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revelry—with mind. The Great Rite is therefore the affirmation that our Spirit has
been born, the sum total of soul and mind.
On Will, Dharma, Duty, and Soul
In Thelema, it is called will. In the many forms of Hinduism it is called dharma
which translates loosely as duty. In Wicca, I say that it is best termed Spirit. It is what we
mean when we say ‘so mote it be,’ an affirmation that both mind and soul agree. You
see, the will spoken of in Thelema keys on duty to oneself, and the dharma spoken of in
the Hindu paths speaks more to the duty to ones line. The Wiccan concept of Spirit
recognizes both of these things in the Rule of Three times three.
Will Father Duty to oneself
Dharma Mother Duty to one’s community
Spirit The Magickal Child Duty to oneself and one’s community
Spirit is the sacred center, the place one cannot see by looking either outside of
oneself or inside oneself, the place only seen by recognizing both. That recognition is
the marriage of self with community, the knowledge that those things that benefit the
self also benefit the community, and the knowledge that those things that benefit the
community also benefit the self.
Wicca and Sex
Right about now a few folk are wondering why I have equated these matters to sex.
My answer is rather simple: Wicca is a fertility religion. Now, this does not mean that
Wiccan rituals involve sex; nor does it mean that all Wiccans must become parents.
Indeed, there are many Wiccans who should not become parents just as there are mem-
bers of every religion that should not become parents. Let’s face it, the world is getting
pretty crowded.
Instead, Wicca is a fertility religion because Wicca explains the world in which we
live very much as did the ancient Pagans on which our religion is based. But it is also a
modern religion, embracing science as well as lore. This is why we term these principles
masculine and feminine—not because we think one is better than the other, but be-
cause natural observation has told us that the way we create life is by male flowing into
female. If you think this view is sexist, please consider: That which is light (masculine)
is said to flow into that which is dark (feminine). So is it the light (masculine) acting on
the dark (feminine), or the other way around? That which is hot (masculine) is said to
flow into that which is cold (feminine). So is it the warmth (masculine) acting on the
coldness (feminine), or the other way around?
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