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1- Bide the Wiccan Laws we must In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
2- Live and let live. Fairly take and fairly give.
3- Cast the Circle thrice about to keep the evil spirits out.
4- To bind the spell every time let the spell be spake in rhyme.
5- Soft of eye and light of touch, Speak little, listen much.
6- Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the Witches' Rune.
7- Widdershins go by the waning moon, chanting out the baneful rune.
8- When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to her, times two.
9- When the moon rides at her peak, then your hearts desire seek.
10- Heed the North wind's mighty gale, lock the door and drop the sail.
11- When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss thee on the mouth.
12- When the wind blows from the West, departed souls will have no rest.
13- When the wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.
14- Nine woods in the cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
15- Elder be the Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed you'll be.
16- When the Wheel begins to turn, let the Beltane fires burn.
17- When the Wheel has turned to Yule, light the log and the Horned One rules.
18- Heed ye flower, Bush and Tree, by the Lady, blessed be.
19- Where the rippling waters go, cast a stone and truth you'll know.
20- When ye have a true need, hearken not to others' greed.
21- With a fool no season spend, lest ye be counted as his friend.
22- Merry meet and merry part, bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
23- Mind the Threefold Law you should, three times bad and three times good.
24- When misfortune is enow, wear the blue star on thy brow.
25- True in love ever be, lest thy lover's false to thee.
26-Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill: An ye harm none, do what ye will.
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1- A wiccan is to follow the wisdom and instructions given by the rede and do so truly
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2- This is the first part of the moral code, to live your life fully but without harming another. Help yourself but not at the expense of other, take what you need and give to those who need.
3- By casting a circle three times, it makes sure it was done properly, as it is hard to fail three times. A proper circle is needed to keep negative influence out and contain the energy of the spell during the casting.
4- By speaking in rhyme, it keeps the conscious mind occupied on the spell and prevent it from wandering else where while the sub-conscious work it's magic.
5- Second part of moral teachings; always look at people openly, with love and understanding and do the same with your acts. It is also important to listen to both other's opinions and to what knowledge they posses. One must listen a lot but only speak when necessary and when you do one must have something to say.
6- Deosil is old talk for Clockwise. When the moon grows from new to full, it is time to cast spells to attract things to you or another.
7- Widdershin means counter clockwise. The best time for banishing negativity is when the moon wan from full to new.
8- It is wiccan tradition to kiss the new moon twice.
9- The full moon is the time when energy is the most abundant for spell crafting.
10- The north wind represents winter, which brings storms.
11- The South wind is spring, the season of love and growth.
12- The west wind is autumn, when the veil between the world of the living and the dead is the thinnest.
13- The east wind represent summer, where new things comes and
14- This is a reference to the Beltane fire which is composed of nine woods generally agreed to be; Birch, oak, rowan, willow, apple, hazel, hawthorn, vine and fir. Each with their own symbolic meaning, I won't get into here...
15- This speaks about the Goddess' tree which should never be destroyed, much like any sacred item. 16- Beltane, one of the Sabbath is may 1st.
17- Yule is another Sabbath and held on December 21st 18- Wicca has a very tight relationship with nature and thus it is part of their duty to respect and care for it.
19- A reference to water based divination, although it could also speak about all form of divination.
20- Magic needs a purpose, it is not something to be done for the hell of it or to fulfill selfish ends. 21- Always choose wisely who your friends are, people will know you by who you walk with.
22- Never hide your love and friendship with others, one should embrace it fully.
23- The three fold law is the law of Karma. Wicca say that everything you do comes back to you three times, both good and ill.
24- I honestly have no clue about this one, I've heard it refers to an old good luck charm but I'm not sure.
25- One should always be honest in love, and truly mean his vows. This might also apply to more than just relationships between humans but also in faith, magic and life in general.
26- If it hurts nobody, including yourself, then there is nothing wrong or evil in it.But one should always consider the consequences of his/her acts.
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