Gothic Vows

[MurphyPagan]

 Gothic Vows 1:[/color][/i]
[size=0pt][/color]From the Night we came, into the Night we go.
 Cursed or Blessed to walk the Moonlight alone.
 Sometimes Another chooses to walk our path.
 Sometimes Two become One, to live in the Night Eternal. [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Tonight, <Bride>[/size] and <Groom>, stand
 before the Blood, to lay such a claim.
[size=0pt][/color]We come to Witness this Ultimate Joining, 
 The Blood Bond. [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Come forward, Chylder of The Blood. 
 Stand now as ye will stand Forever... [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Heart to Stilled Heart.[/size]
[size=0pt][/color]<stand facing with left wrists outstretched and crossed>[/size][/i][size=0pt][/color]
 Look into the hunter's Eyes and SEE the Soul that will soon be Joined to yours.
 [/size][size=0pt][/color]<Stone Goblet placed on altar below wrists> [/size][/i]
[size=0pt][/color]Into this Goblet will flow the Heart's Blood of these Chylder.
 As so it mixes, so too will your Souls mix, never to be
 broken, never to be separate, never to be Alone.
 [/size][size=0pt][/color]<slash wrists, collect blood in goblet with wine & wrap crimson band around wounds> [/size][/i]
[size=0pt][/color]<Lift Goblet and pass to first Chyld> [/size][/i][size=0pt][/color]
 Drink of this Wyne and repeat these Vows:
 I will stand by your side, hunt at your back and fly within your Soul.
 I will stand between you and all which would harm you, even to
 shielding you from the Light of Day with my flesh.
 I will never betray you, for you are my Heart, my Soul and my Life. [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]first chyld repeats:[/size]
[size=0pt][/color]<Pass Goblet to second Chyld>[/size][/i][size=0pt][/color]
 Drink of this Wyne and repeat these Vows:
 I will stand by your side, hunt at your back and fly within your Soul.
 I will stand between you and all which would harm you, even to
 shielding you from the Light of Day with my flesh.
 I will never betray you, for you are my Heart, my Soul and my Life. [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]first chyld repeats:[/size]
[size=0pt][/color]<takes Goblet and pours the last drop upon the Altar> [/size][/i][size=0pt][/color]
 I present to The Blood <Bride and Groom> [/size]
 Forever Bound, Eternally Free!
   
[/color]Gothic Vows2:[/u][/b][/size][/color][/i]
[size=0pt][/color]Bride and Groom...[/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Above you are the stars, below you are the stones.
 As time passes, remember...Like the star should
 your love burn brightly, like the stone should your
 love be firm. Be close, yet not so close that you
 restrict one another.  [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Possess one another, yet grant each other the
 freedom to grow. Be understanding and compassionate, and have
 patience with each other, for storms may come, but they will quickly
 pass.  [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]Be free in giving affection and warmth. Fear not lest the ways or
 words of the unenlightened give you unease.
 For the Lady and Lord are with you, now and always. 
 As both your arms and the cord form the
 symbol of eternity, may your love endure through this life ... and all
 others.  [/size]
[size=0pt][/color]As the Gods and the old ones are witness
 with those of us present now, I proclaim them
 Husband and Wife...and thus are they Bonded in Blood
 The two are now one.[/size]