Complications Of Doreen Valiente Poem 'The Wiccan Rede'

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While I can sympathize with using it as a noun, I prefer to focus on the transitive verb. A chair is a noun. It's still, unmoving and well defined, yet dead. A transitive verb is going across a sentence and thus a moving and living thing. To some that means less well defined and hard to pin down, to me it means pluralistic and open, yet clear. If we look at some of the meanings, like counsel and advice and how its often understood as Valiente's poem, it stands out that the eight word couplet really is advice and in it we find rest, comfort and a safe harbor. We don't find easy though and ethical problems rarely are. We do find the love and trust from someone who believes in us and encourages us to sometimes be whimsical, but to always follow …show more content…

When discussing it, often a reference is made to the word itself and its origins, but the discussion quickly starts to focus on The Wiccan Rede and its moral consequence. Many ethical paradigms exist and The Wiccan Rede are often compared to those of The Golden Rule and those presenting set rules, like the Ten Commandments of Christianity. If there is a discussion of ethics it's often the subject of it and while some try to dissect the couplet, others discuss it loosely as a valuable rule and guideline. This way 'rede', is used in ethical and moral passages and to display Magickal ethics from different angles as well as various ways of interpreting the The Wiccan Rede. Many authors discuss the ethics of Magick, and why one should consider the ethics of one's Magickal workings along with all other actions and doings. When discussing the subject, often a very nuanced and colorful debate surfaces that shows both competence and wit. Discuss how you would or why you would use this term in your own

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