Guests and their symbolic gifts, parents and siblings of the child and their symbolic gifts. A sample deity invitation is below, use appropriate invocations for other deities of you choice. Great Goddess Artemis, protector of the young. We ask that you attend this rite, and welcome this child to the moonlit earth. Great God Apollo, golden brother, god of heroes and poets, We ask that you attend this rite, and welcome this child to the sunlit earth.
Parents approach altar with baby.
Raise censer of incense and draw pentacle in the air before the child. Draw pentacle on child s third eye with salt water on finger. Lord Apollo, Guide her in the ways of kindness and courage. Let her be valiant and wise, as you are. Give to your talents and appreciation for poetry, art and music.