2 thoughtful quotes January 20, 2005 11:17 AM
It is never right to do wrong or to requite wrong with
wrong, or when we suffer evil to defend ourselves by doing evil in return.
--Socrates 469 - 399 BC

What we see depends mainly on what we look for.
--Sir John Lubbock

Submitted by
John R.

Words:

I am a warrior, I am a hunter, I am a songman, my soul will never die...

Words:

Herne, Horned One,
Hunter 'neath the Northern Sun
Watcher at the gates of winter,
Flame on the wind

The Three-Fold Law is the belief and principle on which magick is used.  This law relates to the use of power and energy, for when used, power is returned to the sender, three times the level it was sent out. 

Used in relation with the ethos, “Do what thy wilt, though it harm none” (as stated in the Wiccan Rede), witches take great care when preparing and casting spells that no harm should come to others because of it. 

The nature of this three-fold return can perhaps be better understood when considering the cause and effect principle of a spell.  Let’s take an example – someone comes to you in distress with a problem, you help by sending out positive energy and the problem is successfully resolved.  This automatically makes you feel good about yourself and influences your thoughts; thus your state of consciousness is altered.  In turn your thoughts stir the emotions, which has a physical effect in the body by causing glandular secretions to enter into the blood stream.  The resulting state of mind and body lifts your spirit, which is what makes you feel good.  Thus with the act of a single good deed, you have been effected three times, in mind, body, and spirit.  This then is your three-fold response to the return of positive energy.  Now consider your response had you sent out negative energy or something went drastically wrong?

1.  The Power shall not be used to bring harm, to injure or to control others.  But if the need arises, the Power shall be used to protect your life or the lives of others. 

2.  The Power is used only as need dictates.             

3.  The Power can be used for your own gain; as long as by doing so you harm none. 

4.  It is unwise to accept money for the use of the Power, for it quickly controls its taker.  Be not as those of other religions. 

5.  Use not the Power for prideful gain, for such cheapens the mysteries of Wicca and Magick. 

6.  Ever remember that the Power is a sacred gift of the Goddess and the God, and should never be misused or abused. 

7.     And this is the Law of the Power.

The Four Powers of the Magus are the personal attributes traditionally necessary and required for the successful use and practice of magick.  These are - To Know, To Dare, To Will, and To Be Silent.  Without these four attributes combined, the individual will never be successful in magick. 

The reasoning is quite simple; none of the attributes mentioned are enough in themselves, as all four attributes must be present to balance each other out.  For instance:  

To Know - Knowledge is no good, without the will and audacity to see magick done.  

To Dare – Audacity is no good, without the knowledge and will to see magick done. 

To Will – Will power is no good, without the knowledge and audacity to see magick done.   

To Be Silent – What good are the above, without the discretion to remain silent until the magick is done?  To reveal your magick before it is done, dissipates it’s power and effectiveness. 

So, anyone aspiring to use magick, he/see needs a knowledge of what he/see is doing, the audacity to use it, the will power to control it, and the discretion to remain silent till the work is done.

Encyclopedia of Wicca & Witchcraft  - By Raven Grimassi

Wicca, A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner  - By Scott Cunningham

Submitted by:
Kath H.

Spirit of the Wind, carry me
Spirit of the Wind, carry me home
Spirit of the Wind, carry me to myself
(Repeat with Fire, Water, and Earth)

Air I am, Fire I am
Water, Earth and Spirit I am

We all come from the Goddess
and to Her we shall return
like a drop of rain
flowing to the ocean

Hoof and horn, hoof and horn,
all that dies shall be reborn
Corn and grain, corn and grain,
All that falls shall rise again.

She changes everything She touches
and everything She touches changes

Snake Woman, shedding her skin, (repeat)
Shedding, shedding, shedding her skin (repeat)
Bird Woman taking flight...
Star Woman shining bright...
Moon Woman riding the night...
Blossom Woman opening wide...

Horned One, lover, son
Leaper in the corn
Deep in the Mother
Die and be reborn

Hail fair Sun,
Ruler of day;
Rise on the morn
To light my way.

Hail fair Moon,
Ruler of night;
Guard me and mine
Until the light.

The wheel turns,
the fire burns

May the Gods preserve the Craft
and the Craft preserve the Gods
The circle is open but never broken
Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again!