If you follow a magic(k)al path, does it include the Rule of Three-Fold Return? If not, what is your path?

Question

joe c:

Spiritually, I'm an atheist.
Religiously, I'm a Satanist.
Ritually, I'm a Chaos Mage and Varulf.
Philosophically, I'm a nihilist.

I don't believe in magick. It's a bunch of bogus garbage. I just do it anyways.

joe c:

It's also worth noting though that I don't have to believe in a thing to be interested in what others believe.

I don't believe in Allah but I've still read al-Qu'ran to see what Muslims believe.

Answer 1

nah,

I'm almost the same as you. I'm satanist, atheist, and i mostly do chaos magick. (and i'm kind of discordian, though i never finished that whole book)

Answer 2

No 3 fold rule for me, and no particular magickal path. I sort of just do things on the fly. I am careful about sending out negative energy though because I don't want it to come back on me. However, I do not believe things are as simple as a 3 fold law by any stretch of the imagination. When you get more advanced with the use of magick, I think you learn to see the nuances.

Answer 3

No, if you read Gardner's letters/set of rules describing why he thinks we should follow a three fold path, you will see that the original document he took that idea from just states in a general sense that if you harm others [during the burning times] you are screwed if anyone finds out. He made this rule up, no offense meant here, but he made it up to protect fellow witches. Witches are no longer burned and it doesn't make sense to do this anymore or to pretend like it was around before Gardner made it up. I do think he had good intentions but in today's world he wouldn't have done it. I urge all wiccans to do some research on the three fold rule.

Answer 4

I'm Wiccan, but I do not believe in the Threefold Law. There is no divine Santa checking off whether we've been naughty or nice and dishing out rewards and punishments. I do, however, believe there are consequences for every action, and I do believe that harmful actions generally have personally negative consequences of some sort (although the situation my still warrant it). I have the same ethics for magic as I do for the rest of my life.

Answer 5

I don't follow a three-fold law of return. I find it doesn't work out that way in nature. We plant a seed, fertilize.. make sure it gets the right amounts of sun and water.. and we may NEVER see any fruit from that labor.. or, something may come along just as it begins to take root and kill it off.. on the other hand, I plant a kernel of corn, and if it all works out just right, I might get several ears of corn with tons of those kernels on it.. too many variables..

I follow an animist pagan path.

Answer 6

I'm Wiccan but my detailed path is sort of an..ecletic one.

I follow the 3 fold rule to a certain extent;
sometimes it takes longer than others but basically; yes, I do.

Answer 7

Three fold rule...what you put out comes back to you three times.

Yup I believe that. I think many believe in something similar. What you put out there will come back to you be it bad or good. So might as well be good. I know I certainly wouldnt want that much bad coming back around to me.

Answer 8

Nope. My law is balance. A three-fold return would upset the balance of what you give, you also recieve.

In the end, order and balance appeal to me. I figure people who think you get more than you give are experiencing perspective bias, but they tend to get offended if I say that to them.

(I'm a non-theistic Pagan, and more or less eclectic. I use whatever works for me, regardless of tradition.)

Answer 9

The Rule of Two, as set forth by Darth Bane, ~1000BBY. There may be only two Sith Lords, a Master and his apprentice. The apprentice is destined to slay his master and take an apprentice of his own. If he fails, the Master must destroy him. And so it has been, for a thousand years.

Answer 10

Not exactly.
I believe like draws like, in reaping what we sow, karma, and in what goes around comes around. You can call it whatever you like.