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WICCAN REDE
traditional

BIDE YE WICCAN LAWS YE MUST NINE WOODS IN THE CAULDRON GO
IN PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT TRUST BURN THEM FAST AND BURN THEM SLOW

LIVE YE MUST AND LET TO LIVE ELDER BE THE LADY'S TREE FAIRLY TAKE AND FAIRLY GIVE BURN IT NOT OR CURSED YE'LL BE

CAST THE CIRCLE THRICE ABOUT WHEN THE WHEEL BEGINS TO TURN
TO KEEP UNWELCOME SPIRITS OUT LET THE BELTANE FIRES BURN

TO BIND THE SPELL WELL EVERY TIME WHEN THE WHEEL HAS TURNED A YULE
LET THE SPELL BE SPAKE IN RHYME LIGHT THE LOG THE HORNED ONE RULES

SOFT OF EYE AND LIGHT OF TOUCH HEED YE FLOWER, BUSH AND TREE
SPEAK YE LITTLE AND LISTEN MUCH BY THE LADY BLESS`D BE

DEOSIL GO BY THE WAXING MOON WHERE THE RIPPLING WATERS GO CHANTING OUT THE WICCAN RUNE CAST A STONE AND THE TRUTH YE'LL KNOW

WIDDERSHINS GO BY THE WANING MOON WHEN YE HAVE AND HOLD A NEED CHANTING OUT THE BANEFUL TUNE HARKEN NOT TO OTHER'S GREED

WHEN THE LADY'S MOON IS NEW WITH A FOOL NO SEASON SPEND
KISS THE HAND TO HER TIMES TWO NOR BE COUNTED AS HIS FRIEND

WHEN THE MOON RIDES AT HER PEAK MERRY MEET AND MERRY PART
THEN THY HEART'S DESIRE SPEAK BRIGHT THE CHEEK AND WARM THE HEART

HEED THE NORTH WIND'S MIGHTY GALE MIND THE THREEFOLD LAW YE SHOULD
LOCK THE DOOR AND TRIM THE SAIL THREE TIMES BAD AND THREE TIMES GOOD

WHEN THE WIND COMES FROM THE SOUTH WHEN MISFORTUNE IS ENOW'
LOVE WILL KISS THEE ON THE MOUTH WEAR THE STAR UPON THY BROW

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE WEST TRUE IN LOVE MUST YE EVER BE DEPARTED SOULS WILL SAFELY REST LEST THY LOVE BE FALSE TO THEE

WHEN THE WIND BLOWS FROM THE EAST THESE EIGHT WORDS THE REDE FULFILL EXPECT THE NEW AND SET THE FEAST "AN YE HARM NONE, DO WHAT YE WILL."


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