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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."