**~THE WICCAN REDE~**
Bide the Wiccan Rede you must,
in perfect love and perfect trust.
In Longform
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Live and let live, fairly
take and fairly give.
Cast the circle thrice
about, to keep all evil spirits out.
To bind the spell every
time, let the spell be spoke in rhyme.
Soft of eye and light
of touch, speak ye little and listen much.
Deosil go by the waxing
moon, chanting out the Witches Rune.
Widdershins go by the
wanning moon, chanting out the baneful Rune.
When the Ladys' moon
is new, kiss the hand to her times two.
When the moon rides at
her peak, then your heart’s desire do seek.
Heed the North winds
mighty gale, Lock the door and drop the sail.
When the wind comes from
the South, Love will kiss thee on thy mouth.
When the wind comes from
the West, Departed souls will have little rest.
When the wind blows from
the East, Expect some new and set a feast.
Nine woods in the cauldron
go, Burn them fast and burn them slow.
Elder be thy Ladys' tree,
Burn it not or cursed be.
When the wheel begins
to turn, Let the Beltane fires fully burn.
When the wheel has turned
to Yule, light the log for the Horned Ones' Rule.
Heed ye flower, bush
and tree, By the Lady Blessed Be.
Where the rippling waters
go, cast a stone for the truth to know.
When ye have need, Hearken
not to others greed.
With a fool no season
spend, Lest ye be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry
Part, Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the threefold Law
you should, Three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow,
Wear the blue star on your brow.
True in Love ever be,
Lest thy love’s false to thee.
*~*The Wiccan Rede*~*
in shortform
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Bide the Wiccan law ye
must
In perfect love, in perfect
trust
Eight Words the Wiccan
Rede fulfill:
An ye harm none, do what
ye will.
What ye send forth comes
back to thee,
So ever mind the Rule
of Three.
Follow this with mind
and heart,
And merry ye meet, and
merry ye part
Either way be merry I
say
.
