TO DARE
TO WILL
TO KEEP SILENT
"To know, to dare, to will, to keep silent.
Are the four words of the Magus.
In order to dare, we must know;
In order to will, we must must dare;
We must will to posses Empire;
To reign we must keep silent."
2. The Power is used only as need dictates.
3. The Power can be used for your own gain, as long as your doing so you harm none
4. It is unwise to accept money for use of the Power, for it quickly controls its taker.
5. Use not the Power for prideful gain, for such cheapens the mysteries of Wicca and Magick
6. Ever remember that the Power is the sacred gift of the Goddess and the God, and should never be misused or abused
7. And this is the Laws of Power.
Before time was, there was The One; The One was all, and all was The One.
And the vast expanse known as the universe was The One, all-wise, all-pervading, all-powerful, eternally changing.
And space moved. The One molded energy into twin forms, equal but opposite, fashioning the Goddess and God from The One and of The One.
The Goddess and God stretched and gave thanks to The One, but darkness surrounded them. They were alone, solitary save for The One.
So They formed energy into gasses and gasses into suns and planets and moons; They sprinkled the universe with whirling globes and so all was given shape by the hands of the Goddess and God.
Light arose and the shy was illuminated by a billion suns. and the Goddess and God, satisfied by their works, rejoiced and loved, and were one.
From their union sprang the seeds of all life, and of the human race, so that we might achieve incarnation upon the Earth.
The Goddess chose the Moon as Her symbol and the God the Sun as His symbols the remind the inhabitants of Earth of their fashioners.
All are borne live die and are reborn beneath the Sun and Moon; all things come to pass thereunder and all occurs with the blessings of The One, as has been the way of existence before time was.
As often as possible, hold the rites in forest, by the seashore, on deserted mountaintops or near tranquil lakes. If this is impossible, a garden or some chamber shall suffice, if it is readied with fumes or flowers.
seek out wisdom in books, rare manuscripts and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it also in simple stones and fragile herbs and in the cries of wild birds. Listen to the whisperings of the wind, the roar of the water if you would discover magick, for it is here that the old secrets are preserved.
books contain words; trees contain energies and wisdom books ne'er dreamt of.
Ever remember that the Old ways are constantly revealing themselves. Therefore be as the river willow that bends and sways with the wind. That which remains changeless shall outlive its spirit, but that which evolves and grows will shine for centuries.
There can be no monopoly on wisdom. Therefore share what you will of our ways with others who seek them, but hide mystic lore from the eyes of those who would destroy, for to do otherwise increases their destruction.
Mock not the rituals or spells of another, for who can say yours are greater in power or wisdom?
Ensure that your actions are honorable, for all that you do shall return to you three-fold, good or bane.
Be wary of on who would dominate you, who would control and manipulate Your Workings and reverences. True reverence for the Goddess and God occurs within. look with suspicion on any who would twist worship from you for their own gain and glory, but welcome those priestesses and priest who are suffused with love.
Honor all living things, for we are of the bird, the fish and the bee. Destroy not life save it be to preserve your own.
And this is the nature of our way.