What are Wiccan ethics, the “Wiccan Rede” and “three-fold law?
Wiccan ethics are seldom codified in a legalistic way, but may be informed by some common expressions such as the “Wiccan Rede” and the “three-fold law.” According to most versions of the three-fold law, whatever one does comes back to one thrice-multiplied or times three, in amplified repercussion. One short, rhymed version of the Wiccan Rede states “Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill: An it harm none, do what you will.” Often “none” is interpreted to include the doer themself in analogy to the “golden rule” of other faiths. There are no universal proscriptions regarding food, sex, burial or military service and Wiccans, as a rule, discourage proselytization (attempts to convert others to a different religion). Alot of Wiccans also like to abide by The Wiccan Principles of Belief.
