This is an intimate ritual that a loving couple may perform together. There are two other variations for people who want to find their true love and for others who love that there is love in the world. The ritual is a blessing of hands, mouths, and eyes. It is designed to magnify love in our lives at the season when valentines abound and we are reminded of romance, love, and commitment.
Materials:
Container of scented hand lotion
Container of maple syrup
Container of sacred water
Ritual for Lovers
Taking a good amount of lotion, each lover massages the other’s hands and blesses them, saying their wish for the Beloved’s hands and their own: “May your hands be blessed by everything they touch. May our touching be so complete that there is no boundary between us. May my hands bring you only pleasure.”
Taking maple syrup, the lovers touch each other’s mouths and bless the words that come from their lips, saying something like: “May only sweetness pour from your mouth. May my words always empower and honor you, my Love.”
Taking some drops of water, the two lovers bless each other’s eyes, by putting a drop or two on each closed eyelid, and saying their wishes for their seeing, something like this: “This pure water washes any shadow from your sight; you see me as I am with all my divine qualities and all those good qualities yet to be expressed. I see in you the highest and greatest aspects of your soul and all the ways you struggle. May our sight be washed in love so all that we see in each other is precious. In your eyes I see lifetimes of love. Thank you for being in my life now.”
Variation for People Wanting Their True Love
Take some lotion and rub into your hands and say, “I bless my hands and the loving touch they are capable of. I accept the hand of my lover in mine.”
Put a drop of maple syrup on your lips, taste its sweetness and say something like this to yourself, “I bless the loving words that come from my mouth. I speak only the truth to myself and all. I accept the companionship of my lover so that I may speak words of love to my Beloved.”
Put a drop of water on your closed eyelids, then open your eyes and say, “My seeing is blessed. I recognize my Beloved as we are drawn to one another. Together we see the world as infinitely beautiful and loving.”
Variation for People Who Love that There are Lovers in the World
Take some lotion; rub it into your hands and say something like this in your own words, “I bless all lovers everywhere. May their touching bring lasting love and peace to this planet. May my own hands always be a blessing of compassion to anyone I touch.”
Take a drop of maple syrup and touch it to your lips. Say, “I bless all words of love spoken the world over, in any and all languages. I bless the connection that comes from a declaration of love. May words of love and compassion pass through my lips daily.”
Take a drop or two of water and put the drops on your closed eyelids. Say, “I bless the seeing of all lovers everywhere. May they be so infused with love that they transform the seeing of all who are near them so that humankind sees only love. Everywhere I look I see the face of God.”
Container of scented hand lotion
Container of maple syrup
Container of sacred water
Ritual for Lovers
Taking a good amount of lotion, each lover massages the other’s hands and blesses them, saying their wish for the Beloved’s hands and their own: “May your hands be blessed by everything they touch. May our touching be so complete that there is no boundary between us. May my hands bring you only pleasure.”
Taking maple syrup, the lovers touch each other’s mouths and bless the words that come from their lips, saying something like: “May only sweetness pour from your mouth. May my words always empower and honor you, my Love.”
Taking some drops of water, the two lovers bless each other’s eyes, by putting a drop or two on each closed eyelid, and saying their wishes for their seeing, something like this: “This pure water washes any shadow from your sight; you see me as I am with all my divine qualities and all those good qualities yet to be expressed. I see in you the highest and greatest aspects of your soul and all the ways you struggle. May our sight be washed in love so all that we see in each other is precious. In your eyes I see lifetimes of love. Thank you for being in my life now.”
Variation for People Wanting Their True Love
Take some lotion and rub into your hands and say, “I bless my hands and the loving touch they are capable of. I accept the hand of my lover in mine.”
Put a drop of maple syrup on your lips, taste its sweetness and say something like this to yourself, “I bless the loving words that come from my mouth. I speak only the truth to myself and all. I accept the companionship of my lover so that I may speak words of love to my Beloved.”
Put a drop of water on your closed eyelids, then open your eyes and say, “My seeing is blessed. I recognize my Beloved as we are drawn to one another. Together we see the world as infinitely beautiful and loving.”
Variation for People Who Love that There are Lovers in the World
Take some lotion; rub it into your hands and say something like this in your own words, “I bless all lovers everywhere. May their touching bring lasting love and peace to this planet. May my own hands always be a blessing of compassion to anyone I touch.”
Take a drop of maple syrup and touch it to your lips. Say, “I bless all words of love spoken the world over, in any and all languages. I bless the connection that comes from a declaration of love. May words of love and compassion pass through my lips daily.”
Take a drop or two of water and put the drops on your closed eyelids. Say, “I bless the seeing of all lovers everywhere. May they be so infused with love that they transform the seeing of all who are near them so that humankind sees only love. Everywhere I look I see the face of God.”
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