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
The spell be spoken in a rhyme.
Soft of eye and light of touch
Speak thou little, listen much.
Deosil go by waxing moon
Chanting out the Witches Rune.
Widdershines go be the waning moon
Chanting out a 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 hearts desire seek.
Heed the North winds mighty gale
Lock the dooe 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 glow
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 turn
Let the Beltane fires burn.
When the Wheel has turned to Yule
Light the log, the Horned one rules.
Where the ripplling waters go
Cast a stone and truth you'll know.
When ye have a true need
Hearken not to others greed.
With a fool no reason spend
Least ye be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part
Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the treefold law you should
Threes times bad or three times good.
When misfortune is enow
Wear the blue star on thy browl.
True love ever be
Lest thy lovers flase to thee.
Eight words the Wiccan Reede fulfill
"An ye harm none, do what ye will." |