| Believe it or not, it is exceptionally
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| | this one rede is universally accepted by
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| difficult to write a page on "basic
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| | pagans as a "moral code". In essence, it
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| beliefs" for pagans. The main reason is
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| | means "As long as you harm NO ONE
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| because there are such a wide variety of
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| | (including yourself, other people,
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| individual beliefs in paganism, and so
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| | animals, plants, or anything living),
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| many different paths, that it is
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| | then you may do what you like." Pagans
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| difficult to write a page on specific
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| | take this creed to heart. For instance,
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| beliefs. However there are a few certain
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| | most pagans will not do love spells,
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| universal pagan beliefs that I will
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| | because it intereferes with free will,
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| attempt to cover on this page.
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| | which harms someone.
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| As far as diety is concerned, most pagans
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| | Another part of the full version of the
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| believe in A Goddess, and a God. Instead
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| | Wiccan Rede talks about the threefold
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| of the Christian belief where there is
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| | law. This is another belief that is
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| only ONE supreme being and that he is
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| | almost universally recognized by pagans.
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| male, pagans choose to believe that
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| | The threefold law states that whatever
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| everything in nature has a duality...a
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| | your actions are, they will come back to
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| male and female side, and therefore so
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| | you threefold. In otherwords, if you do a
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| should Spirit. Although believing in both
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| | bad deed, it will be visited back upon
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| a Goddess and God are central to pagan
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| | you three times (or three times as bad!).
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| beliefs, it should be noted that there
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| | If you do a good deed, it will likewise
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| are feminist pagan groups who only
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| | be returned to you threefold.
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| believe in a Goddess, and other groups
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| | Those are the main universal beliefs of
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| that believe that there are many Gods and
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| | paganism. Individual pagans may include
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| many Goddesses (representing different
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| | additional beliefs and ways to worship,
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| aspects of nature).
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| | but these 3 main points are the essence
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| Another belief that is universal to
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| | of paganism. All pagans also hold a
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| paganism is called "The Wiccan Rede", and
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| | universal high respect for nature, and
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| it goes like this:
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| | everything in it. We believe that the
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| "Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
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| | four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and
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| An' it harm none,
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| | Water, are very powerful, and are to be
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| Do what ye will.
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| | respected and honored.
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| Blessed Be to thee ."
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| | As stated before, individual pagans may
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| That is actually the shortened version,
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| | have beliefs specific to them, such as:
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| however you can look up the full version
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| | belief in fairies, doing rituals only in
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| on nearly any search engine. Since pagans
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| | skyclad (naked!), focus on herbal magick,
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| do not have a long list of rules to live
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| | and many others.
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| by like many other mainstream religions,
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