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ab:redes.txt 13jan90
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The Wiccan Redes
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Bide the Wiccan Redes ye must,
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In Perfect Love and Perfect Trust;
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Live ye must and let to live,
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Fairly take and fairly give;
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Form the Circle thrice about,
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To keep unwelcome spirits out;
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Bind fast the spell every time,
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Let the words be spoke in rhyme.
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Soft of eye and light of touch,
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Speak ye little, listen much;
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Deosil go by waxing moon,
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Sing and dance the Witches' Rune;
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Widdershins go by waning moon,
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Chant ye then a baleful tune;
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When the Lady's moon is new,
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Kiss hand to her times two;
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When the moon rides at peak,
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Heart's desire then ye seek.
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Heed the North wind's mighty gale,
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Lock the door & trim the sail;
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When the wind comes from the South,
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Love will kiss them on the mouth;
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When the wind blows from the West,
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departed souls have no rest;
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When the wind blows from the East,
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Expect the new and set the feast.
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Nine woods in the cauldron go,
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Burn them quick, burn them slow;
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Elder be the Lady's tree,
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Burn it not or curs'd ye'll be;
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When the wind begins to turn,
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Soon Beltane fires will burn;
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When the wheel has turned to Yule,
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light the log, the Horned One rules.
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Heed the flower, bush or tree
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By the Lady blessed be'
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When the rippling waters flow
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cast a stone - the truth you'll know;
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When ye have & hold a need,
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Hearken not to others' greed;
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With a fool no seasons spend,
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Or be counted as his friend.
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Merry meet and merry part
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Bright the cheeks, warm the heart;
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Mind the threefold law ye should,
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Three times bad and three times good;
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Whene'er misfortune is enow,
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Wear the star upon your brow;
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True in troth ever ye be
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Lest thy love prove false to thee.
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'Tis by the sun that life be won,
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And by the moon that change be done;
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If ye would clear the path to will,
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Make certain the mind be still;
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What good be tools without Inner Light ?
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What good be magic without wisdom-sight ?
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Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill -
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An it harm none, do what ye will.
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-Very well known (public domain). WCC has it. Published in Rhuddlwm Gawr's
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"The Way". Published in an pamphlet called "Ottawa Pagan Resources";
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the pamphlet was organized/written by our very own Artos. Doubtless
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many other published sources.
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-No reason to believe it's part of a "standard" Alexandrian or Gardnerian
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BOS, but it has been copied by a lot of people.
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