Many times when we hear the word Rede we automatically jump to the Wiccan Rede, however the word Rede has been around much longer.
(3)The word Rede simply means counsel or advice. A guideline of how a person should behave. If I may quote from a reference:
Janet and Stewart Farrar: "The Rede is the philosophy of taking responsibility for your own actions during every moment of your life. It is of course a positive Law as opposed to the negative Laws of the Old and New Testaments. This immediately makes it a life affirming statement, but also means having to think about all your actions and what effects they will have on yourself, other people, society as a whole and your environment, not just now but also in the future."(3) (1)"Rede" is derived from an Old English word "roedan" which means to guide or direct. One common version of the Rede is: "An it harm none, do what thou wilt."(1) Wiccan Rede was written or conceived in the early 20th century, although its exact source is unknown and disputed. It's core maxim is: if you harm none, do what you will.
The Rede, in my opinion, is our way of following rules. To be honest, that's pretty much all I know about the Rede. To me, the Rede is like a bible that fits in
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Like any laws, there are consequences of the Rede is broke. I can't say what, because that has still been left to discover. I am actually finding a good source of research on this subject. Without the Rede, I Dont doubt there will be a big mess of things. From what I have learned, the Rede actually does protect the Wiccan pathways. I disciverex that in one of my hunts for what the Rede really meant. Studying and adding this into my pathway is something I defiantly need to do. I need to know the history, where the Rede came from. Who made it. Why it was made. In fact, I am certain I answered some of these questions while doing
Liz, Kelly. “Moving in the Shadows: Violence in the Lives of Minority Women and Children” 10. Stonehocker, Kolbie“Witches, Wiccans and Pagans” Rita Morgan: Daily Life, Not Religion 2012 www.cityweekly.net 11. Annemaire de Waal Malefijt, “Religion and Culture: An Introduction to Anthropology of Religion” The United States of America 1989.
Nancy Ammerman writes Sacred Stories, Spiritual Tribes: Finding Religion in Everyday Life to convey her findings of studying spirituality and religion in the ordinary life of her sample population. The inspiration for this book came from previous data about Christians and the “Golden Rule,” the concept of treating everyone how you would like to be treated (3). In order to understand this concept better, Ammerman decided to study religion and spirituality in everyday life. Her population included 95 people from the Boston and Atlanta areas. These participants came from “Catholic, liberal Protestant, conservative Protestant, African American Protestant, Jewish”, Mormon, Wicca and Neopaganism as well as an internet chat group (11). Unaffiliated participants were also
Adler, Margot. “Wicca.” Reader’s Companion to U.S. Women’s History. 637-638. US: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1998. History Reference Center. Web. 4 Nov. 2013.
Anyone who practices a historically accurate Witchcraft knows this is hub-flub and not even accurate in the least. Confounded and concocted 'rules' and 'moralities' of Witchcraft and it's practitioners is very modern
The color red has many significant meanings. It often symbolizes passion and desire but also anger and violence. In the novel Ethan Frome the color red represents not only the desire Ethan and Mattie have toward each other but the anger and stress his current marriage with Zeena is under. It also represents enthusiasm and confidence but in this case the lack of these qualities in the marriage.
The Wiccan religion is one of the fastest growing religions in the United States as well one of the most misunderstood due to the controversies surrounding its history and mystery shrouding its beliefs and doctrines. Due to a series of popular TV series that have shown Witchcraft in a positive light, such as Sabrina, the Teen-aged Witch and Charmed, the popularity of Wicca has grown, especially amongst teenagers; but sadly this popularity has not been partnered with a growth in understanding and respect (Kaminer). Although Wicca offers a nature-oriented, egalitarian belief system with a rich collection of customs and rituals, ignorance and historically-rooted misconceptions still dominate public opinion.
...urt of Appeals ruled that Wicca is a religion deserving First Amendment protection. The Internal Revenue Service has recognized Wicca as a legal religion, and given a tax-exempt status. Laurie Cabot founded the Witches’ League for Public Awareness. The American Civil Liberties Union came to the legal aid of witches arguing in court in 1999 that a Wiccan high school student should be allowed to wear the symbol of her faith to school.
Sagoyewatha commonly known as Red Jacket was an outstanding orator born in New York and according to many, Red jacket was a fervent defender of the Native Americans. Several documents assert that Red jacket was very forceful and extremely vocal when it comes to defend the religious values the Native Americans against the invading oppressors. It must also be noted that Red jacket was one of the most brilliant orators of his time. Red Jacket praised the Native American culture, religion and other customs. He eloquently reject the superiority of the foreign values s imposed at them when he stated the following “Brother, the Great Spirit has made us all; but he has made a great difference between his white and red children; he has given us a different
Glinda the Good Witch directs Dorothy to the yellow brick road, explaining that it will lead her to the one person who can get her back home to Kansas. Her journey begins amidst cheers and song, as she skips down the Yellow Brick Road she could not see or possibly anticipate all the test and trails that will be encountered along the way…and it did not take long for the Wicked Witch of the West to rear her ugly green face!
Witchcraft has been around for centuries, and it was called many things before settling on the name it has currently.
The Wiccan Rede is not a law. There is no authority that can be called to stop your magickal works because you failed to operate within the guidelines. There is no specific punishment for choosing to act against a certain set of words designed to provide an ethical measuring stick. However, when we choose to work outside of the clearly defined or morally regulated scope that a rede or code of ethics may provide, then the karmic balance can seem to be off kilter. The energy is confused; not particularly positive and not specifically negative. Imagine, if you will, a broken magic wand, sending off sparks in all directions. What may have been intended to be sent forth has now just sparked onto myself. In this case, I would hope that the energy was a positive healing
As Schultz depicted in her article “History and Effects of Witchcraft Prejudice and Intolerance on Early Modern Women”, female witches were considered more vulnerable and threat to the society. As this has been increasingly spread throughout the history, woman witches never had anything to do with Satanic activities or so. In Wicca, the concept of Devil and demonic activities were never present. Thus, the misconceptions created throughout the years are all
“Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and caldron bubble,” is a famous quote from the three witches at the beginning of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Though it may involve popular imagery, it is not at all how witches are viewed in this modern age. Wiccans, though misconceptually thought to have satanic ties, are practitioners of “Wiccanism” or the religion that respects and worships the Earth through harmonic interaction and offerings with a decentralized structure (Robinson 2010). Wiccanism is often monotheistic with a strong bulk of its followers worshiping “The Goddess” which could in fact be the mother of Earth referenced in Grecian mythology as the Titan “Gaia” or the goddess Artemis (Robinson 2010). However, there is also “The
To begin with people think red is a Christmas color because it is the color of Santa’s suit, “Red is also the color of Bishops robes. These would have been worn by St.
According to Hutchison (2015), “religion is symbolic patterns that consists of values, beliefs, behaviors and experiences” (p. 184). I personal conceptualize spirituality as a vital role in my life that helps me during a time of sickness, forgiveness, and needed guidance. Spirituality helps guide me throughout life during the difficult times I have encountered. Spirituality impacts my life in positive ways that influence and regulate my behavior and health. Health is very important to me; I believe the spirit can heal a person from their sickness. It seems that the spirit heals me every time I pray to be healed from sickness. The spirit gives me strength at a time of weakness. When I feel at my lowest point in life I call on the spirit to pick