What does that phrase mean ... " blessed be " ?
2006-09-08 14:15:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It is a greeting! Just like Merry Meet is...
2006-09-08 14:23:04 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT a greeting. Not even close. It refers to something done in the first degree initiation in Traditional Wicca and it is not something said lightly by any means. Initiated Wiccans don't run around saying "Blessed Be." As a matter of fact, doing so screams "noob." To say the phrase implies that you know and are bringing forth the meaning of the action associated with it when you say it to an initiate. Sure, lots of folks who self-study think it's a general blessing so I guess in that crowd it is a general blessing. Still, I wouldn't say it unless I were in a circle of initiates.
2014-09-25 16:33:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
"God Bless America" is a powerful phrase that should bring us closer together. That's what it did for the Founding Fathers. In that simple phrase comes something that all of us in the deepest part of our soul believes: we are willing to believe in America! Todays world of stupid warning labels and apologies because some one person is offended is destroying this phrase of belief. God can mean whatever you want, but our belief in America should be the same! The mention of God invokes a belief, thus science cannot explain our belief in anything. America can be right and good if we are willing to let "God Bless America"!
2016-03-15 04:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a phrase from the wiccan rede. Alot of people use it as a greeting.
It is also used in some rituals and is a simple blessing. (Like "god bless you" if you are christian)
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2006-09-08 14:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by Seeker 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
What Does Blessed Mean
2016-11-03 12:02:16 · answer #5 · answered by hempel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I've noticed that occasionally too. Example: "We've got to kill the Muslims because they ALL want to destroy America. I won't let them. God Bless America." That's just idiots, though. You know better, I know better, most of America knows better than to call on God for something like that. So, no, it hasn't come to mean something negative, not in my eyes. When I hear "God Bless America", I'm reminded of all the things that make our country great: love, peace, tolerance, liberty, and compassion. The people who call on God in support of ideas in direct contradiction to the teachings of pretty much all religious figures, well, they're not doing it right. God Bless America.
2016-04-07 07:18:06 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Wicca, "Blessed Be" is just like "aloha" to those in Hawaii.
It can mean "hello" or "welcome" as well as "good-bye". In MOST covens, it's used as a greeting - and dismissal - for neophytes and 1st Degrees. Once you get your 2nd Degree, you use "Merry Meet" (greeting) and "Merry Part" (goodbye) as those with a 2nd Degree or higher are often referred to as Lords and Ladies so it's seen as more proper, though some still simply use "Blessed Be".
2016-09-03 12:39:43 · answer #7 · answered by Mystique 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It simply means stay blessed, be blessed in every thing that concerns you.If someone says blessed be they mean in all you do God will protect you,God will provide for all you needs and will be there for you.In my opinion i think it measns the same as wishing you good health,peace and love.
In short wishing you good things and not bad.
Hope this helps.
2006-09-08 14:23:10 · answer #8 · answered by jazz 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It's a little like saying 'God bless you'. Although I don't think ours sounds quite so preachy. It's like a little positive affirmation.
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2006-09-09 01:31:14 · answer #9 · answered by Seph7 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is simply a way of saying a blessing on the person, event, animal, vegetable or mineral.
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2006-09-08 14:20:42 · answer #10 · answered by Pablito 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
It is a reference to a Rite done during initiation or in some traditions, dedication.
2014-09-26 06:44:58 · answer #11 · answered by erisian trubble 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