Wedding Rites for Gay Witches

 

 

 

Del Martin (seated) and Phylis Lyon

 

 

Finally, after 55 years and lobbying for their right to be legally hitched, Del Martin, 87 and Phyllis Lyon, 83, tasted victory. They made history as the first same sex couple to get legally married in San Francisco on June 17, 2008. In Los Angeles County, another lesbian couple, Robin Tyler, 66, and Diane Olson, 54, made headlines too.

While both marriage ceremonies raised a lot of hoopla and attracted media, another couple of the same sex had their wedding rites. What made their union more interesting? They were witches.

With the recent spotlight on gay marriages, the gay and lesbian witches are pouring out of the closets. Gay witches also feel discriminated and they blame the gods and goddesses for their godly sense of humor but they have long since learned to balance their energies to co-exist with nature.

The wedding ceremony worked around the elements – water, fire, earth, and air. The couple drank from a chalice, symbolizing their commitment; the fire of two candles were joined to signify their unity as a couple; white and red earth in separate bottles were poured into a third bottle to merge their paths. The Spirit was represented by the cord that wrapped their ringed finger. The cord was pulled to tie the knot, so to speak. The broom represented air and the couple jumped over this to start their new life together.

Like heterosexual couples, gay witches also dream of the ultimate gay wedding, though the traditional wedding is not for them. They dream of tying the knot in the Mayan ruins or in Stonehenge with the moon’s soft glow reflecting on their happy faces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo credits:http://www.advocate.com

 

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