THE WICCAN REDE

BIDE YE THE WICCAN LAWS YE MUST,
IN PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT TRUST

YE MUST LIVE AND LET LIVE,
FAIRLY TAKE AND FAIRLY GIVE

CAST THE CIRCLE THRICE ABOUT,
TO KEEP UNWELCOME SPIRITS OUT

TO BIND THE SPELL WELL EVERY TIME,
LET THE SPELL BE SPOKEN IN RHYME

SOFT OF EYE AND LIGHT OF TOUCH,
SPEAK YE LITTLE MUCH!

DEOSIL GO BY WAXING MOON,
CHANTING OUT THE WICCAN RUNES

WIDDERSHINS GO BY WANING MOON,
CHANTING OUT THE BANEFUL TUNE

WHEN THE LADY'S MOON IS NEW,
KISS THE HAND TO HER TIMES TWO

WHEN THE MOON RIDES AT HER PEAK,
THEN THE HEARTS 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 THY MOUTH

WHEN THE MOOR WIND BLOWS FROM THE WEST,
DEPARTED SPIRITS 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 QUICK AND THEM SLOW

ELDER BE THE LADY'S TREE,
BURN IT NOT OR CURSED YE'LL BE

WHEN THE WHEEL BEGINS TO TURN,
LET THE BELTANE FIRES BURN

WHEN THE WHEEL HAS TURNED A YULE,
LIGHT THE LOG AND HORNED ONE RULES

HEED YE FLOWER, BUSH, AND TREE,
BY THE LADY, BLESSED BE

WHERE THE RIPPLING WATERS GO,
CAST THE STONE, THE TRUTH TO KNOW

WHEN YE HAVE AND HOLD A NEED,
HARKEN NOT TO OTHERS GREED

WITH A FOOL NO SEASON SPEND,
OR BE COUNTED AS HOS FRIEND

MERRY MEET AND MERRY PART,
BRIGHT THE CHEERS AND WARM THE HEART

MIND THE THREEFOLD LAW YE SHOULD,
THREE TIMES BAD PLUS THREE TIMES GOOD

WHEN MISFORTUNE IS ANOW,
WEAR THE BLUE STAR ON THY BROW

TRUE IN HEART YE MUST EVER BE,
LEST THY HEART BE FALSE TO THEE

THESE WORDS THE WICCAN REDE FULFILL,
AN YE HARM NONE, DO WHAT YE WILL!