The Wiccan Rede

Bide the wiccan rede ye must,In perfect love in perfect trust
Eight words the wiccan rede fufill,An ye harm none do as ye will
What ye sends forth returns to thee
So ever mind the rule of three
Follow this with mind and heart
and merry ye meet and merry ye part

Wicca has a simple ethical code which is expressed in eight words`An ye harm none do as ye will'. it was first used publically by a well known wiccan calledDoreen Valiente in 1964.
The word `Rede' is said to be an old word for `council' or `advice' which is exactly what the rede is.
The rede provides wiccans with a personal guideline on how to behave and treat people,we use the rede whenever we need to make an important decision.
The rede places emphasis on personal responsibility and asks the wiccan, do you need to do that?,are you sure you want to go ahead? How will your actions affect you?
The wiccan rede helps us tothink of cause and effect, if you follow the rede you should strive ever towards giving careful consideration to all your actions.
The wiccan rede can be summed up in four simple words:

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT.

I Am A Wiccan

I am a wiccan
The earth is my mother
and the heavens my father
my religion is the adoration of all life
all living things are part of my family
I have walked this path before
and be very sure
at this life`s end
I shall return

The Moon Goddess

From a distance,clothed in soft white light
She graces the sky,she rules the night
My heart unlocked, she holds the key
Together bound eternally
Her pull profound,tides it inspires
The ebb and flow of my desires
My life, the sea she does caress
With hope,with love
The Moon Goddess

The Wiccan Way

Light the fire beneath the pot
thirteen moons in the lot
four days high,four days not
soltice and the equinox
gather round for the feast
north,south,west and east
bless the children and the beasts
gather crones,witches and priests
cleanse the tolls of the day
sing and dance,laugh and play
honour the moon,to which we pray
celebrate the wiccan way

Ostara (Spring Eqinox) March 21st

Ostara was the norse goddess of spring and this festival is one for planting seeds for thing to come. At this time the maiden goddess opens the doors of spring and mates with the horny god of light.to conceive the child that will be born on the winter soltice,yule, December 21st.
This is the time to begin to put new hopes and dreams into action to make them come to fruition,great time for positive life changes, taking your relationships to a deeper level,moving house,going back to school, college etc, clearing out anything which is no longer needed in your life,anything to do with fertility such as giving birth,children and mothers.
The symbols of Ostara are : Eggs, feathers,spring flowers,seeds,pots of newly planted seeds,rabbits and birds, the Magickal Hare.
The colours for Ostara are: green and yellow,baby pink and light blue and white.

The quest for Magick

When the world was quite new, the wise creators decided tht unlike the other cretures,humankind needed a quest to discover the purpose of this earth journey. the other creatures, winged and four footed, trees and stones,knew with their essence the purpose of their being,but humankind was more and less clever `Let us hide the secret of magick at the bottom ofthe ocean' said the whale,Lord of the Swimming Creatures. `No they will fish the oceans dry' the others replied.`Let`s put it on the moon' the owl,Guardian of theCreatures of the night suggested. `No they will reach that and before long desecrate it' the others said. The little mouse,Lady of the timid creatures ,who understood secrecy best of all,whispered,`Let`s put in inside of them;they will never think to look there'

And so for all but the TRUE seekers of Wicca,the answer is never discovered. Happy spellcasting.