Calendar of the Sun
26 Luis/Gamelion
Gamelia: Day of the Sacred Marriage
Colors: Red and green
Elements: Fire and earth
Altar: On cloth of red and green, place a chalice of water or wine, a blade, a red candle and a
green one, incense, a wreath of flowers or herbs, and a branch on which are slipped two rings.
Offerings: Do something in partnership with someone else.
Daily Meal: Sweet cakes, breads, and fruit. Two of everything.
Gamelia Invocation
On this day we invoke the sacred marriage
Of the Lady and Lord,
Whether we call them Hera and Zeus,
Jupiter and Juno,
Dagda and Boannan,
Shiva and Parvati,
Ariadne and Dionysus,
Odhinn and Frigga,
Or any other two who joined not only in love
And the bonds of the fiery flesh,
But chose to be bound together
In the sight of their community
And create the keel of the ship
That was anchored by love
And that carried the hopes of many others.
For to be married is to make a commitment,
Whether that marriage is to another soul
Or to the soul of the Divine.
Come forth and show us divine love,
And may we all be in awe
Of its holiness and power.
(The ritual for this day is the Great Rite, performed by one man and one woman. If done
symbolically, the man plunges a blade into the chalice held by the woman, and then it is poured
as a libation. Ideally, it should be done literally, either by members of the house or by two who
have come in for this purpose. If outsiders, it would be an auspicious time to conceive a child.
All sit facing outwards in a circle and chant as the couple are wrapped in a red cloth and lay
together in the center, and when it is done all repair to their rooms and either contemplate love
or have ritual sex, alone or together.)
[Pagan Book of Hours]