What is the Wicca meaning of Blessed Be?

Answer 1

Blessed be just means be blessed in every thing that concerns. It's just a positice statement. Much like Merry meet.

The true purpose of Blessed Be is a sacred one. When you say Blessed Be to another, what you are actually saying is that you wish the powers that be to invoke the person with their blessings. It isn't something to be taken lightly and should only be used in rituals such as initiations, dedications, etc.

Too many people use it as a casual greeting when its meaning is supposed to be much more sacred and not to be used lightly. When you overuse this, its power lessens and the original meaning becomes lost.

Answer 2

The term Blessed Be is often misused or over used. These days people tend to use it for everything from hello and goodbye to a simple have a nice and blessed day.

The true purpose of Blessed Be is a sacred one. It has been used in countless religions to grant the blessings of the deity onto a person, but not in a general or light hearted way. When we use the term Blessed Be it is meant to be in a very sacred way, we are asking the powers that be to invoke the person with their blessings. And as we understand that the word invoke means to imbue the person, enter into the person and become one with that person it should not be taken lightly.

The term Blessed Be is mainly used during ritual and primarily during The Five Fold Kiss, most commonly done during initiation and dedication rites. The Five Fold Kiss was created by the founder of Wicca, Gerald Gardner, as the main Initiation Rite. The purpose of the Five Fold Kiss is to invoke the Goddess into the person and bless each part of the person, the person's body is each point on the Pentagram.