The Wiccan Rede (pronounced "reed") is a saying that was formulated to sum up the ethics of the Neo-Pagan religion Wicca. The most common form of the Rede is An it harm none, do what ye will. "Rede" is a word from Middle English meaning "advice" or "counsel", cognate to the German Rat or Swedish råd. "An" is an archaic contraction of the word "and," meaning "if," as in the Shakespearean "an it please thee." Other variants include: *An it harm none, do as thou wilt *Do what you will, so long as it harms none *An it harm none, do what thou wilt *That it harm none, do as thou wilt *Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will.This is the first published form of the couplet, quoted from Doreen Valiente in 1964. Later published versions include "ye" instead of either

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