Wiccan Rede Rewrite

Bide the Wiccan Rede ye must

In perfect love and perfect trust

This version aims not to offend

But a creation for fun, with free time to spend

Live ye must and let to live

Fairly take and fairly give

True in love, ever be

Least thy love be false to thee

With a fool, no season spend

Nor be counted as their friend

Soft of eye and light of touch

Speak ye little, listen much

Ever mind the rule of three

What ye send out comes back to thee

This lesson well, thou must learn

Ye only get what ye do earn

These eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfil

‘An ye harm none, do what thou will

Unless self-defense or bigotry arises

Life can contain unpleasant surprises

Straight, Trans, Pan, or Gay

Accept expressions of thou peers each day

Deities, loved ones, and the universal force

Call unto them when thou life’s off course

Cast the circle thrice about

To keep the evil spirits out

To bind the spell well every time

Let the spell be spoke in rhyme

Technology be a useful tool

Use it wisely, least ye be a fool

Males and Females be genders, two

Yet, do not forget, there art alternatives too

Aggressive and passive stereotypes remain

Adhering to them long will only cause pain

Practice Magick solo, or practice with others

But honor thy Wiccan sisters and brothers

The Horned God and the Goddess reside in all things

From the rushing river to the bird who sings

The Horned One and the Goddess at summer meet

Be joyful of love and all that is sweet

Yet remember that death and winter follows

Our temporary lives that Death soon swallows

Goddess’s aspects be Maiden, Mother, Crone

Connect with thyself and ye won’t be alone

Incorporate thou Gods from dominant traditions too

But judge others constantly, shame be upon you

What is ever-changing, be the seasons

Celebrate them for all thou right reasons

Change be evident in the Wheel of the Year

Embrace the unknown and you’ll have no fear

Respect other cultures and their Gods

What ye learn from them can defy all odds

Honor nature with all thy heart

And with the Divine, thou won’t be apart

Follow this with mind and heart

Merry meet and merry part

Blessed Be to Thee