Ceremonial of the Gnostic Wedding

This, of course, is a very special ceremony. It is for two persons who are well advanced in Runic practice and who like to seal their relationship with energies from the realms of creation. This way the relationship becomes a creative entity by itself. This ceremony marks the beginning of joint work of partners who are either already married or who have a marriage-like relationship. This ceremony can be used for a wedding.

It should be performed wither by the two partners jointly with no one else attending, or it can be performed jointly with a group.

The setup of the altar should reflect the ceremony. For instance, the names of the participants should be there, perhaps inscribed in candles with Runes. Personal objects that the participants want to charge can be there as well. There is a lot of flexibility allowed and the partners should prepare each step of the ceremony in detail. An alternative would be a Rune Master leading the ceremony. In this case the Rune Master says all chants, which then are repeated by the couple.

1. Initial Meditation:

Everybody sits down comfortably.

Leave all daily worries, worldly thoughts, etc., behind you and be aware of the special occasion the the uniqueness of the situation in which you are going to embark. Be aware of the Inner Rune Realm and strengthen it in preparation for the ceremony. Be aware that the inner Rune realms of both partners are joined in one and live in it. I suggest that this joining of inner Rune Realms should be practiced before the wedding ceremony.

Preparation:

2. All participants chant Odin's Rune Song.

3. Put the set of Rune staves around yourself and the Altar

4. Bless the personal objects that have been put onto the altar.

Introduction:

5. Light the Altar Candle and say the following:

"Powers of the Light
Eternal in the Universe
Penetrate darkness.
Sacred flame, shine!
Bring Light into darkness.
Around darkness, around night,
Darkness has merged with the Light.
Original fire of FA,
Burning since the beginning of times;
Light force of AR,
Born of the Sun
At the beginning of the worlds,
Give Light to the seeker!"

6. Take the cups with water or wine. Hold both hands over it. Be aware of the purpose of this ceremonial. Meditate upon the roots of all being. Through the palms of your hands project energy into the water or wine. Be aware that you established now an astral link with the water and be aware that it represents the principle of the soul, or of desire which is at the root of manifestation. Bless the water - do this mentally in silence. Be aware that the energies of the water increase as the ceremonial continues.

7. Everybody takes the body position of YR. chant YR three times:

YR -- YR -- YR

8. Light the incense and say:

May the power of the Runes
Lead us to a greater understanding
Of the Universe and of ourselves.
May the Power of the Runes
Further our path to Oneness.
We thank the singer of the Edda
For preserving the heritage of Atlantis.
We stride the direct path to Oneness.
We tear down the fences
That separate individuals, groups and nations.
Fences that have been
Erected by blindness.
We are wanderers to higher realms.
Unified with all people of good will
We work to achieve
A unified homeland of humankind
On the throne of which
Divine Spirit,
Divine Wisdom
Divine Love
Are ruling.

9. Take the body position of MAN
Chant MAN three times

MAN -- MAN -- MAN

10. Every participant focuses on the Hammer of Thor. You are aware that the energies of the burning candles are transmitted into the water by means of the incense and that the combined energy is then projected upon the Hammer of Thor, which now contains the synthesis of all energies. You are aware that you can direct the energy of the hammer of Thor wherever you decide to direct it so that it ultimately will manifest into your universe.

11. Hold your hand over the Hammer of Thor, feel the interaction between yourself and the Hammer.

12. Take the body position of SIG-TYR and chant SIG-TYR three times

SIG-TYR -- SIG-TYR -- SIG-TYR

Activate the outer Rune Realm

13. Light the two candles that symbolize the couple.

Chant:

These are the candles
Of ...
And ...
The flames of the two candles
Are symbols of their love.

14. Charge the outer Rune realm as follows: Take your power rod, or dagger, and point at each Rune of the set around yourself and the altar while you chant the mantra of each Rune and follow up with its stanza from the magical poem. At the same time point at the Rune. Your partner (s) and other participants of the ceremonial go into body-and/or hand positions of each Rune that you chant. They join you in chanting the Rune and keep chanting the Rune while you recite the stanza.

Ffffffffaaaaaa (the mantra)
I know the Songs that no wise woman knows
And none of the children of men.
The first Song is HELP, and help it will
Against sorrow, hurt, and any distress.

Oooooorrrrrrr (the mantra)
A second I know; quite useful to the children of men
Who practice the healing hand:
It chases disease and all pain,
It cures hurts and all wounds.

T H O R N
A third Song I know: If urgency tells me
To tie the opponent with magic
Then I dullen the steel of my foes
So that their swords will not cut anymore.

Oooooosssss
A fourth Song I know: If an enemy puts
A tie of pliable limbs;
Then I speak the spell, the shackles break on the feet
And the fetters break on the hands.

Rrrrriiiiiit
This I know as a fifth: If in hostile flight
An arrow shoots into the crowd;
Not matter how it threatens, I block its force
By grasping it tightly with the look of my eyes.

Kaaaaaaaa
A sixth on is mine: Should a warrior hurt me
With the roots of soft wood;
This warrior who awakens the hate within me
Shall be struck before it gets me.

H A G A L
A seventh I know: If the hall blazes high in flames
Above all the people;
No matter how it burns, I still save them all.
The Magic I know to perform.

Nnnnnnoooooood
An eighth one is mine: quite useful to hear
For all the people in danger and need.
Where hate should arise between man and man
I settle it fast.

Iiiiiiissssss
A ninth one I know: I danger is out in the sea
To protect my dear ship
I conjure the wind on the billowing floods
An I sing into slumber the sea.

Aaaaaaarrrrrr
A tenth one I know: When ill wishing spirits
Fly high in the air; I cause them to turn around
Back to their homes, deprived of their covers;
Back to their roots, bewildered their minds.

