The Wiccan Rede
(Full Version)
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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"
((((HUGS))))
I felt that way the other day. It sucks! Sending love and asking the angels to comfort you.
The trees on the card look like redwoods! Cool!
Tomorrow, or very soon, you definitely will be doing that again!
You know the saying – some days it’s good enough to just get through the day without killing anyone.
Been in that space before, and it totally sucks. Here’s a glimmer of hope…. it DOES pass!
Hugs!! Hang in there!
I think that, sometimes, those kinds of days are like psychological magnets. I know there are days when almost nothing bothers me, and then there are the days were not only does every thing piss me off (or depress me) but it can be the same type of thing (behavior, reaction, event) that didn’t faze me before. Go figure.
And I do remember the shift stuff. My all time favorite was getting called in for a detail on Friday night (back when the shifts started at 9 pm) and dispatch was trying to tell me that I worked on Friday, and it was just coming in an hour early until I reminded them that my Friday shift of 10 hours had ended at 7 am. Yep, fun times….
When I have days like that I know I’m in for an afternoon nap, or a bubble bath and reading a good book. Show yourself some love. : )
I agree with Robena: show yourself some love. Don’t push things, don’t try to be superwoman today. Just do what you usually enjoy today. And maybe go get a donut at Voodoo Donuts, just because.
I am having the same kind of day. I don’t feel well and everything is pissing me off.
{{Hugs}} and FGV’s to you. Sorry for the loss of a day off. Sucks!!
“*You know how one thing feels bad but then seven hundred more things pile on top of that? And you just get that sense of drowning under it all?”
Add to that the emotional drain from the anger and basically you’re just screwed. {{{HUGS}}} Sometimes when I get like that I just have to get in the car (away from the crap) and drive. I’ll stop at a pet store and look at fuzzies or go to the book store and lose myself in the books. I hope you find something that works for you. And {{{HUGS}}} to Dan for being screwed out of his sleep.
Ummmmmm. Okaaaaay. That didn’t come out quite right. {{{HUGS}}} for Dan being CHEATED out of his sleep. I’m leaving now.
Hugs and love!
Hope you feel better tomorrow. Hapoo.