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concern the World. Dicussion of actions taking place within a
consecrated circle is appropriate for dicussion only within that
Circle, or by Elders of the Craft in a Council of Elders Convened
by the High Priest and High Priestess of the coven involved as
only Elders can or should have any direct knowledge of actions
that take place within the Circle of another Coven.
With the fragmentation of the WICCA since the burning times, the
identification of Elders of the Craft is at best ambiguous. The
only working definition that I can feel comfortable with is:
Those members of the WICCA community that the High Priest and
High Priestess of the Coven recognize as their peers regardless
of what rank they hold in other circles.
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MY CRAFT ETHICS BY JAMES CROWLEY III 12/19/86
THE WORD OF A WITCH NEED NO BOND OR CONTRACT. IT IS NECESSARILY
TRUE AND FREE OF EQUIVOCATION.
We make it clear to all around us that we do not tolerate lieing.
If it is on the part of a friend or an acquaintance, we will
cease contact with them, if necessary. If it is a member of the
craft, we do not willingly stand in the same circle with them.
If they are a student, this is one of the few areas that we will
invoke banishment as a punishment (or, if there are extenuating
circumstances and the person is of extreme value to the coven and
the Craft, we will consider corporal punishment or an equivalent
alternative proposed by the student to balance the wrong done to
the Coven, in lieu of banishment). If they are an Initiate, it
is necessarily more harmful to the family, and therefore, more
serious.
PERFECT LOVE AND PERFECT TRUST (my fingers wanted to type love is
the law)
Perfect love and perfect trust are not words spoken in blind
faith. They do not mean a blanket trust. Perfect love and
perfect trust are what was in the hearts of the few, and most
dear, that when they heard rumors, first came to us and said
"what are these rumors about...". These people knew that as
falible as we are, these rumors were not a reflection of our
will. These people sought to know what happened, not to satisfy
any of their own devices or to judge us, but to share our pain
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