THE WICCAN REED (the long teaching format)

 

Bide the Wiccan Laws we must

In perfect Love and perfect Trust

Live and let live

Fairly take and fairly give

Cast the Circle thrice about

To keep the evil spirits out

 

To bind the spell every time

Let the spell be spoke in rhyme

Soft of eye and light of touch

Speak little, listen much

Deosil go by the Waxing Moon

Chanting out the Witches' Rune

 

Widdershins go 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 wind's mighty gale

Lock the door and drop the sail

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

 

When the wind blows from the East

Expect the new and set the feast

Nine woods in the cauldron go

Burn them fast and burn them slow

Elder be the Lady’s tree

Burn it not or cursed you'll be

When the wheel begins to run

Let the Beltane fires burn

When the wheel has turned to Yule

Light the log and the Horned One rules

Heed the flower, bush and tree

By the Lady, Blessed Be

 

Where the rippling waters go

Cast a stone and truth you'll know

When you have a true need

Hearken not to other's 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 thy brow

 

True in love ever be

Lest thy lovers false to thee

 

Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill :

An ye harm none, do what ye will.

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