Womanhood Rite of Passage
Hail Mighty Mother
Your daughters
gather here
To bring to your
sight
A new woman to
the Earth
Hail to the Ways
of Fire
That light is
kindled here
Hail to the Ways
of Water
That life flows
in our veins
Hail to the Ways
of Earth
That a new woman's
walks this way
Hail the Ways
of Air
For the first
breath of a new life
Passing away,
is the days of childhood
Neither child,
nor yet woman are thee
The time to learn
the ways you will walk
Now pass in front
of thee
Are you ready
to walk the ways of womanhood ?
Are you ready
to take up a new life ?
Are you ready
to become a mother in your time ?
Are you ready
for your soul to take flight ?
Know, that all
womanhood stands with you
To aid you along
your way
Ready to lend
a helping hand
To our new sister,
in the fellowship of women
From now, to
the end of all days
Red is the blood
of the moon we shed
Red is the color
of passions fire
Red is the flame
of the touch we pass to thee
Red is the pathway
we walk of desire
Hear us Great
Mother
We present a
new woman to thee
We seek for her
guidance
We seek for her
wisdom
We seek for her
the fullness of life yet to be
We, your sisters, now call our blessings
( will each woman
in turn, please fill in the
the following
with her own lineage )
I am ( name)
sister of
(sisters name),
daughter of (mothers
name),
granddaughter
of (grandmothers name)
mother of
(your other children's names)
grandmother of
(your grand children's names)
I ask that all
the women of my line
bless, teach,
and protect ( the new woman)
on her journey
through all the cycles of the Moon
and for all her
life
Reborn this day
are you
to the Line of
all womanhood
We bid you welcome
Thanks to the
Ways of Fire
That light was
kindled here
Thanks to the
Ways of Water
That life flowed
in our veins
Thanks to the
Ways of Earth
That a new woman's
walked this way
Thanks the Ways
of Air
For the first
breath of a new life
