| So you want to be a witch and you want to be able | | | | dual. This can best be summed up by saying that to |
| to cast spells right away. Good luck finding someone | | | | every action there is a reaction and that everything |
| to teach you. A practicing witch may well teach you | | | | has an opposite. All things are balanced. |
| but you must learn witchcraft as it should be done. | | | | All things exist within the universe and therefore all |
| Solo or in a coven you will have to begin with the | | | | live. Nothing is dead. This in turn means that there is |
| basics. | | | | no true death as we merely alter our condition or |
| Witchcraft has a set of basic principles that most | | | | state. |
| adhere to. No two covens are identical and each will | | | | All Gods are one God and all Goddesses are one |
| have some variations depending on it's own | | | | Goddess. What these are called may be different in |
| leadership. Learning from a solo witch brings in even | | | | any given tradition but they are all one in the same |
| more variables. The basics are fairly constant though. | | | | no matter how the individual tradition chooses to |
| The first principle states that you can do as you will, | | | | name them. |
| so long as you harm none. That also means you | | | | Care for the body as it contains the spark of life. |
| cannot harm yourself. Harming others includes | | | | Heal others, both physically and psychologically, but |
| gratuitous violence such as war unless in self defense. | | | | only with their consent and express permission. |
| The law of cause and effect. Every action has a | | | | These are not all of the basic principles but cover |
| reaction and every effect has a cause. All things | | | | some of them. All are equally important. Once you |
| occur according to this law and whatever goes forth | | | | have learned all of that then you might begin to |
| will return threefold. | | | | harmonize with nature and learn magick. Learn |
| Harmonizing with the universe is another basic | | | | witchcraft as it should be done, do not try to run |
| principle. This involves recognizing that everything is | | | | before you can walk. |