Intent without action is worthless, and action without
intent is worse than useless -- it can be harmful. When
our actions are true expressions of our intentions --
our wills -- we are doing magic.
The Rule of Three illustrates
the power underlying our intentions. Everything we do is
returned unto us threefold. The ethical directive of the
Wiccan Rede is balanced by the moral guide of the Rule
of Three, without lengthy lists of prohibitions and "sins."
Our intent determines the approach we take to life. Our
actions determine the response life takes to us.
While the Rede is an ethical statement,
the Law of Three is a moral one. We cannot ask for what
we do not ourselves offer to others. Think of it as
applied common sense; our actions and words ripple outward
from us, touching countless other lives in one way or another.
Every good deed we do, every helping hand we lend, and
every time we act responsibly, we improve our society
by fostering an environment in which positive actions
begin to outnumber negative ones.
The Rule of Three is not a mandate
to become a pacifist. Rather, it's a challenge to find
a constructive, positive way to deal with the situations
we all face in the course of our lives. We all are still
part of the world, and our relationships with other people
are still very much our sequence of our actions and the
fruit of our intentions.
The Rule of Three demonstrates
the importance of right intent, and reveals the secret to
bringing about real prosperity. Every little thing we do
comes back to us, so it behooves us to send out the sorts
of things we really want to have come back to us. When
applied alongside the Rede, we are given a goal to work
toward, that of doing good, of helping others, and of
making the world a better place. Wicca is a lifestyle
as much as it is a religion. Its lessons are best
appreciated by experiencing them.
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