Gosh.... yikes.. that deff' makes me glad to be Welsh LOl Nudity ..that was a surprise... here people don't give a fuck... I think England, Wales and Scotland for that matter are cool with being gay and esp now that we can legally marry... you can quite happily here snog in pubic as a gay couple and walk down a street holding hands etc and no1 would blink an eye. The gay scene here , well I guess one to one relationships are in fashion but more so for the older ladz lol Gay sex here tends to be group sessions etc. Have you logged on to gaydar.co.uk? Thats a great site for cruzing and my profile on there is sorchartarotcom

Anyway, what can I say..lets hope Obama makes it to the Whitehouse and perhaps a new era for more liberal ways may come with his Administration....

j x

Forgot to mention, soz, was watching BBC NEWs on your election coverage... long ques at the polls... yikes. Anyway, forgot to say that here in Wales, nearly 98% of rites are done skyclad - nude and usually the High Priest's penis is erect throughout the rites, if you are working with Karnayna (Cernunnos) to symbolise His manifestation in the world of men, through the power of the erect penis. Also, the Great Rite, the coming together of the Athame and Chalice is actual, not symbolic eg, sexual intercourse.

In my Coven, at the Winter Solstice rite, we hold a very compex rite, whereby the new light is lit from flint and the Solar year is reborn. Through the rite, the Solstice Candle-The Great Candle-the pillar of light-that houses the spirit of the new born Solar King- Cernunnos is lit within the body of all present. This is done by the Great Candle-( this is a large ceremonial candle, a bit like the Paschal Candles churches have for Easter Eve) being carried in procession to the High Priest's throne, where the High Priest sits skyclad, erect. He takes the Great Candle in his right hand and chants the (Lumen Karnayna chant) - Latin for "Light of Karnayna". The light of the Great Candle, that represents Cernunnos, flows through the High Priest, down to his erect penis-the physical manifestation in men, of the power of Karnayna. The men, then in turn, impale themselves on the High Priest's penis-whilst all the time, the High Priest still holds in his right hand, the Great Candle. In this rite, the men are filled with the Light of Cernunnos, through the High Priest's penis-that has chaneled the power of the Great Candle. It is a beauitful rite, held in the ritual circle, where also the Great Sigil is present that was created at Mabon. The High Priest throughout this, the most solemn and yet joyous of all Sabbat rites, is dressed in the Royal Robes; that is the real legs and feet of a Mutjac deer are strapped to his legs and feet, the shoulders of the High Priest covered with the skin of the Mutjac and finally, the Crown of Karnayna is placed on the High Priest's head-that is the real antlers of a Stag. Due to the weight of these, usually a member of my Coven stands behind the High Priest's throne, supporting them.

Anyway, thought I would share some of the mysteries with you which are very powerful and held very dear to us here in Wales.

Julian.
High Priest of the HomoMoot