How could I explain to a witch who doesn follow the Rede that their actions will come back on them?
My advice would be, “Don’t.” That just reeks of evangelism. Just as a Wiccan doesn’t appreciate it when a Christian tries to “save their soul from hell,” traditional witches would not appreciate anyone telling them how to do their magic. Since traditional witches think the Threefold Law is not scientifically or logically possible, it would be pretty hard to convince them that they are subject to it. (Kind of like how a Wiccan wouldn’t be afraid of going to hell if Wiccans don’t believe in it.) • Are traditional witches dark pagans, or Satanic witches? In short, no. Though many Wiccans feel that the practice of dark magic (hexing and cursing) is “evil,” traditional witches are taught that a true witch heals with one hand and hexes with the other, or that a witch who cannot harm cannot heal. Dark is not to be equated with evil; it is truly needed in order to maintain the balance. Everything is defined by its opposite, so dark magic is practiced as well as light magic. Magic itself has no
