The
Wiccan Rede
Bide these
Wiccan laws ye must; with perfect love and perfect trust.
Live and 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.
Widdershins
go by waning moon chanting out the baleful tune.
When the Lady's
moon in new, kiss ye hands to her times two.
When the moon
rides at her peak, then your heart'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 on the mouth.
When the wind
blows from the West, departed souls will have no rest.
When the wind
blows from the East, expect the new, and set the feast.
Nine wood 'neath
in 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
has 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, cast 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.
Merry Meet
and Merry 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
ye harm none, do what thou will."
Merry Meet,
Merry Part, and Merry Meet again,
To Fire and
to Water, to Earth and to Wind,
To the Circle
of Life, the Dance never ends,
Merry Meet,
Merry Part, and Merry Meet again !
as posted by Minerva
StarKitten, at WestWick Hollow
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