"An it harm none do thy own will".
The word WILL was used for a very important purpose. It was not "do anything you desire" or "hey, anything is allowed."
No, the word WILL was used as an expression of your Spirituality and Morality.
There are many times in your life that you may desire to do something, but because of your morality, your WILL prevents it from happening. This is Wisdom, Experience and is a major part of educating a new Wiccan.
This is so close to the Christian "Golden Rule", it is often used in debates on religious history.
No, the word WILL was used as an expression of your Spirituality and Morality.
I think that you could find a lot of wiccans who think this verse shows homosexuality to be perfectly ok. You might be rare in your conservative interpretation. But, all it takes is to find like minded people with the same interpretation and everyone is happy. Perhaps you have heard "Do thy own will shall be the whole of the law" Anton Levey.
This is so close to the Christian "Golden Rule", it is often used in debates on religious history.
I have thought of the two together many times. That and prayer vs spells. In my study of wicca I am disappointed in the diversity of the definitions of God. This really seems to be up to the individual and that being the case, all the more with "an it harm none..."