Bide within the Law you must,
in perfect Love and perfect Trust.
Live you must and let to live,
fairly take and fairly give.
For tread the Circle thrice about
To keep unwelcome spirits out.
To bind the spell well every time,
let the spell be said in rhyme.
Light of eye and soft of touch,
speak you little, listen much.
Honor the Old Ones in deed and name,
let love and light be our guides again.
Deosil go by waxing moon,
chanting out the joyful tune.
Widdershins go when the moon doth wane.
And the werewolf howls at the dread wolfsbane.
When the Lady's moon is new,
kiss the hand to Her times two.
When the moon rides at Her peak,
Your heart's desire seek.
Heed the North winds mighty gale
lock the door and trim the sail.
When the winds blow from the East,
expect the new and set the feast.
When the winds come from the South
love will kiss you on the mouth.
When the wind whispers from the West,
all hearts will find peace and rest.
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 it brings the God's insight.
Rowan is a tree of power,
causing life to flourish and flower.
Willow at the waterside stand,
ready to help us to the Summer-land.
Hawthorn is burned to purify
and draw the faerie to your eye.
Hazel the tree of wisdom and learning,
add its strength to the bright fire burning.
White are the flowers of the Apple tree,
that brings fruit of fertility.
Grapes grow upon the vine,
giving us both joy and wine.
Fir does mark the evergreen,
to represent immortality seen.
Elder is the Lady's tree,
burn it not or cursed you'll be.
Four times the Minor Sabbaths mark
in the light and in the dark.
As the old year begins to wane,
the new begins,it's now Samhain.
When the time for Imbolc shows,
watch for flowers through the snows.
Where the rippling waters go cast a stone, the truth you'll know.
When you have and hold a need, harken not to others greed.
With a fool no season spend or be counted as his friend.
Merry Meet and Merry Part bright the cheeks and warm the heart.
Mind the Three-fold Laws you should three times bad and three times good.
When misfortune is enow wear the star upon your brow.
Be true in love this you must do unless your love is false to you.
These Eight words the Rede fulfill:
"An Ye Harm None, Do What Ye Will"
