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The Wiccan Rede
Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect
Trust.
Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give.
For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome
spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme.
Light of eye and soft of touch,
speak you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones in deed and name,
let love and light be our guides again.
Deosil
go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when the moon doth wane,
and the werewolf howls
by the dread wolfsbane.
When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her
peak then your heart's desire seek.
Heed the North winds mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the
Wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you
on the mouth.
When the wind whispers from the West, all hearts will find peace and rest.
Nine woods in the Cauldron
go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
Birch in the fire goes to represent what the Lady knows.
Oak in the forest
towers with might, in the fire it brings the God's
insight. Rowan is a tree of power causing life and
magick to flower.
Willows at the waterside stand ready to help us to the Summerland.
Hawthorn is burned to purify
and to draw faerie to your eye.
Hazel-the tree of wisdom and learning adds its strength to the bright fire burning.
White
are the flowers of Apple tree that brings us fruits of fertility.
Grapes grow upon the vine giving us both joy and
wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen to represent immortality seen.
Elder is the Lady's tree burn it not or cursed
you'll be.
Four times the Major Sabbats mark in the light and in the dark.
As the old year starts to wane the new
begins, it's now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolc shows watch for flowers through the snows.
When the wheel begins
to turn soon the Beltane fires will burn.
As the wheel turns to Lamas night power is brought to magick rite.
Four
times the Minor Sabbats fall use the Sun to mark them all.
When the wheel has turned to Yule light the log the Horned One
rules.
In the spring, when night equals day time for Ostara to come our way.
When the Sun has reached it's height
time for Oak and Holly to fight.
Harvesting comes to one and all when the Autumn Equinox does fall.
Heed the flower,
bush, and tree by the Lady blessed you'll be.
Where the rippling waters go cast a stone, the truth you'll know.
When
you 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 Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and
three times good.
When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.
Be true in love this you must do unless
your love is false to you.
These Eight words the Rede fulfill:
"An Ye Harm None,
Do What Ye Will"
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