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This depends on the particular Tradition or religious group. "So mote it be" is near equivocable expression to the Judeo-Christian "Amen", though "So Mote It Be" doesn't mean "Amen." The phrase used by some Wiccans means "As I will it, so it shall be." Wheras the phrase as used in Freemasonry has a separate conotation meaning one of two things "The will of God shall be done..." or "whatever the answer to one's prayer truly is, may it be done through the will of God." Although these definitions are distinct, they have similarities. In Wiccan theology, one's true will, and one's spiritual desires are directed by the Divine. To the Freemason, entering into the will of God will direct one to their true calling. The similarity is that of union with the divine, and the permenance of the "will." This phrase is also used by some Christians, Kabbalists, and percievably many other religious and spiritual affiliations.

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