Ritual for a Healthy Pregnancy (and Birth and Child)
Every woman want a to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy child. The hope of this ritual is to aid in that manifestation.
This ritual should be preformed at noon in either a waxing or full moon on a Monday and the warmer the day the better.
Burn cinnamon incense or scented oil. Cinnamon is an herb of good fortune, health and protection.
Try to integrate orange for reproductive health, silver for female powers and the removal of negative energies, and purple or violet to increase feminine energy, bring calmness and harmony, and drive away evil, into the ritual. You can do this either by wearing clothing or jewelry of these colors, or by using candles and/or altar cloths in these colors.
Have pictures of healthy children and mothers on your altar. You might also want to place any pregnancy and childbirth books you have along with your birth plan on the altar as well.
Open the ritual as you would normally do so. Face the West since it is the direction of intuition and woman’s health. Invoke any deities you feel you should.
Look over the items on your altar and think about how many women have healthy pregnancies and children every day around the world. Remember that pregnancy and childbirth is a natural process that our ancestors have been doing successfully since the dawn of our race. Pregnancy is not a disease or a condition that needs to be medicated and cured. It is a natural state for a woman to find herself in. Your doctor is there to help to hamper the process. Contemplate that you have educated yourself on your options and the process and will continue to read and learn as your pregnancy continues.
Address the spirits you have asked to your circle, "I am ready to have this child. I have learned about pregnancy and childbirth. I know my options. I am eating healthy and exercising in accordance with the advice my doctor/midwife has given me. I will continue to follow their advice, not blindly, but taking care to understand why they are giving me the advice they are. I am healthy. My child will be healthy. I entrust myself and my child into the care of the powers that be so that they can help keep us safe through this process."
Basically voice your fears and reassure yourself that you can do this and it will all turn out for the best in the end.
Take a couple of minutes to relax and think of how wonderful it will be to have a healthy new baby in your life.
Thank the spirits and close your circle however you wish.
Remember to continue to eat healthy and exercise!!!!