law

The Laws of the Craft

Personal Standards:
1: An ye harm none, do as ye will.
2: If you know the Rede has been broken, you must work strongly against it.
3: Watch, listen,and withhold judgement; debate, let your silences be long.
4: Never boast, or threaten, or speak ill of anyone.
5: Be truthful always, save when speaking would lead to great harm.
6: Do not haggle over the price of your ritual tools.
7: Keep clean your body, your clothes, and your home.
8: Should you take a task upon yourself, work hard and well to accomplish it properly and in good time.

Relationships with Others:
1: Revere, honor, tend, and heal the Earth.
2: Of that which you grow, make, or use, let as much as possible return to the Earth as a offering to her, as a way to nourish the cycle of life.
3: Do not judge those of other paths, offer them love and aid.
4: Do not steal from human, animal, or spirit; if you have needs you can not meet, turn to our community.
5: Offer friendship and hospitality to strangers who visit among you.
6: You shall never Handfast or Wed someone you do not love.
7: Honor the relationships and commitments of others, and do not couple together if it will cause pain to another.
8: Raise your children with kindness; feed, clothe and house them as well as you can. Show them love and affection; teach them strength and wisdom.
9: You may not own slaves, or willing be part of any nation, commuinty, or oragnization which allows this practice.
10: Deal fairly and honestly in all your tranactions with others, following the letter and spirit of any contract you agree to.

Within the Craft :
1: Do not gossip or speak evil of others of the Craft.
2: Never lie to the Elders or any of the Craft.
3: None but the Pagan may see out inner mysteries.
4: No one shall reveal to outsiders who is Pagan, or give names or addresses, or anything that can betray any of us.
5: No one may do anything which will endanger any of the Craft, or bring them into contact with the law of the land, or any of our persecutors.
6: Keep within you B.O.S. the teachings of you coven, and also recordsof your own rihts and learning.
7: In dispute with any Pagans, NO one may invoke any laws but those of the Craft, nor any court but that of the Priest, Priestess, and Elders.
8: Never accpect money for the use of magick, or the teaching of the Craft within the Circle.
9: Never use Magick for show, pride, or vainglory.
10: Never do anything to disgrace the Goddess, God, or the Craft.