresh beginnings with the rising of each Sun. The knowledge of the growth found in the sharing of silences.

(I love this and we may us it in part for our wedding because it has so much of what we are to each other)

Hand-fasting

Goddess, bless these hands that you see before you this day. May they always be held by one another. Give them the strength to hold on during the storms of stress and the dark of disillusionment. Keep them tender and gentle as they nurture each other in their wondrous love. Help these hands to continue building a relationship founded in your grace, rich in caring, and devoted in reaching for your perfection. May [ name] and [ name] see their four hands as healer, protector, shelter and guide. We ask this in your name, Amen.

AGAPE LOVE

 Agápe (ἀγάπη agápē) means "love" (unconditional love) in modern day Greek, such as in the term s'agapo (Σ'αγαπώ), which means "I love you". In Ancient Greek, it often refers to a general affection or deeper sense of "true love" rather than the attraction suggested by "eros".

Heart and Mind

 RAKHMA LOVE

'Rakhma' is how you say Love. It is the Aramaic used when Christ said 'Love thy neighbor.' But, it's not just Love in the modern English sense. It is unconditional, of no boundaries. 

 Sappho

‘Stand up and look at me, face to face’

Stand up and look at me, face to face

My friend,

Unloose the beauty of your eyes.....

Mother Gaia

 Standing under a blanket

 Now you will feel no rain,
For each of you will be shelter to the other.
Now you will feel no cold,
For each of you will be warmth to the other.
Now there is no more loneliness,
For each of you will be companion to the other.
Now you are two bodies,
But there is only one life before you.
Go now to your dwelling place
To enter into the days of your togetherness
And may your days be good and long upon the earth.

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 MO ANAM CARA "My Soul Friend"
pronounced Muh Onum Kara

Celtic term means "My Soul Friend"

In Celtic spiritual tradition, it is believed that the soul radiates all about the physical body what some refer to as an aura. When you connect with another person and become completely open and trusting with that individual, your two souls begin to flow together.

Should such a deep bond be formed, it is said you have found your "Anam Cara" or soul friend.

Your "Anam Cara" always accepts you as you truly are, holding you in beauty and light. In order to appreciate your relationship, you must first recognize your own inner light and beauty. This is not always easy to do. The Celts believed that forming an "Anam Cara" friendship would help you to awaken your awareness of your own nature and experience the joys of others.

 The LOVE my partner and I share is what you most often think of as Valentine love!!! My soul mate, my anam cara, my love!

Friendship

I have many kind of friends all close to my heart. One special ritual a special friend and I have made almost by accident when I was having so much trouble sleeping.

She text me

"sleep sweet"

As a spray the bed and room in lavender

For those who may have thought I was knocking love or Valentines Day. No way No how!! I just want to remind people there are so many different kinds of love. Many colors, shapes, sizes and names.

I also want to repeat the message of "reach out". In our celebration of love, the forgotten and hurt are even more forgotten and hurt.

Don't let fear, disabilities, differences, distance, or others get in the way of LOVE.

REACH OUT and LOVE one another..... as it is said... the greatest of these is LOVE!

Sleep Sweet!