Wiccan
Rede
Bide the Wiccan Laws
we must, in perfect love and perfect trust.
Live and let live,
fairly take and fairly give.
Cast the Circle
thrice about, to keep the evil spirits out.
To bind the spell
every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light
of touch, speak little, listen much.
Deosil go by the
waxing moon, chanting out the Witches' Rune.
Widdershins go by the
waning moon, chanting out the baneful rune.
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 wind's
mightly gale, lock the door and drop the sail.
When the wind comes
from the South, love will kiss thee 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 woods in the
cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
Elder be the Lady's
tree, burn it not or cursed you'll be.
When the Wheel begins
to turn, let the Beltane fires burn.
When the Wheel has
turned to Yule, light the log and the Horned One rules.
Heed ye Flower, Bush
and Tree, by the Lady, blessed be.
Where the rippling
waters go, cast a stone and truth you'll know.
When ye have a true
need, hearken not to others' greed.
With a fool no season
spend, lest ye be counted as his friend.
Merry meet and merry
part, bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Lest in self defense
it be, mind the Threefold Law you should, three times bad
and three times good.
When misfortune is
enow, wear the red red rose on thy brow.
True in love ever be,
unless thy lover's false to thee.
Eight words the
Witches Rede fulfill:
An ye harm none, do what ye will
The
Witches Creed
Hear now the words of
the witches, the secrets we hid in the night, when dark
was our destiny's pathway, that now we bring forth into
the light.
Mysterious Water and
Fire, the Earth and the wide-ranging Air, by hidden
Quintessence we know them, and will kept silent and dare.
The birth and rebirth
of all nature, the passing of winter and spring, we share
with the life universal, rejoice in the Magickal ring.
Four times in the
year the Great Sabat returns, and the Witches are seen,
at Lammas and Candelas dancing, on May Eve and old
Halloween.
When daytime and
nightime are equal, when sun is at greatest and least,
the four lesser Sabbats are summoned, again Witches
gather in feast.
Thirteen silver moons
in a year are, thirteen is the Covens array, thirteen
times at Esbat make merry, for each golden year and a day.
The power has passed
down the ages, each time between woman and man, each
century unto the other, ere times and the ages began.
When drawn is the
Magickal circle, by sword or athame of power, its compass
between two worlds lies, in the land of shades of that
hour.
Our world has no
right to know it, and the world beyond will tell naught,
the oldest of Gods are invoked there, the great work of
Magick is wrought.
For two are the
mystical pillars, that stand at the gate of the shrine,
and two are the powere of Nature, the forms and the
forces divine.
And do what thou wilt
be the challenge, so be it in love that harms none, for
this is the only commandment, by Magick of old be it done.
Eight words the
Witches Creed fulfill:
If It Harm None, Do What Thou Will
The
Law
(Wicca - Scott Cunningham)
We are of the Old
Ways, among those who walk with the Goddess and God and
receive their love.
Keep the Sabbats and
Esbats to the best of your abilities, for to do otherwise
is to lessen your connection with the Goddess and God.
Harm none. This, the
oldest law, is not open to interpretation or change.
Shed not blood in
ritual; the Goddess and God need not blood to be duly
worshipped.
Those of our ways are
kind to all creatures, for hurtful thoughts are quiet
draining and aren't worth the loss of energy.
Misery is self-created;
so, too, is joy, so create joy and disdain misery and
unhappiness. And this is within your power. So harm not.
Teach only what you
know, to the best of your ability, to those students who
you choose, but teach not to those who would use your
instructions for destruction or control. Also, teach not
to boost pride, forever remember: She who teaches out of
love shall be enfolded in the arms of the Goddess and God.
Ever remember that if
you would be of our way, keep the law close to your heart,
for it is the nature of the Wicca to keep the Law.
If ever the need
arises, any law may be changed or discarded, and new laws
written to replace them, so long as the new laws don't
break the oldest law of all: Harm None.
Blessings of the
Goddess and God on us all.
The
Law of the Power
(Wicca - Scott Cunningham)
The Power shall not
be used to bring harm, to injure or control others. But
if the need rises, the Power shall be used to protect
your life or the lives of others.
The
Power is used only as need dictates.
The
Power can be used for your own gain, as lang as
by doing so you harm none.
It
is unwise to accept money for use of the Power,
for it quickly controls its taker. Be not as
those of other religions.
Use
not the Power for prideful gain, for such
cheapens the mysteries of Wicca and magick.
Ever
remember that the Power is the sacred gift of the
Goddess and God, and should never be misused or
abused.
And
this is the Law of the Power.
Rule
of Three
(Wicca - Scott Cunningham)
Ever mind the Rule of
Three.
Three times what thou givest, returns to thee.
This lesson well, thou must learn.
Thee only gets what thou dost earn!
Thirteen
Goals of a Witch
Know
yourself
Know
your Craft
Learn
Apply
knowledge with wisdom
Achieve
balance
Keep
your words in good order
Keep
you thoughts in good order
Celebrate
Life
Attune
with the cycles of the Earth
Breathe
and eat correctly
Excercise
the body
Meditate
Honor
the Goddess and God
Before
Time Was
(Wicca - Scott Cunningham)
Before time was,
there was The One was all & all was The One.
And the vast expanse
known as the Universe was The One, all-wise, all-pervading,
all-powerful, eternally changing.
And Space moved. The
One molded energy into twin forms equal but opposite,
fashioning the Goddess and God from The One and of The
One.
The Goddess & God
stretched and gave thanks to The One, but darkness
surrounded them. they were alone, solitary save for The
one.
So they formed energy
into gases and gases into suns and planets and moons.
They sprinkled the Universe with whirling globes and so
all was given shape by the hands of the Goddess and God.
Light arose and the sky was illuminated by a billion suns.
And the Goddess and Gods, satisfied by their works,
rejoiced and loved, and were one.
From their union
sprang seeds of life, and of the human race, so that we
might achieve incarnation upon the Earth.
The Goddess chose the
Moon as her symbol, and the God the Sun as his symbol to
remind the inhabitants of Earth of thier fashioners.
All are born, live,
die and are reborn beneath The Sun and Moon. All things
come to pass thereunder, and all occurs with the
blessings of The One, as has been the way existence
before time was.
Sabbats
Samhain
(Halloween)
October 31
Yule
(Winter
Solstice)
around
December 22
Imbolc
February 1
Ostara
(Spring
Equinox)
around
March 21
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Beltane
May 1
Litha
(Summer
Solstice)
around
June 21
Lughnasad
August 1
Mabon
(Fall Equinox)
around
September 22
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*The reason some of
these dates say "around" is because the season
cycles are not the exact year to year. Check your
calendar for exact dates.
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Wiccan Rede