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     If you here someone talking about the Witch's Rede, they are talking about the Wiccan Rede.  One of the things that seperate Traditional Witches from Wiccan Paths ( besides not being created in the past 200 years) is the Wiccan Rede.

     The Wiccan rede is more of a guideline that states not to do harm, however this rule/law was not used in Traditional Witchcraft.  In fact all the laws are pretty much rubbish in traditional terms.

      Traditional Witchcraft has neither Wiccan Rede nor Threefold Law. Both of these were included into Wicca by Gerald Gardner to ensure a defined form of moral code, and originate from eastern ideas. Traditional Witches are required to depend entirely upon their own personal responsibility and honor and ask themselves every time whether something is moral or ethical. We Traditional Witches don't believe in any good or evil force. Although we do believe that people can be good or evil there is no specific good or evil force such as the Devil in Christianity. The intent of someone’s actions is what concern us most of all. Humans have the ability to make decisions and act on them, and they may choose and act with good or evil intentions. Traditional Witchcraft does not set out laws as to what actions and intentions are evil, but followers of this path take responsibility for their own actions. Witchcraft teaches that you should follow your heart and take responsibility for your actions.