As I mentioned in a previous blog post that there are tenets that exist that create the foundation of Wicca even if you are a Modern Eclectic Wiccan. There is a line, a boundary for everything, a point when something stops being one thing and transforms into something else. There are characteristics or traits that identify Wicca as Wicca. I will continue to discuss these characteristics or tenets in this blog. I have already discussed other tenets and today I will continue with the next one, which is:
- Understanding The Law of Return.
Many individuals assume that all Wiccans follow what has been come to be known as The Threefold Law, which basically suggests that whatever benign or baneful energy or intention the Wiccan sends out into the universe will be returned to him or her threefold or three times. This Threefold Law as I just described it is NOT a Wiccan tenet.
Many individuals have taken the idea of The Law of Return and mistakenly merged it with this idea of The Threefold Law. The Law of Return is not only a Wiccan tenet, but a universal spiritual principal that explains that any energy an individual releases into the universe will be returned to that individual in some form, without moral judgment or quality. It is simply cause and effect. If I smack you across the face the likelihood of you smacking me back is increased. This is the idea of Newton’s Third Law of Motion:
Many individuals have taken the idea of The Law of Return and mistakenly merged it with this idea of The Threefold Law. The Law of Return is not only a Wiccan tenet, but a universal spiritual principal that explains that any energy an individual releases into the universe will be returned to that individual in some form, without moral judgment or quality. It is simply cause and effect. If I smack you across the face the likelihood of you smacking me back is increased. This is the idea of Newton’s Third Law of Motion:
“When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to that of the first body.
But this does not imply that if you act in a “good” way, you will receive something “bad” in return. So, while this makes sense where did the confusion happen? Why was The Law of Return mistakenly merged with The Threefold Law? The possible source of the confusions was likely taken from Gerald Gardner’s fictional novel, High Magic’s Aid without any real understanding of what Gardner meant and who he was addressing:
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The audience for this fictional novel was Wiccan or those who desired to study and learn the craft of the witch and not the general public. In this novel the “good” received was given to a witch by another witch, suggesting that The Threefold Law would apply only to interactions between witches and the agent of the mentioned reciprocation is not the universe, but the witch. This then makes Gardner’s teaching a standard for witches on how to treat each other and not a teaching about the way the universe responds to magickal intentions.
In regards to how the universe responds to magickal or mundane intentions we return to the spiritual principal of The Law of Return, which states that the energy of an intention that is sent out to a target, whether that intention is considered benevolent or malicious, is eventually returned to the sender of the intention without any expectation of how forceful or how much will be returned. It is a simple cause and effect.
In regards to how the universe responds to magickal or mundane intentions we return to the spiritual principal of The Law of Return, which states that the energy of an intention that is sent out to a target, whether that intention is considered benevolent or malicious, is eventually returned to the sender of the intention without any expectation of how forceful or how much will be returned. It is a simple cause and effect.
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