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The Wiccan Rede


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 fulfil
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"