| The Wiccan Rede Bide the Witches' Law ye must In perfect Love and perfect Trust Live and let all else live Fairly take and fairly give First tread the Circle thrice about To keep unwelcome spirits out To bind the spell well every time Let the spell be spake in rhyme Light of eye and soft of touch Speak ye little, listen much Honour the Old Ones in deed and name Let love and light be our guides again Deosil go by the waxing moon Sing and Dance the joyful rune Widdershins 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 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 thee on the mouth When the wind blows from the West Departed souls will have no rest Nine woods in the Cauldron go Burn them fast and burn them slow 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 Beltaine fires will burn As the wheel turns to Lammas 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 Nor be counted as his friend Merry Meet and Merry Part Bright the cheeks and warm the heart Mind the Three-fold Law you should Three times bad and three times good When misfortune is enow Wear the star upon your brow In love you must be ever true Unless your love is false to you Eight words the Rede fulfil "And it harm none, do what ye will" |
| Pagan's credo We worship the Great Goddess of Nature in all Her resplendent diversity. She is the Birthgiver: the origin of all life on this planet. Threefold are Her ways: Maiden, Mother, and Crone, for She is all Goddesses and all women. We honour Her everywhere: for She is everything; and in everyone: for She is all of us. We worship the Horned One, Lord of Field and Forest. He is the wild and natural man in each of us: innocent, unfettered, and untamed. He is Lord both of Light and of Darkness: all Gods and all men. Our Lord is both Seed and Sower, Hunter and Prey; the eternal cycle of Sunlight and Shadow. We honour Him everywhere: for He is everything; and in everyone: for He is all of us. Our Temple is a Sacred Space between the Worlds of Gods and Mortals. We worship in the Circle and in Nature: in our bodies, hearts, and minds. Our Gods are everywhere; but most of all they are within us. Therefore it is both our right and our sacred duty to discover and develop the Being within: for we may claim no greater Power than that of our own Higher Nature. Our Goddess says: "If what you seek you do not find within yourself, you shall never find it! For behold: I have been with you from the beginning of Time and I am that which you shall embrace at the end of all your desire." We are a free people who dare to be Ourselves. To each of us is given the right to choose Good or Evil, Truth or Falsehood, Wisdom or Folly as our own understanding shall determine them. To each of us is given the responsibility for our choices: our thoughts, our words, and our actions. "An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will," is and shall ever be, the greatest of all our Laws. |