Within
Wicca there is a saying..."An ye harm none, do what ye will". I have also
seen it phrased "An harm ye none, do what ye will". Many Wiccans will tell
you that this means do no harm ever. I don't follow that.
My belief
is that it is a yardstick to measure yourself against. Before you fly off
the handle (broomhandle grin) you should check and see why you want to
hex someone. I happen to hold to the Law of Three, that what you do comes
back three times. So, if I choose to do harm to someone, then I must be
prepared for the consequences. I don't think that hexing someone who needs
it is harming them. Protecting myself and those I love is not a bad thing.
On that
note, I will tell you that I have done bindings in my entire Wiccan life
and never a full-fledged Hex. The bindings were done after much thought
and much mundane work had already been done. By mundane work I mean talking
to the people, calling lawyers, invoking Peace Bonds. When none of these
worked, I turned to the bindings and they did work.
Do read
as much as you can...Aiden Kelly, Robert Graves, Margaret Murray, M. Esther
Harding......some are specifically about magic and others are about things
that will aid you in your search. Particularly read anthropological, archeological
and historical tomes all the while remembering that everyone writes with
a slant. You and I and everyone reads with our own personal slant as well.
Try to
remember that if anyone tells you that there is only ONE way....you should
walk away. You will find your path. It may be Wiccan, it may be Craft,
it may be Catholic....just find it on your own and with your own heart
and mind armed with as much knowledge as you can! I encourage you to really
take the time to look at all the religious choices out there and do not
choose one because your best friend is doing it. Choose your life's path
carefully and remember that today's choice is not set in stone! You can
move in which ever direction you need to whenever you want to.
If I
could make one wish for every person on this Earth, it would be that each
of us finds that path we were meant to walk. And that we walk our path
quietly and allow others to walk theirs as well. It is when we try to manipulate
other people's lives to meet our own specifications that we make our worst
mistakes.
by my hand
June 23, 1998 (updated
extensively)
Arwen Nightstar
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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