PENTAGRAM
The
Pentagram at left is the traditional Pentagram with the five points of the star
( one up two down ) enclosed inside a circle . This style of Pentagram has
existed for countless thousands of years , first dating back to around 3500 BCE
. where it was used in Ancient Mesopotamia where it was used ( at least later on
) by the rulers as a symbol to tell that their power breadth the four corners of
the known world .
The
early Greeks called the Pentagram the Pentalpha (Pent for the number five and
Alpha being the first letter of The Greek alphabet). The Pythagoreans considered
it's Geometric qualities to be symbolic (both Mathematically and Metaphysically)
of perfection. To the Hebrews the five points of the Pentagram were tied to the
Pentateuch (the first five books of the bible) and represented as a whole Truth.
Although occasionally referred to as The Seal of Solomon, it is important to
note that this is incorrect and that the Star of David or double triangle is the
true Seal of Solomon.
The
Pentagram As A Symbol Of Evil
Perhaps
beginning with the destruction of the Knights Templar by the combined treachery
(my opinion) of King Philip IV and Pope Clement V, the inquisition of the Church
began. Starting with the Templars, whom fell partly under accusations of
worshipping an idol called The Baphomet. It is highly unlikely that The Baphomet
of The Templars (if it existed at all) resembled anything like Levi's Baphomet.
Still the order was squashed by torture, death and Papal dissolution by 1314.
Like the torture of the Albigensian Cathari, and the a forementioned Templar
order, the church began to destroy all who opposed the rule of the Holy See.
Heretics, Pagans witches all met with the same fate of conversion or death.
It
was at this time that the horned gods still worshipped by the peasants and folk
peoples of Europe, such as Pan became the accepted (by the Christian Church)
imagery for the Devil. Therefore in the eyes of the church if the peasants
worshipped false, evil G-ds, then the Pentagram symbol (used as a symbol of
security) must therefore be evil as well
