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ALTERNATIVE CRAFT LAWS
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from John P. McClimans
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Introduction:
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1. These laws are guides and aides to a better understanding of
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ourselves and the Craft.
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2. The Craft is made of the interaction of people and divinity.
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3. This interaction must be in perfect love and perfect trust.
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4. The foundation of perfect love and perfect trust is found in
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balance.
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5. Balance is achieved through understanding of the cycles of life
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and death.
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Organization:
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6. A coven is a group of two or more people who have joined together for
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the purpose of interacting with one another and divinity.
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7. There shall be no limit to the number of members a coven has, but
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balance becomes more difficult to achieve as the number of
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members increases.
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8. The final arbitrator of the membership of a coven is the
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membership.
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Authority:
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9. The authroity of a coven comes from the interaction of its
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membership with one another and divinity.
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10. Authority must be balanced by the total membership of the coven.
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11. Imbalance of authority will corrupt individuals and destroy the
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effectiveness of the coven.
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12. Balance is achieved through taking responsibility for your
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actions and the actions of the coven.
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13. Because each member of a coven is responsible for self and coven,
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the only authority the coven can exercize is authoritative
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authority.
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14. No one can assume the leadership of a coven without the approval
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of the membership.
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15. The membership is the final authority of a coven.
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16. A coven which is in balance has little need of perpetual
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leadership from one person or couple.
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17. Each full member of a coven must facilitate some aspect of the
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coven.
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18. If only a small percentage of a coven's membership is actively
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responsible and facilitating within the coven, there is little
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chance of balance. (NOTE: A coven may choose to maintain a
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hierarchy, priesthood, system of initiation grades or other
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similar devices to encourage individual development. These
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trappings ofter cause imbalance in a coven through the
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combination of unnecessary authoritarianism and the relinquishing
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of personal responsibility.)
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19. A coven has need of only two ranks: Probationer, a member who is
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still in training, and Initiate, a member whose training is
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complete. (NOTE: This should not be construed as having ended
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studies, but rather as having begun them by virtue of having
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gained basic information.)
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