The Wiccan Rede
Bide ye Wiccan Law ye must
in perfect love and perfect trust.
Live and let live
fairly take and fairly give.
Form the circle thrice about
to keep all ye spirits out.
To bind your spell will every time,
Let the spell be spake in rhyme
Soft of eye, light of touch,
speak ye little, listen much.
Deosil go by the waxing moon,
singing out ye Witches' Rune.
Widdershins go by the waning moon,
chanting out the baneful rune.
When the Lady's moon is new,
kiss your 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 comes from the south,
Love will kiss thee on the mouth
When the wind blows from the east,
Expect the new and set the feast.
When the wind blows from the west
Bardic words be at their best!
When the rippling waters flow,
cast a stone and truth ye'll know
When ye have and hold a need,
harken not with others' greed.
With a fool no seasons spend,
nor be counted as his friend.
Merry meet and merry part,
bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind ye threefold law ye should,
three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is anow,
wear the star upon thy brow.
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,
Soon the Beltane fires will burn
When the wheel hath turned a Yule
Light the log the Horned One rules
True in Love ye must ever be,
lest thy love be false to thee.
In these eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
An ye harm none, do what ye will.
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