Witches’ Code

Ethical tenets of the craft — a framework of responsibility, reverence for nature, and freedom of spirit.

  1. Rituals attune us to the natural rhythm of life — lunar phases, seasons, and the four directions.
  2. Intelligence obliges us to protect the environment. We seek ecological balance and accept the evolutionary view of life.
  3. We acknowledge power in a deeper form than commonly perceived — not “supernatural”, but a natural potential open to all.
  4. We honor polarity in the cosmos — masculine and feminine — and the sacredness of sexuality as life’s creative force.
  5. We recognize outer and inner worlds (collective unconscious, inner planes) as foundations for magical work and paranormal phenomena.
  6. We reject authoritarianism. We respect those who share knowledge and wisdom, not hierarchies that dominate others.
  7. Religion, magic, and wisdom are one whole — a way of life we call witchcraft.
  8. The title “witch” by itself means nothing — practice, maturity, and living in harmony with nature are what matter.
  9. We believe in the fulfillment of life and in continuing growth that gives meaning to the cosmos and to our personal calling.
  10. We bear no hostility toward other religions or philosophies; we oppose only dogmas claiming to be the one and only way.
  11. We are not intimidated by debates over the history of magic; our focus is the present and the future.
  12. We do not accept absolute evil nor a being such as “Satan/Devil” in a dogmatic sense, nor the gaining of benefit through others’ suffering.
  13. In nature we seek what furthers human health and well‑being.
“An it harm none, do what ye will.”