Wiccan Rede

[angelis]

Wiccan Rede

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 spake 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 tune.
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 turn,
Let the Beltane fires burn.
When the Wheel has turned to Yule,
Light the log and the Horned One rules.
Heed ye Flower, Bush and Tree,
By the Lady, blessed be.
Where the rippling 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 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 lover's false to thee.
Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
An it harm none, do what ye will.

-- "Rede of the Wiccae"
by Lady Gwen Thompson's grandmother, Adriana Porter

[sul]

I ADORE this - thank you
SUL

[angeleyes]

cool thanks

[angelis]

YEP!

[ostarawitch]

I really appreciate you putting this on here. It is magickal to see this on a website. And I love to read it.

[faun]

I really like the Bunny, I hope he gets his fame! CCC!!!
faun )O(

[Jen]

May 23, 2008 6:03:04 GMT 1 ostarawitch said:

I really appreciate you putting this on here. It is magickal to see this on a website. And I love to read it.

I also like the rede - I have it hanging on my wall...there s something that pleases me about it though I'm not quite sure what.

[Heka]

I like the rede. its a good set of guidelines, even if your not wiccan

[dragonfly]

May 23, 2008 6:21:40 GMT 1 Jen said:

I also like the rede - I have it hanging on my wall...there s something that pleases me about it though I'm not quite sure what.

I agree, there is something about the rede that just makes me happy.

[aura]

yes there is something that twingles in my heart each time i read it >.<

[Shadow_Kitten]

I LOVE the Wiccan Rede, though the one I know is slightly different to yours.

I have a copy of the Wiccan Rede on my website, along with an explanation of each couplet if you want to have a look: au.geocities.com/shiny_wiccan/wiccan_rede.html

These are the verses that are different to mine:

Yours:
Deosil go by the waxing moon,
Chanting out the Witches' Rune.
Mine:
Deosil go by the waxing Moon –
Sing and dance the Wiccan rune.

Yours:
Widdershins go by the waning moon,
Chanting out the baneful tune.
Mine:
Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane,
An’ the Werewolf howls by the dread Wolfsbane.

Yours:
When the wind blows from the West,
Departed souls will have no rest.
Mine:
When the West wind blows o’er thee,
Departed spirits restless be.

Yours:
Nine woods in the cauldron go,
Burn them fast and burn them slow.
Mine:
Nine woods in the Cauldron go –
Burn them quick an’ burn them slow.

Yours:
Elder be the Lady's tree,
Burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Mine:
Elder be ye Lady’s tree –
Burn it not or cursed ye’ll be.

Yours:
When the Wheel has turned to Yule,
Light the log and the Horned One rules.
Mine:
When the Wheel has turned a Yule,
Light the Log an’ let Pan rule.

Yours:
When ye have a true need,
Hearken not to others' greed.
Mine:
When ye have need,
Hearken not to others greed.

Yours:
With a fool no season spend,
Lest ye be counted as his friend.
Mine:
With the fool no season spend
Or be counted as his friend.

Just in case anyone's interested!

[WulfcwenStar]

Here is another version
www.wicca.com/celtic/wicca/rede.htm

The Wiccan Rede
(Full Version)
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Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust.
Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give.

For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme.

Light of eye and soft of touch, speak you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones in deed and name,
let love and light be our guides again.

Deosil go by the waxing moon, chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when the moon doth wane,
and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.

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 winds mighty gale, lock the door and trim the sail.
When the Wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.

When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind whispers from the West, all hearts will find peace and rest.

Nine woods in the Cauldron go, burn them fast and burn them slow.
Birch in the fire goes to represent what the Lady knows.

Oak in the forest towers with might, in the fire it brings the God's
insight. Rowan is a tree of power causing life and magick to flower.

Willows at the waterside stand ready to help us to the Summerland.
Hawthorn is burned to purify and to draw faerie to your eye.

Hazel-the tree of wisdom and learning adds its strength to the bright fire burning.
White are the flowers of Apple tree that brings us fruits of fertility.

Grapes grow upon the vine giving us both joy and wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen to represent immortality seen.

Elder is the Lady's tree burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Four times the Major Sabbats mark in the light and in the dark.

As the old year starts to wane the new begins, it's now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolc shows watch for flowers through the snows.

When the wheel begins to turn soon the Beltane fires will burn.
As the wheel turns to Lamas night power is brought to magick rite.

Four times the Minor Sabbats fall use the Sun to mark them all.
When the wheel has turned to Yule light the log the Horned One rules.

In the spring, when night equals day time for Ostara to come our way.
When the Sun has reached it's height time for Oak and Holly to fight.

Harvesting comes to one and all when the Autumn Equinox does fall.
Heed the flower, bush, and tree by the Lady blessed you'll be.

Where the rippling waters go cast a stone, the truth you'll know.
When you have and hold a need, harken not to others greed.

With a fool no season spend or be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part bright the cheeks and warm the heart.

Mind the Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.

Be true in love this you must do unless your love is false to you.

These Eight words the Rede fulfill:

"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"


This site has yet another slightly differnt version
www.teenwitch.com/witchcraft/wiccanrede.html

All say similiar things just in different ways.

[watershield]

Like so many other documents that have been adopted by religious groups (ie: the Bible)
Altered to fit the understanding or flavour of the day.

So which one is the King James version?

[moondaughter]

I absolutely love the wiccan rede, even though I am not wiccan. I even tried to memorize one. Never really worked...

[Shadow_Kitten]

Jul 6, 2008 19:43:05 GMT 1 moondaughter said:

I absolutely love the wiccan rede, even though I am not wiccan. I even tried to memorize one. Never really worked...

Ha ha, yeah there's a lot to memorize. When I was learning it I used to memorize 2 or 3 couplets at a time & I'd concentrate on learning them forr a week - I'd repeat them in my head when I went to bed, I'd write them down on scraps of paper (in runes) & eventually I memorized the entire thing! My parents still force me to go to church so while everyone else is sleeping . . . ah, I mean listening . . . I'm repeating the Wiccan Rede in my head. I can say it backwards now too, lol. Anything to pass the time.