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4. The Spirit and Ethics of the Craft
Explain what each of the following phrases means:
A. "An ye harm none, do as ye will."
B. "All that you send out returns to you threefold."
C. "Perfect love and perfect trust."
D. "Blessed be."
E. "Merry meet, merry part, and merry meet again."
These traditional sayings sum up much of the spirit and ethics of the Craft. If you are not Wiccan, perhaps you can think of sayings which are important to your spiritual path. Explain what is meant by "karma" and "reincarnation." Then write or tell a story where an action performed in one lifetime has important consequences for the next. If these words are new to you, then your parents or counselor can explain them. You might or might not remember anything about lives you have lived in other times and places, but when you get older you can help yourself remember through past-life recall techniques. Why do this? Sometimes you can understand yourself better if you know where you have been and what you have done before. Maybe a problem or challenge you are coping with began in some earlier life, and you can deal with it better if you know how it started. And aside from all that, it's fascinating to remember what it was like in different countries throughout history.
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