| "The meeting of two personalities is like
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| | choosing gold for one betrothed and
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| the contact of
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| | silver for the other, as gold and silver
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| two chemical substances; if there is any
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| | are the metals long associated with the
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| reaction,
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| | Sun and Moon respectively.Rings in
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| both are transformed." -C.G. JungRings
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| | general have a deeply rooted magical
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| have been exchanged as a symbol of the
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| | significance. Enchanted rings figure in
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| bond of marriage for so long, and in so
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| | many ancient folk tales. Incantations
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| many different cultures, that the origin
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| | and spells for the protection of the
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| of the practice is obscure. Certainly,
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| | wearer of rings are common motifs.
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| the circle of a ring represents undying
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| | Today, in traditional religious
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| love and the continually renewed vows of
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| | ceremonies, Christian and otherwise, the
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| the married couple. Circles have long
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| | wedding rings are blessed by a minister
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| been archetypes for not only
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| | or priest, thus continuing the symbolic
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| timelessness, but also wholeness and
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| | practice of imbuing rings with protective
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| homecoming. The circle also speaks to
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| | powers.The widespread tradition of
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| the constant round of the heavens, as
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| | embellishing the plain gold or silver
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| well as the eternal return of the
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| | wedding band with various designs and
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| seasons, marked by cyclical ritual and
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| | patterns has been known since at least
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| celebration.
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| | 700 AD, in both Pan-Hellenic and Celtic
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| In addition, the circle in rock art,
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| | cultures. The quite ancient symbol of
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| sacred stone arrays, and astrology
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| | the ouroboros, the serpent which consumes
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| represents both the Sun and the Moon,
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| | its own tail, was a theme used for
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| themselves astrological and alchemical
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| | wedding rings made of iron in Rome. The
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| symbols for the masculine and feminine
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| | ouroboros itself is a symbol of the
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| aspects of the cosmos. This
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| | oneness of creation and destruction in
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| correspondence with the Sun and Moon is
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| | renewal, and the life principle which
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| emphasized by the frequent practice of
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| | timelessly feeds on its own inspiration.
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