PST (Priestess): Before stone, tree, sea, and river,

PT (Priest): Before cloud,breeze, sun, flame, we gather together to witness the joining of two who wish to pledge their love and lives to one another.

PT: _________and__________step forward to the altar.

PST; Do you (Lady________) truly desire to handfast with this man?

LADY; I do.

PT; Do you(Lord_________)truly desire to handfast with this woman?

LORD: I do.

PST: Join hands.(she binds their hands- right to right and left to left -figure eight position)

as so your hands are bound, so are your pledges and hearts to each other and they are

bound to the Lord and lady, before each other and before this company of friends.

Look into each other ‘s eyes.

PT: Listen now to the word of the Truth of Nine to which you have agreed to bind your lives together.

(Name) and (Name), this is the pledge of truth. Listen well. for in the listening you do make

a pledge:

FIRST: to love deeply, on a basis beyond superficiality, to commit yourself to each other,

and to those with whom you hold faith.

SECOND: to have courage, to speak for what you know you must and to stand up for one another when the occasion arises.

THIRD: to be honest to yourselves, to each other, and forsake hypocrisy.

FOURTH: to be faithful to one another, to your Lord and Lady,your beliefs, and to those

you call your family in faith.

FIFTH: to have patience,to master your talents, and to support each other in your will to

create and learn.

SIXTH: to be independent and yet ask for help when needed, to give support to one

another when asked.

SEVENTH: to continue against all odds when you know what needs to be done, to

persevere in the face of adversity, to unite to overcome problems rather than letting them

divide you.

EIGHTH: to let passion fill your lives, to embrace the intensity of your relationship, to

celebrate the joys of your bodies together without shame or exploitation.

NINTH: to embrace knowledge and the will to learn and to use wisdom in applying that

knowledge. These are the nine pledges to life. Will you abide by them and apply them

to your life together?

BOTH: We will.

PST: Then, now before gathered friends and loved ones, make your personal pledges so

that all may hear and remember.

PT: (name of Lord) what do you pledge to (Name of Lady) as her husband, lover, companion and friend?

PST: (name of Lady) what do you pledge to (Name of Lord) as his wife, lover, companion

and friend?

PT: Then now that you have pledged before the Lord and Lady, your friends, and to each other the most solemn vows of love and loyalty. even though the cord be unwound, your

pledge to each other remains. It is woven into the very braid of this ribbon or cord and

should be kept as a keepsake of this day.

Lord’s ring is given to priest and Lady’’s ring is given to priestess:

Priestess gives ring to lady and she says as she places it on Lord’s finger:

"Take this ring as a token of my love for you. May you wear it as long as my love endures.

Priest gives ring to Lord and he says as he places it on Lady’s finger:

"Take this ring as a token of my love for you. May you wear it as long as my love endures.

Priest and Priestess then place broom and sword before them near the west side of the

circle and going deosil they jump the sword and broom sealing their new life together.

THEY KISS AND ALL DANCE AROUND THE MAYPOLE!!

Handfasted couple kiss and thank each participant and each thank priest and priestess