The Wiccan Rede
Bide these Wiccan laws ye must with perfect love and perfect trust.
Live at let live, fairly take and fairly give.
Cast the circle thrice about to keep all evil spirits out;
to bind a spell every time let the spell be spoke in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch, speak ye little, listen much.
Deosil go by waxing moon sing and dance ye wiccan rune.
Winddershins go by waning moon chanting out the baleful tune.
When the Lady’s moon is new, kiss ye hands to her by two.
When the moon rides at her peak then your heat’s desire seek.
Heed the Northwind’s mighty gale, lock the door, and trim the sail.
When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you in the mouth.
When the wind blows from the West, departed souls will have no rest.
When the winds blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
Nine wood ‘neath the cauldron go. Burn them fast, and burn them slow.
Elderwood, the Lady’s tree, burn it not or cursed you’ll be.
When the Wheel begins to turn, soon the Beltane fires will burn.
When the Wheel as turned to Yule, light the log, the Horned One rules.
Teaching, flower bush and tree by the Lady, blessed be.
Where the rippling waters go caste the stone, and truth you’ll know.
When ye have and hold a need, harken not to others greed.
With a fool, no season spend, or be counted as his friend.
Marry meet and marry part bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Threefold Law ye should, three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is anow wear the star upon thy brow.
True in love ye must ever be, lest thy love be false to thee.
These eight words in rede fulfill: And harm ye none, do what thou will.
The Wiccan Rede, pronounced “reed,” is a moral code to live by. I find it very straight
forwards and easy to understand, but I have read a lot of materials and those have
clarified some points. It basically states that you can do whatever you want, as long as
you hurt no one - including yourself. A person should always be aware of the cause and
effect of all their actions, not only on themselves, but on those around them and the
effect it has on the world as a whole. However, it does not give people free rein to do
anything and everything that they want, you will find that pretty much all Wiccans
consider an action before doing it and will consider all paths before choosing one. ~ A
trait we all can learn from ~
Source: "Pocket Guide to Wicca" - Paul Tuitéan & Estelle Daniels
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