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The Wiccan Rede (Full Version)



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 whispers from the West, all hearts will find peace and 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 Ostara 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 Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and three times good.

When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.



Be true in love this you must do unless your love is false to you.



These Eight words the Rede fulfill:



"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"

1. Bide the Wiccan laws ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust.



2. Live and let live, fairly take and fairly give.



3. Cast the Circle thrice about, to keep all evil spirits out.



4. To bind the spell every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.



5. Soft of eye and light of touch, speak little and listen much.



6. Docile go by the waxing Moon, sing and dance the Wiccan Rune.



7. Widdershins go when the Moon doth wane, and the Werewolf howls by the dread Wolfsbane.



8. When the Lady's moon is new, kiss the hand to her times two.



9. When the Moon rides at her peak, then your heart's desire seek.



10. Heed the North wind's mighty gale, lock the door and drop the sail.



11. When the wind comes from the South, love will kiss thee on the mouth.



12. When the wind blows from the East, expect the new and set the feast.



13. When the West wind blows over thee, departed spirits restless be.



14. Nine woods in the Cauldron go, burn them quick and burn them slow.



15. Elder be the Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed ye'll be.



16. When the Wheel begins to turn, let the Beltane fires burn.



17. When the Wheel has turned to Yule, light the log and let Pan rule.



18. Heed ye Flower, Bush and Tree, by the Lady blessed be.



19. Where the rippling waters go, cast a stone and truth ye'll know.



20. When ye have need, hearken not to others' greed.



21. With a fool no season spend, or be counted as his friend.



22. Merry meet an merry part, bright the cheeks an warm the heart.



23. Mind the Threefold Law ye should, three times bad and three times good.



24. When misfortune is enow, wear the blue star on thy brow.



25. True in Love ever be, unless thy lover's false to thee.



26. Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, an it harm none, do what ye will.

JAPAN'S HONOUR



Copied with permission from a Facebook post.



I'm going to share a few updates which a friend of a friend wrote in correspondence to her. Her name is Heidi Joy Niswonger-Dulom and her friend is John DeGrasse and is in Japan on the recovery mission. Read the following comments below which are status updates he made on his Facebook page...



1) "It is amazing to see how well the Japanese people have been handling this catastrophe. No looting no complaining about their problems. Standing in single file lines patiently waiting their turn to buy food from the only open store for miles. No pushing or shoving just decent people waiting their turn. Stores giving away food and water. I wish I could say we would act the same way in such a situation."



2) "Another thing that amazed me today. One of or relief flights was dropping off food and fuel to an isolated group and the people said thank you but they had already received food and fuel so we should give it to someone else that would need it."



3) "As of the 18th we have hauled over 49000 pounds of cargo and 94 people. Again one of our birds landed in a zone with fuel and the people said that they needed fuel but that they knew that this delivery was not for them. Amazing people. They wanted to wait till it was their turn."



We need to understand that the Japanese have a great sense of honour which time has not erased. If anything, we need to take example from them. We too could live with such honour and discipline and the world would be a better place, because of it. I say the Japanese are welcome to temporarily stay here, should they need to evacuate due to their nuclear situation. Perhaps they could teach Americans (as well as other countries) a thing or two about civility, honour and discipline.



Hopefully my entry here has also changed your impression of the Japanese, like it has mine. I hope that each one of you forward this amongst your circle of friends. Hopefully others who’ve experienced this same kind of great behaviour will also chime in an forward their personal Japan stories.

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ladybriarrose
21:33 Aug 12 2012

This tidbit suggests that perhaps there is some hope for the human race...albeit a small one....still...hope.

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