“The hieros gamos is the ritual union of opposites, the blending of male and female, light and dark, spirit and matter, conscious and unconscious. It is the union through which transformation occurs.”
Mysterium Coniunctionis, C.J. Jung
“Psychologically, the sacred marriage symbolizes the union of opposites. It is the coming together, in equal status, of the masculine and feminine principles, the conjoining of consciousness and unconsciousness, of spirit and matter. It is a mystical process by which disconnected elements are joined together to form a whole. In the consummation of the hieros gamos, sexuality and spirituality are integral aspects, each drawing vitality from the other. This psychic process, writes Jung, brings about "the 'earthing' of the spirit and the spiritualizing of the earth, the union of opposites and reconciliation of the divided."
The Sacred Prostitute: Eternal Aspect of the Feminine, Nancy Qualls-Corbett
