Wiccans, what's the deal with the jargon: "blessed be" and "well met"?

Question

Also spelling "magic" with a k? Are these things just culled from various sword and sorcery fantasy novels? Where does this originate?

Answer 1

Meh. Every religion has it's own jargon. I mean, what's up with words like "Amen" and "Hallelujah"? You never hear that stuff outside of a religious context. Those sayings have just been with us for so long and Christianity seems to ingrained into our everyday lives that we rarely question how stupid it sounds. I mean, when it comes to made up lingo, the Wiccans aren't that bad. They could be like Scientologists, and have their words so laced with jargon you can't even have a conversation with them.



I'll admit though,that "k" at the end of "magic" IS irritating as hell.

Answer 2

Blessed Be is part of the Five-Fold kiss. Many poseur and inexperienced Wiccans use it as hello, which is silly...Using Blessed Be outside of ritual infers that you greet a person with the full meaning of all of that liturgy behind them. I suppose for a non-Wiccan it might be closer to saying "I greet every part of you, recognize that you are trying to walk with your gods, wish you success in your journey in life and acknowledge that we share a path."



The only person I know of who says "well met" all the time is a Christian. Seriously.



Spelling magic with a k, which is hardly done by all Wiccans, refers to Crowley's definition of magick (with a k) as "the art and science of causing change in conformity with will." This use predates Wicca by decades and decades, and is hardly a Wiccan thing. (By the way, by this definition, hitting 'submit' to make one's answer appear is a magical act.)



I think you might be confusing Wiccans for other things, frankly.

Answer 3

"blessed be" is from the Bible. I'm sure some Wiccans will hate to hear that, but it's the truth.



"well met" is from Victorian England

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hail_fellow_well_met



"Magick" was used by occultist Aleister Crowley to differentiate the occult from stage magic



Anything else?

Answer 4

What, you don't say Qa'Pla? It's traditional man, be cool.

Answer 5

THEY ARE ADOLESCENTS JERK OFFS!