O daughters and sons of the Earth, adore the Goddess and God and be blessed with the fullness of life.

     Know that They have brought you to these writings, for herein lie our ways of the Craft, to serve and fulfill the keepers of wisdom, the tenders of the sacred flame of knowledge.  Run the rites with love and joy, and the Goddess and God will bless you with all that you need.  But those who practice dark magicks shall know Their greatest wrath.

     Remember that you are of the Craft.  No more do you trod the ways of doubt.  You walk the path of light, ever climbing from shadow to shadow to the highest realm of existence.  But though we're the bearers of truths, others do not wish to share our knowledge, so we run our rites beneath moon filled skies enwrapped in shadows.  But we are happy.

     Live fully, for that is the purpose of life.  Refrain not from earthly existence.  From it we grow to learn and understand, until such time that we are reborn to learn more, repeating this cycle 'till we have spiralled up the path of perfection and can finally call the Goddess and God our kin.

     Walk the fields and forests; be refreshed by the cool winds and the touch of a nodding flower.  The Moon and Sun sing in the ancient wild places:  The deserted seashore, the stark desert, the roaring waterfall.  We are of the Earth and should revere Her, so do Her honor.

     Celebrate the rites on the appropriate days and seasons, and call upon the Goddess and God when the time is meet, but use the Power only when necessary, never for frivolous ends.  Know that using the Power for harm is a Perversion of Life itself.

     But for those who love and magnify love, the richness of life shall be your reward.  Nature will celebrate.

     So love the Goddess and God, and harm none!

 THE NATURE OF OUR WAY

     * As often as possible, hold the rites in forests, by the seashore, on deserted mountaintops or near tranquil lakes.  If this is impossible, a garden or some chamber shall suffice, if it is readied with fumes of flowers.

     * Seek out wisdom in books, rare manuscripts and cryptic poems if you will, but seek it out also in simple stones and fragile herbs and in the cries of wild birds.  Listen to the whisperings of the wind and the roar of water if you would discover magick, for it is here that the old secrets are preserved.

     * Books contain words; trees contain energies and wisdom books ne'er dreamt of.

     * Ever remember that the Old Ways are constantly revealing themselves.  Therefore be as the river willow that bends and sways with the wind.  That which remains changeless shall outlive its spirit, but that which evolves and grows will shine for centuries.

     * There can be no monopoly on wisdom.  Therefore share what you will of our ways with others who seek them, but hide mystic lore from the eyes of those who would destroy, for to do otherwise increases their destruction.

     * Mock not the rituals or spells of another, for who can say yours are greater in power or wisdom?

     * Ensure that your actions are honourable, for all that you do shall return to you threefold, good or bane.

     * Be wary of one who would dominate you, who would control and manipulate your workings and reverences.  True reverence for the Goddess and God occurs within.  Look with suspicion on any who would twist worship from you for their own gain and glory, but welcome those priestesses and priests who are suffused with love.

     * Honour all living things, for we are of the bird, the fish, the bee.  Destroy not life save it be to preserve your own.

     * And this is the nature of our way.