Four Winds Four Directions Sample Ceremony
A metaphysical and earth centered ceremony. The Crystal and Earth Ceremonial Circle is used for the parents to stand within while holding the baby. Each will receive an Aura Cleansing with Sage. Oil is used to anoint the baby at the crown, hands and feet, welcoming the connection between Earth, Body and Spirit and a bowl or pitcher of water of your choice is blessed by the sun and is used to sprinkle on the 7 Chakras with specific blessings for each. A keepsake crystal and sage is given to the baby as a remembrance.
(Please feel free to change any aspect of the ceremony, including blessings, readings, structure and wording or of course a custom written ceremony is available at no additional cost. Be as creative and individualized as you would like! ***You may add multiple blessing rituals as well for an additional cost.***)
Greeting
We are gathered here today to celebrate the new life of baby . His/her parents, parent and parent , wanted to celebrate their joy and officially bless their child with all of their family and friends. Not only do we welcome baby , to this life and to this world. But the whole earth rejoices in his/her birth. Every tree, every blade of grass, every flower, every drop of dew gives thanks and bares witness to the arrival of baby . Words have power. May the words spoken here today, that give forth their blessings, be carried on the wind over all of the earth and echo throughout the universe.
Acknowledging the Four Directions
Let us begin by acknowledging the four directions.
{Sage is blown in each called direction.}
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the East: communication of the heart, mind, and body; fresh beginnings with each rising of the sun; the knowledge of the growth found in sharing silences. Air-Dawn-Spring-Birth
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the South: warmth of hearth and home; the heat of the heart’s passion; the light to illuminate the darkest of times. Fire-Noon-Summer-Adolescence
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the West: the lake’s deep commitments; the river’s swift excitement; the sea’s breadth of knowing. Water-Dusk-Autumn-Adulthood
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the North: firm foundation on which to build; fertile fields to enrich our lives; a stable home to which we may always return. Earth-Night-Winter-Elder.
{Parents and baby are saged and then asked to step into the ceremonial circle.}
Naming of Baby
parent and parent , have chosen to name this child baby's full name . The first name baby first name , means:
The middle name baby's middle name , means:
We welcome baby's full name . We offer all our love and blessings and hopes for a beautiful and wonderful life filled with joy and positivity.
Reading
Untitled (sometimes called "My Dear Child")
Author Unknown
You are the poem
I dreamed of writing,
The masterpiece
I longed to paint.
You are the shining star
I reached for in my ever-hopeful quest
For life fulfilled...
You are my child.
Now with all things
I am blessed.
Blessing of the Baby
parent and parent , repeat after me:
May the winds of the East blow a healing wind over this child, bringing him/her everything he/she needs.
May the fire of the South burn away all that needs to be released and lift it away from this child.
May the water of the West wash away any negative energy in this space and help him/her open his/her heart to whatever needs to happen in the moment.
May the earth energy of the North ground him/her and center him/her and empower him/her as he/she begins his/her journey.
Optional Parent/Sibling/Grandparent/Godparent Vows
Baby Welcoming
We welcome you baby . We welcome you to this world. We welcome you to this life. We welcome you to this family. We welcome you to this community. We thank the heavens for you. We thank the stars for you. We thank the Earth for you. You are a blessing. A wish come true. We are humbled by the miracle of your presence. Together we are a human family and we are one with all people, all animals, all of the earth, every rock and grain of sand and every plant and cloud. Welcome. We are as one.
Blessing
Omaha Native American Blessing
Sun, Moon, Stars, all you that move in the heavens, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the first hill!
Winds, Clouds, Rain, Mist, all you that move in the air, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the second hill!
Hills, Valleys, Rivers, Lakes, Trees, Grasses, all you of the earth, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the third hill!
Birds, great and small, that fly in the air,
Animals, great and small, that dwell in the forest, Insects that creep among the grasses and burrow in the ground, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the fourth hill!
All you of the heavens, all you of the air, all you of the earth, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, then shall he/she travel beyond the four hills!
Closing
Congratulations parent and parent on the birth of your beautiful baby. baby has been welcomed and blessed and accepted into the hearts of all that stand here. May his/her life be filled with all of its wonder, beauty and all good things. May he/she walk on a light filled path and know joy and bring joy to all. I wish Infinite and Positive Blessings to him/her and everyone here always.
