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Witchcraft Past and Present
(These lines refer to the elements with the four directions.)
Nine woods in the cauldron go,
Burn them fast and burn them slow
Elder the Lady’s tree.
Burn it not, or cursed be.
(There are nine different magical woods burned in the witch’s
cauldron during various rituals – apple, birch, fir, hawthorn, oak,
rowan, vine and willow. Elder wood is never burned because the tree
is sacred to The Lady.)
When the Wheel begins a turn,
Let the Beltane fires burn
When the Wheel hath turned to Yule,
Light the log and let Pan rule.
(This refers to the cycle of the year. Beltane, the spring sabbath and
Yule the winter one, sit at opposite ends of the wheel of the year.)
Heed ye flower, bush and tree,
And by the Blessed Lady be!
(For the Lady’s sake, nurture and respect nature.)
Where the rippling waters flow,
Cast a stone and truth you’ll know.
(Actions spread, like the ripples caused by a stone cast on
the water, affecting everyone and everything around.)
Whenever you do have a need,
Harken not to others’ greed.
(Never take money in exchange for using magical power.)
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