The Witches’ Rede

The Witches’ Rede

The Witches’ RedeDoreen Valiente Hear now the word of the Witches, the secrets we hid in the night,When dark was our destinys pathway, That now we bring forth in the light.Mysterious Water and Fire, The Earth and the wide-ranging Air,By hidden Quintessence we know Them, and we will keep silent and dare.

The Wiccan Rede
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The Wiccan Rede

Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust.Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give. For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out.To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme. Light of eye and soft of touch, speak…

Harvest Home

Harvest Home

Mabon History and Loreby Mike Nichols There were three men came out of the West,Their fortunes for to try,And these three men made a solemn vow,John Barleycorn must die… Despite the bad publicity generated by Thomas Tryon’s novel, Harvest Home is the pleasantest of holidays. Admittedly, it does involve the concept of sacrifice, but one…

A Pagan Credo
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A Pagan Credo

A Pagan Credo by Sally Eaton We worship the Great Goddess of Nature in all Her resplendent diversity. She is the Birthgiver: the origin of all life on this planet. Threefold are Her ways: Maiden, Mother, and Crone, for She is all Goddesses and all women. We honor Her everywhere: for She is everything; and…

WICCA: A Portrait
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WICCA: A Portrait

by H.Ps. Phyllis W. Curott, J.D. President Emerita, Covenant of the Goddess (COG). COG is one of the largest and oldest Wiccan religious organizations, with members in North America, Europe and Australia. – Taken from A SourceBook for Earth’s Community of Religions Wicca is a vital, contemporary spiritual path reviving the ancient, pre-Christian indigenous religion…