MY WICCA (Part 2 of 5)
                          By Durwydd MacTara


2.   The Witch must recognize and harmonize with the forces of the
universe, in accord with the Law of Polarity: everything is dual;
everything has two poles; everything has it's opposite; for every action
there is a reaction; all can be categorized as either active or reactive
in relation to other things.
   a) The Infinite and Ultimate Godhead is one unique and
   transcendent wholeness, beyond any limitations or expressions;
   thus, it is beyond our human capacity to understand and identify
   with this principle of Cosmic Oneness, except as It is
   revealed to us in terms of It's attributes and operation.

   b) One of the most basic and meaningful attribute of the One
   that we, as humans, can relate to and understand, is
   that of polarity, of action and reaction; therefore
   Witches recognize the Oneness of the Divinity, but
   worship and relate to the Divine as the archetypal
   polarity of God and Goddess, the All-Father and the
   Great Mother of the universe.  The Beings are as near as
   we can approach to the One within our human limitations
   of understanding and expression, though it is possible to
   experience the divine Oneness through the practices of the
   Mysteries.

   c) Harmony does not consist of the pretty and the nice,
   but the balanced, dynamic, poised co-operation and
   co-relationship.

 3.   The Witch must recognize, and operate within the framework of the
Law of Cause and Effect; every action has it's reaction, and  every
effect has it's cause.  All things occur according to this law; nothing
in the universe can occur outside this law, though we may not always
appreciate the relation between a given effect and it's cause. Sub-
sidiary to this is the Law of Three, which states that whatever goes
forth must return threefold, whether of good or ill; for our actions
affect more than people generally realize, and the resulting reactions
are also part of the harvest.

4. As Above, So Below.  That which exists in the Macrocosm exists, on
a smaller scale and to a lesser degree, in the Microcosm.  The powers
of the universe exist also in the human, though in general instance they
lie dormant.  The powers and abilities can be awakened and used if the
proper techniques are practiced, and this is why initiates of the
Mysteries are sworn to guard the secrets from the unworthy: Much harm
can be done by those who have power without responsibility, both to
others and to themselves according to the Laws of Cause and Effect and
of Threefold Return.

  a) Since our philosophy teaches that the universe is the
  physical manifestation of the Divine, there can be
  nothing in the universe which does not partake of the
  nature of the Divine; hence, the powers and attributes
  of the Divine exist also in the manifest, though to much
  smaller degree.