New School Year equals New Lessons

As the summer begins to end with the start of a new school year, now is a perfect time to implement the use of new rituals with our children. Rituals that will help guide them on the Pagan path with lessons on the Elements. An example of such a ritual would be during bath time in the evenings. Believe it or not, but bath time is a perfect time to teach and discuss the Elements, especially Water, with your young ones.

In the path I follow, the Element of Water is associated with the direction of West and represents the sunset, otherwise seen as the beginning of the end. Bath time is the beginning to the end of a child’s day, which is generally done just before bedtime. When bathing your children have a discussion on Water and the importance of this Element. Talk about how Water helps cleanse them of the worries and troubles of that day to give their personal energy a “clean” slate so they can start the next day refreshed and renewed. During this discussion, you can also bring up the various associations of Water and discuss why these associations are important to know, like deities such as Poseidon. Remember, raising pagans is suppose to be fun, so create a song or chant you both can sing during this time to help them remember what Water is and why Water is important.

What is comes down to is this, each of our mundane rituals, like bathing, are a great opportunity to teach our children about paganism, because paganism is not just a spiritual path, but also a lifestyle. You might be surprised to learn how easy it is to raise your children pagan by simply leading through example.