Wicca the Religion of the Earth
Wiccan Rede:
Bide ye
Wiccan laws ye must,
in perfect love and perfect trust.
Live ye
must and let to live,
fairly take and fairly give.
Form the
circle thrice about,
to keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind
the spell well every time,
let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Soft of
eye and light of touch,
speak ye little, listen much.
Deosil go
by the waxing Moon,
sing and dance the Wiccan rune.
Widdershins
go by the waning Moon,
chanting out a baleful tune.
When the
Lady's Moon is new,
kiss the hand to her times two.
When the
Moon rides at her peak,
then the heart's desire seek.
Heed the
North wind's 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.
Nine woods
in the cauldron go,
burn them quick 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 has turned to Yule,
light the log the Horned One rules.
Heed ye
flower, bush, and tree,
by the Lady blessed be.
Where the
rippling waters flow,
cast a stone and the truth you'll know.
When you
have a hold and a need,
hearken not to other's 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
threefold law ye should,
three times bad and three times good.
When the
misfortune is anon,
wear the star upon thy brow.
True in
love you must ever be,
lest thy love be false to thee.
These
eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill,
An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will
***Note for those of you who do not know the above poem is the Wiccan Rede. It is what every Wiccan lives (or should O.o;) by. Sorry for those of you who do know but I have had someone say they were Wiccan and didn't know that this was the Rede and/or they didn't know what the Rede was O.o; scary huh?