Ssssssiiiiiig
This I know as eleventh: Then I Lead
Into battle the friend, the beloved;
I sing it into his shield, so he will win in battle
And luck around him everywhere.

Tyyyyyyrrrrrr
A twelfth one I know: If I see the hanged man
On the tree, shaking in the wind
Then I scratch and I stain Runes
The warrior can talk and descends from the tree.

Baaaaaarrrrrr
A thirteenth I name: If I wet the Son
With holy water
When he is facing the foes he cannot perish
And no blade can strike him into the dust.

Llllllaaaaaaffffff
A fourteenth I sing to all the assembled people
When I name the Divine names;
For nobody knows the characters of Albs
And of all Ases as well as I do.

Mmmmmmaaaaaannnnn
A fifteenth I count: That which Volkrast, the gnome
Sang by the gates of the day;
To strength for the Ases, and to force for the Albs,
And to clear my own senses.

Yyyyyyyyrrrrrrrrr
A sixteenth I know:
If from wise maiden I desire joy of love
Then I change the intent of the maiden
And I turn her feeling around.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeh
A seventeenth I know:
To join together two lives
In love through wise law;
Both are willing, and no one will lightly part after this.

G I B O R
An eighteenth I learned, but I would not let this
Know a just anyone else; for the best Everyone keeps for himself.
That which leads to the end of the songs.
The one only knows who is in my arms as my only lover.

Activate the Inner Rune Realm

15. Now the couple and other participants are ready to fully charge your inner Rune realm. Everybody sits or lies down in a comfortable position. The couple may connect so that the energies circulate freely within them and spiral to higher and higher levels of intensity. The meditation should be adjusted to the occasion. There is a lot of room for the couple to decide how the Rune realm should look.
As you are in this position you notice yourself being in this realm that you have established previously in your Rune training, and you are there together with your partner. You know that all Runes are present and that you are amidst them. You can now draw and harness them at will and you can direct them wherever you intend to do so. For this specific ceremonial you have Runes charged in your inner realm. As you notice them charged, you know that these same Runes stay in contact with the same Runes in your Outer Realm where others can FEEL their presence and the also stay in contact with the same Runes in the realms of creation, from where their specific powers of creative impact are continuously drawn during this ceremony.

You focus on the Rune NOD. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.
You focus on the Rune LAF. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.
You focus on the Rune TYR. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.
You focus on the Rune EH. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.
You focus on the Rune GIBOR. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.
You focus on the Rune HAGAL. You see it surrounded with light and life force and pulsating.

You are aware that each of these Runes is a key to your ceremonial for calling the soul mate. You may have prepared a bind-rune or a special talisman for this purpose containing these Runes.

NOD gives awareness of karma. It brings you in contact with your karmic background and it is the key to overcome karma and to grow beyond karmic limitations. NOD helps you understand karmic reasons for the two becoming one in the Gnostic wedding.

LAF gives you knowledge of the cosmic law that ties two lives together and protects the union and embrace where the two join into one.

TYR as the Hammer of Thor has the goal of synthesis through unification of the male and female energies.

HAGAL gives universal union, or embrace, that generates a new universe, or a new world crystal.

EH reminds the partners of the law of the union which leads to the completeness of GIBOR

GIBOR is the wheel of life, which is turned as a result of union in mutual embrace.

Now, being aware of the function of each Rune that is part of the ceremonial, you strengthen the Runes in action by continuing with the visible ceremonial in your outer realm.

Ceremonial - the main part:

16. Light the candle of NOD
Body Position of NOD
Look firmly at the flame of NOD and connect with it
Visualize NOD in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of NOD, at least for one minute.
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

Accepting the law of nature
Which is at the root of marriage
We are happy to accept is fully
And to elevate ourselves
Beyond any constraints
That karma may bring.

17. Light the candle of LAF
Body Position of LAF
Look firmly at the flame of LAF and connect with it
Visualize LAF in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of LAF
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

In love connected with each other
We are striding towards a common goal.
Nothing can separate us now.
The Power of LAF protects is
It ties us together.

18. Light the candle of TYR
Body Position of TYR
Look firmly at the flame of TYR and connect with it
Visualize TYR in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of TYR
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

Striving towards each other
Leaving behind our isolation
Th power of the Hammer of Thor
Unifies us in embrace

19. Light the candle of HAGAL
Body Position of HAGAL, formed by two persons, each posing NOD, facing each other.
Look firmly at the flame of HAGAL and connect with it
Visualize HAGAL in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of HAGAL
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

HAGAL! Man and Woman
Giving, Receiving,
Balance Eternal of the World Crystal

20. Partners rotate slowly while chanting three times NOD, then three times HAGAL.

21. Light the candle of EH
Body Position of EH
Look firmly at the flame of EH and connect with it
Visualize EH in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of EH
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

Two worlds of Life
Two waves of Ego
Two wills of EGO
Two Sould
Are now One
In the eternal law
Of marriage.
The Sacred Cosmic Embrace is happening
Thanks to the power
Of All-Love.

22. Light the candle of GIBOR
Body Position of GIBOR
Look firmly at the flame of GIBOR and connect with it
Visualize GIBOR in your inner Rune Realm
Chant the mantra of GIBOR
Chant (your intonation of the chant is individual)

Two powers
Two sould
Embrace each other
Creating
In cosmic ecstatic joy.

23. Drink the water or the wine.

24. Meditate for several minutes

25. To close, chant:
Powers of the Runes
Thank you for your energies
Flow back to the
Sacred Realms of Creation!

26. Extinguish all candles.

Grounding of surplus energy

27. Chant IS three times while imagining all energies draining into the ground and your room being cleared of all surpolus energy.

IS -- IS -- IS