Bide the Wiccan laws ye must,
Live and let live -
Cast the Circle thrice about
To bind the spell every time,
Soft of eye and light of touch -
Deosil go by the waxing Moon -
Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane,
When the Lady's Moon is new,
When the Moon rides at Her peak,
Heed the North wind's mighty gale -
When the wind comes from the South,
When the wind blows from the East,
When the West wind blows o'er thee,
*
Nine woods in the Cauldron go -
Elder be ye Lady's tree -
When the Wheel begins to turn,
When the Wheel has turned a Yule,
Heed ye flower, bush and tree -
Where the rippling waters go,
When ye are in dire need,
With the fool no season spend,
Merry meet and merry part -
When misfortune is enow,
True in love ever be,
Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill -
* "Nine woods" in the rede is probably referring to the 9 woods commonly used in a balefire: rowan, dogwood, mesquite, poplar, oak, juniper, pine, cedar, and apple.![]() Site copyright�1999 by Dashiel
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