Bide the Wiccan Laws we 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 by the waning moon,
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 West,
When the wind blows from the East,
Nine woods in the cauldron go,
Elder be the Lady's tree,
When the Wheel begins to turn,
Heed ye Flower, Bush and Tree,
Where the rippling waters go,
When ye have a true need,
With a fool no season spend,
Merry meet and merry part,
Mind the Threefold Law you should,
When misfortune is enow,
True in Love ever be,
Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
Fairly take and fairly give.
To keep the evil spirits out.
Let the spell be spake in rhyme.
Speak little, listen much.
Chanting out the Witches' Rune.
Chanting out the baneful rune.
Kiss the hand to her, times two.
Then your heart's desire seek.
Lock the door and drop the sail.
Love will kiss thee on the mouth.
Departed souls will have no rest.
expect the new to set the feast.
Burn them fast and burn them slow.
Burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Let the Belatine fires burn.
By the Lady, blessed be.
Cast a stone and truth you'll know.
Hearken not to others' greed.
Lest ye be counted as his friend.
Bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Three times bad and three times good.
Wear the blue star on thy brow.
Lest thy lovers' false to thee.
An ye harm none, do what ye will.
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