Definition Essay: So Must It Be

“So mote it be” is a phrase that basically means “so must it be”. The word “mote”, according to Noah Webster's dictionary, means “might” or “must” and is considered obsolete today. It is used to affirm the speaker's belief that the purpose of the spell, or other magical working is in fact accomplished and manifesting rather than just a wish or desire. It’s a kind of statement of absolute belief, a knowing, in the accomplishment of the intention of you magical working. Or stating that you know, rather than hope, it has been accomplished. Depending on your own personal beliefs it can also be used to mean that if the Godess/God will it then it will be.

To me the phrase “So mote it be” means “and so it is” or “so must it be” or “and so it is accomplished”. I feel that it is a statement of my absolute knowing that whatever it is I was working is now accomplished and done. That it has manifested and is in the process of manifesting on this plane of physical existence. I don’t feel that I need the Goddess or God’s approval or will in order for my statement “so mote it be” to be effective and stand. I believe that only my own personal intention and will is what

I thought “so mote it be” meant basically “so be it” or “may it be”. Which is more like hoping it be done rather than knowing it to be done. I believed that God’s Will was what would ultimately be done so I had to hope whatever it was I desired or were trying to accomplish was in line with His will. If not then there was nothing I could do to change it.The phrase “so mote it be” means something very different to me. It means that it’s my intention and will that leads to the positive changes I desire and am working toward, so I can speak with authority and absolute knowing it to be done and completed without having to hope it pleases anyone else before it can be