This instinct they name their honor". King Pausole, a character in Pierre Louÿs' Les aventures du roi Pausole (The Adventures of King Pausole, published in 1901), issued a similar pair of edicts: I.
"...An' (it/ye/you) harm none, do (as/what) (ye/thou/you) (wilt/will)": An it harm none, do what thou wilt An it harm none, do as thou wilt That it harm none, do as thou wilt Do what you will, so long as it harms none A similar phrase, Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law, appears in Aleister Crowley's works by 1904, in The Book of the Law (though as used by Crowley it is half of a statement and response, the response being "Love is the law, love under will").
The poem refers to Wiccan concepts that, though ostensibly very old, have not been proven to pre-date the 1940s.
"An'" is an archaic Middle English conjunction, meaning "if." "Ye" is an archaic or dialectal form of "you" (nominative plural). == History == In its best known form as the "eight words" couplet, the Rede was first publicly recorded in a 1964 speech by Doreen Valiente.
Note: this is the first published form of the couplet, quoted from Doreen Valiente in 1964.
Its precise origin has yet to be determined. Adrian Bott, in an article written in White Dragon magazine, 2003, argues that the Long Rede's creation can be placed somewhere between 1964 and 1975.
Since Thompson was dispensing these 26 as a whole from around 1969 it is a reasonable assumption that hers was that second hand.
Later published versions include "ye" instead of "it" (as the second word, following 'An'): "Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill – An 'ye' harm none, do what ye will" (Earth Religion News, 1974); "wilt" rather than "will": "Eight words Wiccan Rede fulfill – An' it harm none, do what ye wilt" (Green Egg, 1975); "thou" instead of "ye" or "you", or "as" in place of "what", or any combination, e.g.
According to this account, the 1974 variant of the text, which was published by one of Thompson's former initiates, may represent one of the earlier drafts.
Later published versions include "ye" instead of "it" (as the second word, following 'An'): "Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill – An 'ye' harm none, do what ye will" (Earth Religion News, 1974); "wilt" rather than "will": "Eight words Wiccan Rede fulfill – An' it harm none, do what ye wilt" (Green Egg, 1975); "thou" instead of "ye" or "you", or "as" in place of "what", or any combination, e.g.
Its precise origin has yet to be determined. Adrian Bott, in an article written in White Dragon magazine, 2003, argues that the Long Rede's creation can be placed somewhere between 1964 and 1975.
Its precise origin has yet to be determined. Adrian Bott, in an article written in White Dragon magazine, 2003, argues that the Long Rede's creation can be placed somewhere between 1964 and 1975.
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