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  that they will never mock the names by which another 
  honors the Divine, even though those names be different 
  from and seemingly less expressive than the names and god 
  forms used by our Tradition (for to the members of 
  another Tradition, using it's names, ours may easily seem 
  equally less expressive). 

8. A Witch refuses to allow her/himself to be corrupted by the great
guilt neuroses which have been foisted on humanity in the name of the
Divine, thus freeing the self of the slavery of the mind.   The Witch
expresses responsibility for her/his actions, and accepts the consequences
of them; guilt is rejected as inhibiting to one's self-actualization, and
replaced by the efforts of the Witch to obey the teachings of harmlessness,
responsibility for the consequences of one's actions, and the goal of
actualizing the full powers of the individual. 

  a) We refuse to believe that a human being is born 
  innately sinful, and recognize the concepts of sin and 
  guilt are tremendously inhibiting to the human potential; 
  the consequences of the Law of Cause and Effect, called 
  karma by some, are not punishment, but the recurrences of 
  situations and their effects because the individual has 
  not gained the Wisdom needed to handle or avoid such 
  situations. 

  b) There is no heaven except that which we ourselves make 
  of our life on Earth, and likewise there is no hell 
  except the effects of our unwise actions.  Many of us believe
  in a "waiting place" sometimes called Summerland where we rest,
  recuperate and prepare for our next sojurn in the earth.  "Death
  is not followed by punishment or reward, but by life and the
  continuing personal evolution of our human potential. 

  c) One cannot damn the divine in oneself; one can, 
  however, cut oneself off from it through the rejection of 
  wisdom and a refusal to strive for self-realization. 
  This cutting off does not lead to personal suffering in 
  "hell", for there is no Self to suffer if the tie to 
  one's own divinity has been severed; what remains is 
  merely an empty shell, a "personality" or thought-form 
  devoid of it's ensouling Spark of the Divine Fire.

9.  We know of the existence of the life-force which ensouls all living
things, that is, all that exists.  We know that a spark of  this Divine Fire
is within each and every thing that exists, and that it does not die; only
the form of it's existence changes. We know that this spark of the life-force
returns to manifestation again and again in order to fully realize and
actualize it's potential, evolving finally to the peak and essence of
existence which is pure being.  In this process of reincarnation each form
returns in the same type of form, though it's ever-increasing actualization
may lead to higher levels of existence of that form.  Man returns as man, cat
as feline, mineral as mineral, each class of form evolving as the individual
forms of that class evolve. 

10.  This process of evolution through successive incarnations in
manifest form works through the utilizations of wisdom gained, the
essence of the life-experience. This essence of experience, or Wisdom,
is an attribute of the spark of life itself, one and inseparable. 

11.  We must care for the body, for it is the vehicle of the spark of 
life, the form by which we attain.  Thus we must heal the body of it's
ills and keep it a tuned and perfected tool; so must we heal others
(both physically and psychologically) as far as it is within our power
to do so.  However, we cannot interfere with the life of another, even
to heal, except at their request or with their express permission.  The
reasoning behind this apparent limitation is that we are endowed with Free
Will, and what the Gods themselves hesitate to infringe upon, is best left
alone by us "mere" mortals.

12.  Harmony with, and utilization of, the great natural forces of the
universe is called magick.  By magick we speak, not of the  super-
natural, but of the superbly natural, but whose laws and  applications
are not as yet recognized by the scientific establishment.  The Witch
must strive to recognize these forces, learn their laws, attune
her/himself to them, and make use of them.  The Witch must also be aware that
power corrupts when  used _only_ for the gains of the self, and therefore
must strive to serve humanity:  Either through the service in the Priesthood,
or by example and effects of his/her life on others.  The choice must be made
in accord with the true nature of the Witch. 

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