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Wedding or Civil Partnership
The proposal
When you know, you know, and I suspect, if you find yourself here, you have probably looked deeply into your own heart. There, you might have found yourself digging around as if searching for something. Maybe you stopped and listened to the silence in the void. In doing so, you came to realise this space; the void, can be massive. It can on for miles and miles and it can take, not only days, but weeks and sometimes, months, maybe even years, to reach the middle of this chasm. The resounding echo of the emptiness can be heard repeatedly, repeatedly, repeatedly and "encore" echoes again,and again,and again.
Fortunately, once you found yourself in the middle of this space called your heart; you were able to locate a tiny bell. An odd thing to find, and something you least expected perhaps, but there it is. This bell stands, I imagine, on a pedestal just high enough to keep it safe from harm but close enough for you to reach out and touch, should you find yourself next to it. The tinkle of this tiny bell, if rung, can be heard for a great distance, like the chimes of a great bell, much bigger than itself. The sound from this little bell rings out and the vibration it releases gets bigger, and more powerful, the more it moves.
And the wonderful thing about The Bell of Enlightenment is, once struck, it resonates with such clarity, that everything suddenly makes sense.
One thing is for certain, you probably, possibly, had to draw on all your courage, and your might, and your bravery to reach out to try and touch The Bell to make it ring. If you didn’t you might lose everything. Including You, into the void.
So how did you find the Bell of Enlightenment in your heart?
I suspect you realised that you needed to ask A Question.
Once you found The Bell in your heart, you realised that you would have to ask a very BIG question.
You’d reached the place where you have to ask one of those life changing questions which are often the most difficult and the hardest to ask
If you want to know what lies in the heart of the one you love, you need to ask THE Question:
“Will you Marry me?”
Did you practise those words so; when you were ready, you could reach for The Bell in their heart?
I suspect, being a little scared, you may well have rung it gently. For when you have reached for the Bell of Enlightenment, held it briefly in your hand, even for the shortest and slightest of moments, it can be an awesome place. Having moved The Bell, it releases a simple sound, clear, crisp; true. As it is touched, the sound of your Bell echoes and reverberates in the chasm; those chambers which make up your heart, until that which moves it, enables you to speak your Truth. When you know your Truth, you have to ask the person you love the BIG question.
I wonder if you thought you might only get one chance at it. You never know, some people ask more than once!
What you did know, was that if you didn’t try and reach for The Bell, you may as well give up and live forever in the hole you might find yourself in and could end up lost, and even, alone.
So, you did it. You took a deep breath and you reached, stretched; made it happen.
Once The Bell of Enlightenment begins to toll, it can be difficult to stop, but that’s ok because maybe it’s not meant to stop ringing. Nobody knows. Perhaps everybody is meant to know, possibly somebody might not get to hear but anybody who listens well, is able to hear your truth. Such can be the excitement in hearing the music from The Bell.
That initial note is, in fact, often so miniscule; it is barely audible at first. That first movement takes so much effort, thinking about and planning, that sometimes that first toll is missed. Even by you.
However, as with most bells ringing, quite often, once a bell rings; it indicates something is about to happen. Something IS about to happen, even if right now, you are the only one who knows what your intentions are.
And so it comes to pass.
Your decision is made.
Something has changed.
Something had been released by the ringing of The Bell of Enlightenment.
And nothing will be the same again.
All the answers we need are in us.
Nature grounds us, inspires us, but it's our own hearts, which really hold out Truth...
Our hearts hold our Purpose.
And when you find someone who shares your Truth, your vision for the future and they share the love of everything, you want in life.
They may not be the first one to hear the bell.
But if they, the love of your life, answer the ringing of your Bell with a resounding “Yes” from The Bell in their heart, then I would be delighted and honoured, to bring your hearts together, in marriage, and create the ceremony of your dreams with you...
The Legal Bit
Legally, I can not marry you.
For that, you will have to attend a Registry office before the Ceremony you have with me.
There you will receive your Certificate of Marriage.
If you ask for the "Registration Only" option at the Registry Office, you do not have to exchange vows or rings, but you should make this clear to them prior to booking. This can be a very short service where you repeat the Declaration and Contract of words. You will need two people to witness your marriage there.
My Ceremonial Fan for Love
Ritual tools.
A fan for weddings
Ritual tools.
For me, ceremony can be enhanced by ritual. Inspired by gifts from nature, I create tools to enhance any ceremony.
Linda
A fan for weddings
Ritual tools.
Linda, The wedding fan.
She is made from goose, wood pigeon feathers, all collected by me. The peacock feathers were gifted by another bride.
A fan for weddings
A fan for weddings
A fan for weddings
The hearts are Rose Quartz, Watermelon Quartz and Lapislazzuli. The handle was a Rose Quartz bracelet repurposed in its entirety. The "Pearls" represent wisdom. The handle is Beech wood.
Everyone is Welcome Here
Reaching out to your heart so that you can connect to mine.
With peaceful blessings.
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