<P> `` So mote it be '' is a ritual phrase used by Freemasons , in Rosicrucianism , and more recently by Neopagans . It was also used by the old church , and ancient pagans , but is now adapted by Wiccans . It means `` so may it be '' , `` so it is required '' , or `` so must it be '' , and may be said at the end of a prayer in a similar way to `` amen '' . The phrase appears in the Halliwell or Regius Manuscript , the earliest known document relating to a society of Masons in England dating from the first half of the 15th Century . `` Amen ! amen ! so mot hyt be ! Say we so all per charyté '' . </P>
<P> `` So mote it be '' is a ritual phrase used by Freemasons , in Rosicrucianism , and more recently by Neopagans . It was also used by the old church , and ancient pagans , but is now adapted by Wiccans . It means `` so may it be '' , `` so it is required '' , or `` so must it be '' , and may be said at the end of a prayer in a similar way to `` amen '' . The phrase appears in the Halliwell or Regius Manuscript , the earliest known document relating to a society of Masons in England dating from the first half of the 15th Century . `` Amen ! amen ! so mot hyt be ! Say we so all per charyté '' . </P>
where does so mote it be come from
where does so mote it be come from
England
England