Wiccan Law: The Threefold Law

Afterall, a law is strictly universal and, in this theory, anyone who does anything negative or positive, should have the negativity or positivity return to them threefold every single time, without fail. This is the reason for skeptics on this matter, as this is clearly not the case. Then again, there are others that hold it very dear and use it in their daily practices and acts. Others, still, believe it may or may not be true, but still see and use it as a key piece of advice. The Rule of Three is an exceedingly and continuously challenged theory in the modern Pagan world. In my own judgement, it is actually a rule that should be very well followed. As I believe in Karma, for this has actually happened to me personally, I also take a very deep belief in the Law of Three, as well. Also, just because it doesn’t happen to everyone, all the time, doesn't mean it is not a valid, vital rule one should follow. People, all over break the state and federal laws all the time and some really never get caught or suffer consequences. That doesn’t mean that we should all disregard state and federal laws and just do as we please because there is a possibility that no consequences will come to us. No one actually knows if the Law of Three is fact, but it is always better to stay on the well-intended side of

Karma is a belief in which if you do good, the world will reward you, and if you do bad, it will punish you. Just like in physics where every action has a reaction, is how it is in real life. If you commit a good deed, then somehow, someway, the universe will repay you. Bad actions lead to consequences which is what the universe will be in charge of.

A child hits someone; they hit them back. An individual deceives someone; they seek retaliation. While growing up as individuals in society, the phrase “Two wrongs do not make a right” is well known. The phrase is a lesson. It means because someone does something wrong towards another individual it is not justified to do something retaliate. As human-beings, the motive behind retaliation is revenge, which is the reaction behind every negative outcome towards another person. In life, behind every action that is made, a consequence follows. People in society must take the negativity that is thrown towards them, and turn it into positivity. The novel Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption shows many instances why two wrongs do not make a right. For instance, all heinous crimes in the novel are committed for the sake of retaliation. In general, every action that is made can often be justified; however, a positive outcome is not always guaranteed.

The Wiccan Rede states that "an it harm none, do what ye will." (the first word "an" basically means "if" in old Middle English language). This moral compass helps Wiccas to consider their actions and keep them inline with Wiccan beliefs.

The first world required one law, the second required two laws, the third required three, and the fourth required four. The established laws demonstrate their beliefs about social order and appropriate behavior. The power of four is demonstrated throughout the entirety of the myth and is an important device to the

This law of retaliation is taught throughout our entire childhood and applies universally. The golden rule of, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” is just another way of phrasing this law. However, in order to prove the effectiveness of this law, we must apply to all circumstances in a situation. That’s when problems begin emerging. Questions about right and wrong, fair and unfair, just and unjust, and deciding who is to be the judge of the problems, are some of the troubles we face.

Reconciliation is stated as “restoration of a state of peace to the relationship, where the entities are at least not harming each other, and can begin to be trusted not to do so in future, which means that revenge is foregone as an option” (Santa-Barbara, 174). This definition is a starting point in understanding reconciliation but does not address the spirit of forgiveness involved. It is important to recognize harms that others have done but it becomes necessary to portray these in a positive and understanding manner. This supplies the persecutor with an image that is not so negative and “monster-like” but also provides for the victim acknowledgement that there has been harm done. For reconciliation to take place, all parties involved

One-third laws deal with various social matters such as divorce, sexual behavior, paternity and inheritance among the others (Driver, Hammurabi and Miles,

Many Wiccans and others believe the Law Of Three as an over-elaboration of the Wiccan Rede. Also, the Law should not be taken literally i.e. that energy will be returned only three times. There is no number to the energy. Rather the energy returns to us as many times needed for us to learn the lesson associated with it. Even I had misconceptions about it since I got this word wrong as I believed this word to have anything to do with mystical powers of number 3, 6 and 9 as believed in astrology and numerology.

Karma is whatever action you do has consequences whether they are good or bad. Karma is in everyday life whether it be a robber a getting arrested for robbing a bank to for somebody receiving money for helping an old lady with some task. Karma was seen wildly throughout the book The Ramayana in each of the character in the book. In this paper we will examine how karma played a role in each of these characters

Then there’s the responsibility of remorse and transformation. Retribution seems to imply that criminals must always be identified with their worst behavior. Not everyone will experience sincere changes of the heart. But to insist that offenders can do nothing to redeem themselves is both irrational and immoral. Lastly, all pain is bad — even the pain of a wrongdoer.

Thus, if revenge involves harming those who had inflicted harm originally, it follows that revenge must not be just and cannot be the same as

In Buddhism, Karma has two forms; mental karma and deed karma (Encyclopedia of Religion 266). The two forms both abide by the belief that good or bad actions yield good or bad results. Mental karma is governed by what a person thinks. If a person thinks impure or malicious thoughts, they will build up bad karma during his life, and for pure thoughts, good karma is built up. Deed karma refers to the actions performed physically by a person. As with mental karma, deed karma is the culmination of good karma and bad karma resulting from one’s actions.

The retribution punishment theory is associated with the philosopher Immanuel Kant from as far back as the eighteenth century known as the “justice model”. The concept of retributive punishment is "just deserts," used as a means of getting even with the offender, allowing the victim to feel a sense of justification by imposing the same measure of pain to the offender according to the crime committed; this will allow the victim to feel a sense of satisfaction. Though retribution is not a law of retaliation, the Mosaic laws of the Bible idealized it as “an eye for an eye” phenomenon.

“What goes around comes around” is a popular saying worldwide bad deeds never go unpunished. Everything we do or say determine on what’s going to happen to us in the future. Whether we act honestly, dishonestly, help or hurt others. Karma can be divided into good or bad. I believe that if you do something good something good will happen to you. if you do something bad then something bad will happen to you. karma is not something I believe in because of stories told by friends, but because of personal experiences.