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What Do You Have to Do to Be a Witch?

All of us who come into the Craft seem to come in with the idea that we are going to find a list of "rules."  Do x, y, and z, etc.  =)   What does everyone feel they need to "do" in order to call themselves a Witch? It's a thought provoking question. 

Here's my two cents on the matter, but I'll bet we can think of more:

1.  Live life to its fullest, extracting joy from every moment, and spreading  it in return.
2.  Live, love, die and live again.
3.  Harm none.
4.  Live in harmony with nature, with the cycles of  the seasons and the moon and therefore, your own body, and with the recognition that we are all one.
5.  Recognize the Divinity within you.

 I don't think you have to cast circles or create elaborate rituals, but you can.  But sitting in quiet contemplation of the All could be just as effective for you.  I don't think you have to observe every full moon or every  single holiday in the manner presecribed by the latest book on the shelves.   Standing outside beneath the stars for a few moments while feeling the seasonal changes or the tug of the full moon for a moment can be fine for you.  I don't think you need to work magick.  But you can. 

Oh, wait, I just thought of another one.

6.  Never stop seeking wisdom, enlightenment, new thoughts and ideas, new ways of experiencing the All.

Maggie