Talk:Cutie marks/@comment-25531876-20141014002026/@comment-10390252-20141015090016

Yes; compare Twilight's cutie mark to the traditional representation of the Elements of Harmony as seen on the front cover of the book Pinkie found on the subject. They're very similar so I suspect that Celestia almost immediately knew Twilight would be the future Bearer of the Element of Magic. From that point onwards, Twilght was a piece in Celestia's chess game with fate and history, a role she wouldn't escape until her own ascension put her above Celestia's ability to manipulate.