Blessed Be Research Paper

Blessed Be. Purpose is to invoke the blessings of the gods onto a person, and should not be just tossed around or used light heartedly but now the days Blessed be is over used much like greeting or a goodbye, and is starting to lose its meaning.

" 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" tmcresourcelibrary, by by Colleen Criswell http://tmcresourcelibrary.forumcircle.com/viewtopic.php?t=477&highlight=blessed

" Bleesed Be is typically used as either a
greeting or a farewell, much like the Christian "God bless you," Islam's "salaam" or the Jewish "shalom." In context, it is often understood as shorthand for "may you be blessed by the Goddess," as it appears in the long version of the Wiccan Rede, but its origins lie in the Gardnerian tradition's Five Fold Kiss ritual." peopleof.oureverydaylife, by Aaron Thorpe, http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/wiccan-phrase-blessed-mean-8481.html

Bleesed Be has been used by many religious but is know best by the fivefold kiss, which is Initiation Rite, where different parts of the body are kidded like the eyes and blessed. " It involves, as you would expect, five sets of kisses placed on the feet, knees, womb or phallus, breasts and lips with the accompanying words: "Blessed be thy feet, that have brought the in thy ways; Blessed be thy knees, that shall kneel at the sacred altar; Blessed be thy womb/phallus, without which we would not be; Blessed be thy breasts, formed in beauty/strength; Blessed be thy lips, that shall utter the Sacred Names." peopleof.oureverydaylife, by Aaron Thorpe, http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/wiccan-phrase-blessed-mean-8481.html

Riona at Wiccan Together says, "To me, uttering the words 'Blessed Be' is with reference to the contextual meaning found within the orthopraxic rites and rituals of traditional Wicca.
Because this is where the turn of phrase comes from, I find it very inappropriate that it should be used in a casual, out of context manner. I personally think it should stay where it belongs - in ritual. wiccantogether, Riona,
http://www.wiccantogether.com/forum/topics/the-use-of-sacred-language-such-as-blessed-be-as-a-casual

And i agree with her, to me personally it seem inappropriate to use outside the circle, blessed be s a scared thing and should be kept that way, it saddens me that so many people when first starting on there path myself included are missed taught the use of blessed be, while there is argument against this saying that there is nothing wrong with wishing blessings on someone,

" The significance of the phrase goes deeper than its literal or even underlying meanings of welcome and blessing. Its usage, like all idioms specific to a particular culture or subculture, implies a level of familiarity and belonging. In offering and -- perhaps more importantly -- returning the greeting, both people involved acknowledge their connection as members of the same larger whole. In this way, the phrase "blessed be" is truly performative. It not only offers blessing but also helps create and reinforce a sense of community and connection that might often be otherwise lacking in such a diverse and often solitary religion as Wicca." peopleof.oureverydaylife, by Aaron Thorpe, http://peopleof.oureverydaylife.com/wiccan-phrase-blessed-mean-8481.html

you can fund blessed be in many scared or regional text including the bible who has it written serval time in it but for an example is Psalm 113:2-4 KJV - Blessed be the name of the LORD, PSALMS 144:1 KJV "([A Psalm] of David.) Blessed [be] the LORD , and Psalm 68:19 KJV: Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth

Do your study and you decide if blessed be is something you just want to toss around or if you want to to hold it close to your heart and keep t scared like i do, but just a warning if you say to me as a greeting I might give you a bit of a talking to how you should be using it in my opinion, but whatever you think is best for you, that is up to you.