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Childrens' Staff Blessing and Peace Bonding Ritual

• Form Children into circle or line - Momma Moon & Raven
• Pour water around boundary - Fox
• Triple Oaths - Each child is asked to make a promise, then the child and staff are purified
  • Sea Oath - Raven
    "Do you promise never to use your staff to hit, poke or trip anyone, to harm no one ever?"
  • Sky Oath - Fox
    "Do you promise never to run with your staff or swing it so you never accidentally harm yourself or others?"
  • Land Oath - Momma Moon
    "Do you understand that your staff was once part of a living tree, with its roots deep in Mother Earth and its leaves reaching tall to Father Sky and if you become attuned to your staff it will help you be connected with all of nature?"
• Peace bonding - Fox
  Each child is called to center of the circle.
  "_________, you have promised to never do harm with your staff. Your staff is now peace bonded!"
  A white ribbon is tied to his/her staff.
• Closing - Fox - "This rite is ended."

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