The arrival of a new life on the planet is a very special occasion.  It is truly one of life’s magnificent passages.  At some point in the early life of that child, families participate in a welcoming ritual.  That often involves promises by parents and god parents about the love, support and nurturing they will offer this new little one.

It is a time for this new life to be fully welcomed into the human family.

I love this piece from Elizabeth Gilbert’s, Eat, Pray, Love.  ”And this is how I ended up participating in the blessing of a baby who had reached the age of six months, and who was now ready to touch the earth for the first time.  The Balinese don’t let their children touch the ground for the first six months of life, because newborn babies are considered to be gods sent straight from heaven, and you wouldn’t let a god crawl around on the floor with all the toenail clippings and cigarette butts.  So Balinese babies are carried for those six months, revered as minor deities. 

…Then the whole family gathered by the baby, everyone seeming to hold her at the same time, and then they lightly dipped the baby’s feet in this pottery bowl of holy water and then they touched her soles to the earth for the first time.  When they lifted her back up into the air, tiny damp footprints remained on the ground floor below her, orienting this child at last onto the great Balinese grid, establishing who she was by establishing where she was. Through this ceremony she was transformed from god-status to human-status.  A human being-with all the risks and thrills which that perplexing incarnation entails.”

I truly enjoy working with couples as they welcome their little “deity” into the human world.  It is said that it takes a village to raise a child and this is the ceremony that so richly symbolizes that intention.

I encourage each couple to personalize their child’s welcome with the inclusion of favourite readings and rituals.  I am always available to consult with them and to answer any and all questions.  My desire is to co-create a ceremony that reflects what is most important to this family; is expressive and meaningful and will provide rich and lasting memories.

Let me assist you in welcoming your little one to the human family! 

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