IANAWitch, either, but my understanding is that "for the harm of
none, and the good of all" is a good codicil to add to a spell.
a) If your intent (or if the current wording of your spell) is not
compatible with the Rede, tacking on "for the harm of none" may
help draw your attention to that before you actually cast the
spell.
b) When you do the casting, the codicil helps specify the manner in
which you hope your intent will be realized in the world, thus
helping to prevent any vagueness on your part from getting
transformed into harmfulness.
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