Blessings
FOR THE SOLITARY MOTHER
If you don’t have a group to share the Baby Blessing with, then you can use the archetypes of Deites to gift the child. Write invitations to the Deites who embody the desirable qualities.
For example, you might consider:
|
Deity |
Gift |
Symbol |
|
Artemis |
Adventure, skill in hunting
and gathering |
mugwort, bow, moonstone |
Mercury |
Communications |
phone, thermometer |
| Bridget |
Healing, crafting, and poet |
corn dolly, well water, candle
|
Aphrodite |
Beauty, physical pleasure |
sea shell, rose quartz |
| Pan |
Music and dance |
pansy, pan pipes |
Herne |
Kinship with animals |
horn, toy deer, green man
token |
| Flora |
Kinship with plants |
aromatic herbs and flowers |
Aradia |
Knowledge of the Old Ways |
grimoire, poison ring |
| Ariadne |
Finding your way out of mazes |
ball of yarn |
Prometheus |
Inner fire |
lighter, fire opal |
| Trickster |
Sense of humor |
mousetrap, (plastic poop when the kid gets older) |
That makes eleven, and the child and you bring the circle to thirteen. Set a symbol of each deity around the circumference of the circle. Apologize to any uninvited deity who may feel slighted. Tell them the invitation is open and they are free to attend. This is just a good idea. Remember Sleeping Beauty?
Invoke the Circle and call the quarters. Take the baby to each deity, state the gift, put the symbol in a box and give thanks. Tell the baby that your gift is life, love and acceptance. Nurse the baby with the words “May you never hunger, may you never thirst, may you never want for love.” Sing the blessing. Thank the Deites again, and bid them farewell. Dismiss the quarters, open the circle, and Goddess and baby willing, take a nap.
