Paganism 101 by Trevor Greenfield

Author:Trevor Greenfield [Greenfield, Trevor]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-78279-169-0
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
Published: 2014-02-28T00:00:00+00:00

Heather Artfich-Staniszewski

As with beliefs and practices, Neopagan ethics can vary. But most Neopagans share the same ethic of doing no harm and the basic values of religious freedom, reverence for nature, equality of the sexes, and openness to forms of sexuality. Below are some more specific ethical guidelines given by the Wiccan path.

The Wiccan Rede

Wiccan morality is ruled according to the Wiccan Rede, which (in part) states “An it harm none, do what thou wilt.” (“An” is an archaic word meaning “if”.)

Others follow the slightly adapted Rede of “An it harm none, do what ye will; if harm it does, do what ye must.” Either way, the Rede is central to the understanding that personal responsibility, rather than a religious authority, is where moral structure resides.

A common belief amongst Wiccans is that no magic, even of a beneficent nature, should be performed on any other person without that person’s direct informed consent. This stems from the understanding that it would interfere with that person’s free will and thus constitute “harm”. So-called “love spells” are very much frowned upon by the greater Wiccan community for precisely this reason.

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