Doreen Valiente

the word rede means to counsel or to advise and also can mean explanation or to explain, and it is old english where the first known use was before the 12th century. the word Rede also has been seen as Old Saxon rad, Dutch raad, German Rat, Old Norse rao, all with the same meaning to counsel or to advise. Some famous redes are The Wiccan Rede, The Norse Rede of Honour , In modded times the word rede has been replaced with the word ethics, which is a moral stander that a person or a group of people fallow. Like in America it would be condensed unethical to lets say eat a dog, but in other parts of the rule this is a common behavior. So just like with ethics one that you might hold true dose not mean others will feel the same and on that same note one can never quite be sure were the ethics lead if never tested on them, it is easy to say you will never do something until the need has come around where you might just have to. "The word Rede simply means counsel or advice. A guideline of how a person should behave" tmcresourcelibrary, Rede Author Colleen Criswell, http://tmcresourcelibrary.forumcircle.com/viewtopic.php?t=2761&highlight=rede When people think of the word rede they think it means laws, so a lot of misinformed people take something like the wiccan rede to mean wiccan laws, where laws are something that one has to follow, a rede is just advise while it might be good advice, one does not have it follow it, t is just recommended they do, like with all…

many that is held significantly by Wiccans, but there exists no cemented or ethical code followed by all Wiccans. However, a majority follow a code known as the Wiccan Rede, which stated "an it harm none, do what ye will". This is interpreted universally to take responsibility for the consequences of one's actions and limit harm to oneself and others, as well as a declaration of the freedom to act as someone wants to. Another common statement of Wiccan morality is the Law of Threefold Return…

must, if you wish to succeed at magick, dare to ask, and dare to receive as well! You must also dare to proceed even if you feel that your knowledge is less than perfect. How can anyone, including the Divine, know what you need unless you ask for it? Water (West) Velle “To Will” Focusing your Will is essential. In order to do this, you have to be able to know what your Will actually is! Then, you have to be able to concentrate that Will to manifest your desires, without getting in your own way.…

Of course, some things that cause harm should never be done. You must learn to use your judgement, and accept the consequences of your actions. No matter what you do in life it will affect your own life in some way shape or form ,.the whole of the Rede is the Ethics of one's own Self-Responsibility, if you screw up , you are responsible ,not anyone else , cast the blame no where but on yourself, if you can't handle the consequences, then simply do not do it! An ye harm none, do what ye will is…

assume that it is most appropriate at Beltane though as I stated, I can see how it could be considered appropriate if a handfasting was performed in a ritual setting as well. However it has also been linked to initiation of the Third Degree within both the Gardnerian and Alexandrian traditions, one source links this belief to Gardner himself, which may account for the belief that is is often seen as an actual act of sex: The Great Rite is associated with initiation into the third degree in the…

of witches that continued in England and associated with a group of occultists, the Fellowship of Crotona. Soon, Gardner was initiated into one of the covens that still practiced witchcraft in September 1939 by a woman named. Dorothy Clutterbuck(Bromley). By the late 1940’s Gardner left the coven he was initiated in due to disagreements for their practices to be shown to the public. In 1951, Britain repealed the last Witchcraft Acts and Dorothy Clutterbuck passed away; therefore, allowing…