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    A Query into the Rede
    A Query into the Rede
    A Query into the Rede
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    A Query into the Rede

    By Sophya Byrd

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    A Circle of six Wiccans trained in Western philosophy discuss the Wiccan Rede in an attempt to understand it better. Is it ever possible to do no harm? Who or what should not be harmed? Does it matter that we may not be able to foresee all of the consequences of our actions, including the harm they may cause? And for that matter, does the Rede really direct Wiccans to avoid harming others? A philosophical investigation into one of the key tenets of Wicca.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSophya Byrd
    Release dateJan 14, 2013
    ISBN9781301713653
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      A Query into the Rede - Sophya Byrd

      Introduction

      This discussion should be read as having taken place among six members of a circle of Wiccans who later edited their exchange for publication. As some participating members did not wish their identities to be known even to other members of the Craft, all six took an oath of secrecy. All participating members of the circle are familiar with the Craft and have read some traditional philosophical works.

      The participating members offer their discussion here for the enjoyment of the reader, who may (or may not) be a Witch who is interested in pondering the Rede. They do not urge the reader to accept 'the' answer contained here. In the first place, there is no single answer offered, so it would be quite impossible to accept it even if the reader wanted to. In the second place, what is proposed is not so much an 'answer' as a set of further questions. The reader is urged to consider the mystery of the Rede for herself.

      At the outset, the reader may wish to remind himself that the Rede is a statement most often expressed as An it harm none, do as yet wilt or (in somewhat longer form) An it harm none, do as yet wilt, and that shall be the whole of the law. It appears in several places, including the Old Laws (also known as the Ardanes or the 161 Laws).

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      Participants:

      Eyrie, the High Priestess

      Lark, Raven, Dove, Robin, and Corbin, all Wiccans joining in this Circle of Discussion

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      The Discussion

      Eyrie said to the coven: An it harm none, do as yet wilt, and that shall be the whole of the law. What do you all think about this Rede?

      Raven said: I understand the Rede to mean 'Do whatever you want so long as no one is hurt.' Would the rest of you agree with me?

      Lark: Yes.

      Robin: Yes.

      Corbin: Wait a minute. Is the idea that no one is hurt, or that nothing is hurt? Would it be all right for me to do whatever I want if an animal was hurt?

      Dove: Or what about a plant?

      Lark: Good point, Corbin and Dove. I would try to avoid harming the animal. Plants are a little bit more difficult to be sure about, but I think we should try to avoid hurting them too.

      Raven: Okay, so the rule should be 'Do whatever you want so long as no human, plant, or animal is hurt.'

      Dove: I'll add: extradimensional beings, aliens, and higher powers. They shouldn't be hurt either.

      Lark: Agreed.

      Corbin: What about natural features of the earth? I'm thinking about rivers, lakes, stones, mountains, the ocean, the sky. . . .

      Dove: How can you harm the sky?

      Corbin: You can pollute the atmosphere.

      Dove: I agree it's possible to pollute the atmosphere, but is that the same thing as hurting a person? he person feels pain, but the atmosphere doesn't.

      Corbin: How do you know it doesn't?

      Dove: Good point. Still, does it matter? The atmosphere can certainly be damaged, and damage is a kind of harm.

      Raven: What's more, the pollution of the atmosphere eventually causes us humans harm. So I think we should count the atmosphere as something that falls within the Rede's prohibition on wanton harm.

      Dove: All right.

      Corbin: Let me sum up. Do we agree that the Rede allows us to follow our desires only

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