Spirituality and Sorcery

(This is a continuing discussion line by line of the full Wiccan Rede.  See the first post in February for the full rede and beginning of the discussion.) Bide the Ancient Laws ye must, in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust. Advice of the Ancients Bide the Ancient Laws ye must, Wait a minute, what the heck is an ancient law?  We are talking about a religion that has officially been around since 1950.  Even though we understand that the concepts and practices have been either handed down through time, reconstructed from information available,  drawn from the collective unconscious or "downloaded" from the Divine.   I haven't seen any scroll hanging out with ancient laws! Ancient laws are not the laws of man, but more specifically the laws of the universe or universal laws.  The Universe uses natural and moral laws combined with regulatory vibrations to maintain balance.  Just as with current, when you work within the flow of a current ...

Advice of the Ancients Bide the Ancient Laws ye must, in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust. Live ye well and let to live; fairly take and fairly give. Soft of eye and light of touch, Speak little: listen much. Heed ye flower, bush and tree. By the Lady, Blessed Be. Honor the Old Ones in deed and name, let Love and Trust be our guides again. Cast the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out; To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme. Deosil go by the waxing moon; sing and dance the Witches' Rune. Tuathal go, by waning moon; chanting out the baneful rune. 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. 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 brings the God's insight. Rowan is a tree of power, causing magick and life to...