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 you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones
in deed and name,
let love and light be our guides again.
Deosil go by the waxing moon,
chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when
the moon doth wane,
and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.
When
the Lady's moon is new,
kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak
then your heart's desire
seek.
Heed the North winds mighty gale,
lock the door and trim the sail.
When the Wind blows from the East,
expect
the new and set the feast.
When the wind comes from the South,
love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind hails
from the West,
departed souls will find no rest.
Nine woods in the Cauldron go,
burn them fast and burn them slow.
Birch
in the fire goes
to represent what the Lady knows.
Oak in the forest towers with might,
in the fire it brings the
God's insight.
Rowan is a tree of power
causing life and magick to flower.
Willows at the waterside stand
ready
to help us to the Summerland.
Hawthorn is burned to purify
and to draw faerie to your eye.
Hazel-the tree of wisdom
and learning
adds its strength to the bright fire burning.
White are the flowers of Apple tree
that brings us fruits
of fertility.
Grapes grow upon the vine
giving us both joy and wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen
to represent
immortality seen.
Elder is the Lady's tree
burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Four times the Major Sabbats mark
in
the light and in the dark.
As the old year starts to wane
the new begins, it's now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolc
shows
watch for flowers through the snows.
When the wheel begins to turn
soon the Beltane fires will burn.
As
the wheel turns to Lamas night
power is brought to magick rite.
Four times the Minor Sabbats fall
use the Sun to
mark them all.
When the wheel has turned to Yule
light the log the Horned One rules.
In the spring, when night equals
day
time for Eostre to come our way.
When the Sun has reached it's height
time for Oak and Holly to fight.
Harvesting
comes to one and all
when the Autumn Equinox does fall.
Heed the flower, bush, and tree
by the Lady blessed you'll
be.
Where the rippling waters go cast a stone,
the truth you'll know.
When you have and hold a need,
harken not
to others greed.
With a fool no season spend
or be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part
bright the
cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Threefold Law you should
three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune
is enow
wear the star upon your brow.
True in Love, ever be
Unless thy lover's false to thee.
These
Eight words the Rede fulfill:
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
