[three drops of water are placed on the infant’s forehead, to guard it from ill omen and mischievous sprites]
Thou Beings who inhabit the earth,
Imprint thy blessings betimes,
Remember the child of my body,
In the name of the Mother of blessings;
When the druid of the King
On her (him) puts the water of meaning,
Grant her (him) the blessing of the Three
Who are One.
The blessing of the One
Who is Three.
Sprinkle down upon her (him) thy gifts,
Give thou to her (him) beauty and strength,
Give thou to her (him) power and compassion,
Give thou to her (him) honor and humility,
Give thou to her (him) mirth and reverence,
Sense and reason void of guile,
Faery wisdom in her (his) day,
That she (he) may stand without reproach
In the world of the Bright Ones.
She (he) may stand without reproach
In the world of the Bright Ones.
