If any ritual is meant to be swift, it is the blessing of a new baby into the family and tribe. The baby will often quite vocally let everyone know when time is up and even that just adds to the fun!
Gather together
* a bright blue cloth for swaddling
* a vial of water that has been blessed
You don’t need any other supplies, just loving, happy people with the new parents and their child. A priestess or elder conducts the ceremony and begins by welcoming all and speaking a personal intention for the new parents and the baby. She then carefully swaddles the baby in the blue cloth and begins singing this song:
We all come from the Goddess
And to her we shall return
Like a drop of water,
Flowing to the ocean.
As below, so above.
Mother, father, daughter, son,
Wisdom’s gift shall be your own.
Crone and sage, youth and sage
We welcome you with all our hearts of love.
Gently pour a drop of the blessed water on the baby’s head and chant the blessing again.
At this point, the little one will doubtless be ready for a nap and the tribe should go for a joyful feast.
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