Witchcraft Wednesday: The Three Laws of Witchcraft

"Let it be remembered that witches shall keep the hearth for cats, and cats shall keep watch where witches sleep. Neither shall betray the other to hunter, priest, or king. What was agreed before shall endure one hundred years more."- A portion of The First Accord, as renewed between witches and the Lords of CatsPower has a price.Magic has laws.Not in the sense of laws in the way a king puts his seal on a decree, or even in the manner of wizards who have devoted their existence to the study of how spells are wont to behave. These are far older than that. They exist because powerful beings agreed that certain things would be done in certain ways.The Three Great Laws of WitchcraftFor witches and warlocks, there are three such arrangements that hold sway over all others.There is the Pact of Baba Yaga, or what some refer to as the First Pact, which dictates the duties one witch owes to another. The First Accord governs the ties between witches and the Lords of the Animals, and concerns…