A metaphysical and earth centered ceremony. The Crystal and Earth Ceremonial Circle is used for the parents to stand within while holding the baby. Each will receive an Aura Cleansing with Sage. Oil is used to anoint the baby at the crown, hands and feet, welcoming the connection between Earth, Body and Spirit and a bowl or pitcher of water of your choice is blessed by the sun and is used to sprinkle on the 7 Chakras with specific blessings for each. A keepsake crystal and sage is given to the baby as a remembrance.
(Please feel free to change any aspect of the ceremony, including blessings, readings, structure and wording or of course a custom written ceremony is available at no additional cost. Be as creative and individualized as you would like! ***You may add multiple blessing rituals as well for an additional cost.***)
Greeting
We are gathered here today to celebrate the new life of baby . His/her parents, parent and parent , wanted to celebrate their joy and officially bless their child with all of their family and friends. Not only do we welcome baby , to this life and to this world. But the whole earth rejoices in his/her birth. Every tree, every blade of grass, every flower, every drop of dew gives thanks and bares witness to the arrival of baby . Words have power. May the words spoken here today, that give forth their blessings, be carried on the wind over all of the earth and echo throughout the universe.
Acknowledging the Four Directions
Let us begin by acknowledging the four directions.
{Sage is blown in each called direction.}
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the East: communication of the heart, mind, and body; fresh beginnings with each rising of the sun; the knowledge of the growth found in sharing silences. Air-Dawn-Spring-Birth
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the South: warmth of hearth and home; the heat of the heart’s passion; the light to illuminate the darkest of times. Fire-Noon-Summer-Adolescence
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the West: the lake’s deep commitments; the river’s swift excitement; the sea’s breadth of knowing. Water-Dusk-Autumn-Adulthood
Blessed be this gathering with the gifts of the North: firm foundation on which to build; fertile fields to enrich our lives; a stable home to which we may always return. Earth-Night-Winter-Elder.
{Parents and baby are saged and then asked to step into the ceremonial circle.}
Naming of Baby
parent and parent , have chosen to name this child baby's full name . The first name baby first name , means:
The middle name baby's middle name , means:
We welcome baby's full name . We offer all our love and blessings and hopes for a beautiful and wonderful life filled with joy and positivity.
Reading
Untitled (sometimes called "My Dear Child")
Author Unknown
You are the poem
I dreamed of writing,
The masterpiece
I longed to paint.
You are the shining star
I reached for in my ever-hopeful quest
For life fulfilled...
You are my child.
Now with all things
I am blessed.
Blessing of the Baby
parent and parent , repeat after me:
May the winds of the East blow a healing wind over this child, bringing him/her everything he/she needs.
May the fire of the South burn away all that needs to be released and lift it away from this child.
May the water of the West wash away any negative energy in this space and help him/her open his/her heart to whatever needs to happen in the moment.
May the earth energy of the North ground him/her and center him/her and empower him/her as he/she begins his/her journey.
Optional Parent/Sibling/Grandparent/Godparent Vows
Baby Welcoming
We welcome you baby . We welcome you to this world. We welcome you to this life. We welcome you to this family. We welcome you to this community. We thank the heavens for you. We thank the stars for you. We thank the Earth for you. You are a blessing. A wish come true. We are humbled by the miracle of your presence. Together we are a human family and we are one with all people, all animals, all of the earth, every rock and grain of sand and every plant and cloud. Welcome. We are as one.
Blessing
Omaha Native American Blessing
Sun, Moon, Stars, all you that move in the heavens, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the first hill!
Winds, Clouds, Rain, Mist, all you that move in the air, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the second hill!
Hills, Valleys, Rivers, Lakes, Trees, Grasses, all you of the earth, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the third hill!
Birds, great and small, that fly in the air,
Animals, great and small, that dwell in the forest, Insects that creep among the grasses and burrow in the ground, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, that he/she may reach the brow of the fourth hill!
All you of the heavens, all you of the air, all you of the earth, hear us!
Into your midst has come a new life.
Make his/her path smooth, then shall he/she travel beyond the four hills!
Closing
Congratulations parent and parent on the birth of your beautiful baby. baby has been welcomed and blessed and accepted into the hearts of all that stand here. May his/her life be filled with all of its wonder, beauty and all good things. May he/she walk on a light filled path and know joy and bring joy to all. I wish Infinite and Positive Blessings to him/her and everyone here always.