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----> The Nature Of Our Ways <----
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As often as possible, hold the Rites, in the Forests, by the
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Seashore, on deserted Mountain Tops or near tranquil Lakes.
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If this is impossible a garden or some chamber shall suffice,
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if it is reeded with fumes or flowers. Seek out Wisdom in Books, Rare
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Manuscripts and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in
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simple Stones and fragile Herbs and in the cries of wild birds.
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Listen to the whisperings of the wind and the roar of water
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if you would discover Magick, for it is here that the Old Secrets
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are preserved. Books contain words; trees contain energies and
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Wisdom. Books ne'er dreamt of.
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Ever remember that the Old Ways are constantly revealing
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themselves. Therefore, be as the river willow that bends and sways with
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the wind. That which remains changeless, shall outlive its spirit, but
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that which evolves and grows will shine for centuries.
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There can be no monopoly on wisdom. Therefore, share what
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you will of Our Ways with others who seek them, but Hide Mystic Lore
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from the eyes of those who would destroy, for to do otherwise increases
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their destruction.
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Mock not the Rituals of another, for who can say yours are
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greater in Power and Wisdom. Ensure that your actions are honorable,
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for all that you do shall return to you three folds, good or Bane.
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Be wary of those who would dominate you, who would control and
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manipulate your workings and reverences. True reverence for the Goddess
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and God occurs within. Look suspicious on any who would twist workship
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from you for their own gain and glory, but welcome those Priestesses
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and Priests who are suffused with love. Honor all living things for we
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are of the bird, the fish, the bee.
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Destroy not life, save it be to preserve your own. And this is
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the Nature Of Our Way.
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So Mote It Be
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