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The Wiccan Rede is the most basic yet fundamental of magical rules, which establishes that good witches cannot use their powers for their own personal gain, including beauty and love spells. They are also not allowed to use magic for punishment purposes even if the person is truly guilty of an offense, for good witches are only supposed to "protect the innocent, not punish the guilty."

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  • The Wiccan Rede is the most basic yet fundamental of magical rules, which establishes that good witches cannot use their powers for their own personal gain, including beauty and love spells. They are also not allowed to use magic for punishment purposes even if the person is truly guilty of an offense, for good witches are only supposed to "protect the innocent, not punish the guilty."
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  • The Wiccan Rede is the most basic yet fundamental of magical rules, which establishes that good witches cannot use their powers for their own personal gain, including beauty and love spells. They are also not allowed to use magic for punishment purposes even if the person is truly guilty of an offense, for good witches are only supposed to "protect the innocent, not punish the guilty." If a witch goes against the Wiccan Rede, he or she will have to face consequences: he or she would have to either suffer punishment, or the magic that he or she had used would backfire on him or her. An example of this could be seen when Paige used magic to punish a man who had a habit of making sexist comments, but it resulted in her having engorged breasts. It is also possible for witches to not suffer from any negative consequences, but instead, any benefits from their acts of personal gain would be negated. An example of this could be seen when Phoebe tries to win the lottery after having a premonition of the results, only for the corresponding numbers to disappear from the ticket when results are broadcasted. Since evil is already in violation of the Wiccan Rede and therefore not bound by any issues of morality, it is not limited by personal gain and could use magic however it desired. Phoebe herself pointed that this was what made evil so tempting - the sensation of being able to do whatever they wanted whenever they wanted, without the voice of a conscience holding them back with reminders of morality and the potential consequences that could stem from their actions. However, Paige also pointed out that this was what separated Good from Evil.
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