Comments on: The Wiccan Rede

By: Jeth

Jeth — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 07:05:52 +0000

“rede” just means advice, anyway. I think people forget this.

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By: Melody

Melody — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:40:29 +0000

Bide by the Wiccan law ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust. Eight words the wiccan rede fulfill: An’ ye harm none, do as ye will. What ye send forth come back to thee so ever mind the law of three. Follow this with mind and heart, Merry ye meet and Merry ye part.

By: Desiree

Desiree — Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:32:34 +0000

Overall, this is a great article. I do have to mention though that the antiquated “An” used in the Rede does not mean “And.” “An” means “if” or “as long as,” so the more contemporary re-phrasing of the Rede as “And it harm none, do what you will” is not accurate.

Also, I did not see mention of where Gardner himself states the Rede may have originated – a French novel called Adventures of King Pausole.

http://hermetic.com/jones/wican-ethics/part-one-king-pausole-and-the-wican-rede.html

By: Cassie Beyer

Cassie Beyer — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:30:48 +0000

Absolutely: http://www.thelemicknights.org/ootmc/rabelais/rabelais.html

By: Memy Amethyst

Memy Amethyst — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:00:47 +0000

Excellent entry. Thank you.
Could you please speak to one thing I’ve been questioning. Is it possible that Aliester Crowley coined his phrase from Rabaleis’ stories about the two giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel? The quote that I’m thinking of in particular is: “DO AS THOU WILT because men that are free, of gentle birth, well bred and at home in civilized company possess a natural instinct that inclines them to virtue and saves them from vice. This instinct they name their honor.” Given Rabaleis wrote satire, could this be based in a satirical concept? Within the guise of satire, many truths may still be found.
I am constantly trying to find where specific concepts come from, most which can only be surmised, but the search is always fascinating.

By: admin

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 19:03:57 +0000

Thanks.

By: SeshenWolfsong

SeshenWolfsong — Wed, 18 Jun 2014 16:23:54 +0000

Here is the new page for the Lycian Wicca Rede:

http://lycianwicca.info/The_Lycian_Sanctuary/Editorials/Entries/2011/8/16_Full_Wiccan_Rede.html