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More common


A more commonly used quote is the following: "Ever mind the Rule of Three. Three times what thou gives returns to thee. This lesson well, thou must learn, thy only gets what thou dost earn." This could be seen as a simple version of the rule. The rule stated in the previous paragraph is a long, rather unclear defninition.

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Rule of Three (Wicca)


The Rule of Three (also Three-fold Law or Law of Return) is a religious tenet held by some Wiccans. It states that whatever energy a person puts out into the world, be it positive or negative, will be returned to that person three times. Some subscribe to a variant of this law in which return is not necessarily threefold.[1][2]
The 'Rule of Three' is sometimes described as karma by Wiccans, however this is not strictly accurate. Both concepts describe the process of cause and effect and often encourage the individual to act in a good way. However the concept of karma, according to the scriptures ofBuddhismHinduism and other eastern belief systems, does not operate on a system of three-fold return. Furthermore, such belief systems do not contain the same concepts of 'good' and 'evil' that Wicca does.
According to John Coughlin the Law posits "a literal reward or punishment tied to one's actions, particularly when it comes to working magic".[3] The law is not a universal article of faith among Wiccans, and "there are many Wiccans, experienced and new alike, who view the Law of Return as an over-elaboration on the Wiccan Rede."[3] Some Wiccans believe that it is a modern innovation based on Christianmorality.[4][5]
The Rule of Three has been compared by Karl Lembke to other ethics of reciprocity, such as the concept of karma in Dharmic religions and the Christian edict, "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" (Matthew 7:12), also called the "Golden Rule."
The Rule of Three has a possible prototype in a piece of Wiccan liturgy which first appeared in print in Gerald Gardner's 1949 novel High Magic's Aid:[6][7]
'Thou hast obeyed the Law. But mark well, when thou receivest good, so equally art bound to return good threefold.' (For this is the joke in witchcraft, the witch knows, though the initiate does not, that she will get three times what she gave, so she does not strike hard.)
The first published reference to the Rule of Three as a general ethical principle may be from Raymond Buckland, in a 1968 article for Beyondmagazine.[8] The Rule of Three later features within a poem of 26 couplets titled "Rede of the Wiccae", published by Lady Gwen Thompson in 1975 in Green Egg vol. 8, no. 69[9] and attributed to her grandmother Adriana Porter.[10][11] The threefold rule is referenced often by the neo-Wiccans of the Clan Mackenzie in the S.M. Stirling Emberverse novels.
This rule was described by the dutch metal band Nemesea, in the song "Threefold Law", from the album "Mana".

References and footnotes

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  6. a b c d Gallagher, Ann-Marie (2005). The Wicca Bible: the Definitive Guide to Magic and the CraftNew York: Sterling Publishing.ISBN 140273008X.
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    1. ^ Buckland, Raymond (1 September 2002) [1971]. Witchcraft From The Inside: Origins of the Fastest Growing Religious Movement in America(3rd ed.). St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn PublicationsISBN 1-56718-101-5OCLC 31781774.
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    3. a b Hutton, Ronald (1999). The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198207441.
    4. ^ Davis, Philip G (1998). Goddess Unmasked. Dallas: Spence. ISBN 0965320898.
    5. ^ Briggs, Robin (1998). Witches and Neighbors. Penguin. ISBN 0-14014-438-2.

    Further reading

    Significant historical works
    Practices and beliefs
    History of Wicca
    • Aidan A. KellyCrafting the Art of Magic: A History of Modern Witchcraft, 1939-1964 (St Paul: Llewellyn, 1991). ISBN 0-87542-370-1.
    • Ronald HuttonThe Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft (Oxford University Press, 1999).
    Wicca in different countries
    • Helen A. Berger, A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-Paganism and Witchcraft in the United States (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1999).
    • Chas S. Clifton, Her Hidden Children: The Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America (Lanham, Md.: AltaMira Press, 2006).
    • Sabina MaglioccoWitching Culture: Folklore and Neo-Paganism in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2004)
    • Lynne Hume, Witchcraft and Paganism in Australia (Melbourne: Melbourne University Press, 1997).
    General
    • Raymond BucklandThe Witch Book: The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft, Wicca, and Neo-paganism (Detroit: Visible Ink Press, 2002).
    • James R. Lewis, Witchcraft Today: An Encyclopedia of Wiccan and Neopagan Traditions (Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, 1999).
    • Shelly Rabinovitch and James R. Lewis, eds., The Encyclopedia of Modern Witchcraft and Neo-Paganism (New York: Kensington Publishing, 2002).
    • James R. Lewis, ed., Magical Religion and Modern Witchcraft (Albany: State University of New York Press, 1996).
    • T. M. Luhrmann, Persuasions of the Witch's Craft: Ritual Magic in Contemporary England (London: Picador, 1994).

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