Anonymous asked this question on 5/2/2000:

Why are love spells considered against the Wiccan Rede and bad?

mothergoddess gave this response on 5/5/2000:

MERRY MEET!

TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION COMPLETELY, FIRST WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE PART OF THE REDE THAT APPLIES TO YOUR QUERY:

"TRUE IN LOVE EVER BE, LEST THY LOVE'S FALSE TO THEE..."

THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD TRUE IS, ACCORDING TO WEBSTERS: 1. THAT AGREES WITH FACT; NOT FALSE 2. AS IS SHOULD BE; REAL; GENUINE 3. THAT CAN BE TRUSTED, FAITHFUL, LOYAL 4. EXACT OR ACCURATE 5. RIGHT IN FORM AND FIT 6. ACCORDING TO LAW; RIGHTFUL 7. TO HAPPEN AS EXPECTED.

I THINK THE REASON THAT THESE KINDS OF SPELLS ARE WRONG IS TWOFOLD: FIRST THEY ARE PLAYING WITH THE NATUAL DESTINY OF A PERSONS FEELINGS, WHICH IN A WAY IS TO CAUSE SOME KIND OF HARM...THAT IN ITSELF IS NOT IN PRACTICE WITH THE LAW. TO COERCE SOMEONE INTO DOING WHAT THEY DON'T NATURALLY WANT TO DO (AT THIS POINT IN TIME, AS FEELINGS CAN AND DO CHANGE) IS NOT ONLY HARMFUL TO THE BEING, BUT NOT A GOOD WAY TO BEGIN A RELATIONSHIP FROM THE START... AS TRUST AND TRUTH ARE NOW A MAJOR ISSUE. SECOND, IS THE DEFINITION OF TRUE..."AS IT SHOULD BE, REAL, GENUINE..." MEANING THAT NO OUTSIDE FORCES HAVE CONVERTED IT FROM ONE THING INTO ANOTHER...

THERE ARE MANY OTHER REASONS WHY THIS IS INTERPRETED AS NOT A WISE THING TO DO, AND THEY ARE VARIED DUE TO EACH PRACTITIONERS BELIEFS. BUT IN THE LONG RUN, IS IT ALWAYS BETTER TO FOLLOW AND HONOR NATURE, RATHER THAN MANIPULATE AND CHANGE HER TO BENIFIT YOUR OWN AGENDA.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION...

PLEASE WRITE BACK IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE I CAN HELP WITH...

IN LOVE,

BETHANY

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