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The Pentagram has had many names through the ages:
Pentalpha
The Endless Knot
The Pentacle of the Virgin
The Seal of the Microcosm
The Star of Knowledge
The Pentacle of the Templars
And according to some:
The Seal of Solomon
Witch's foot
Wizard's Star
Goblin's Cross
Druid's Foot
Devil's Sign
(Sage's Note: The above names are not Wiccan references for the pentagram. They are purely historical collected for your information.)
It has been used by Sumerians, Kabbalist, Celts, Egyptians, Christians & Gypsies.
It stands for Spirit ruling the world of matter...also life, health, protection (especially against hostile spirits)...also a human being as microcosm of the universe.
The points can represent the 5 senses, stages of life, or states of consciousness. Small ones, of silver, are amulets favored by Witches. On a disc of wood or metal, it is the Witch's Pentacle, the ritual tool of Earth. If inverted, it can stand for the Horned God...or, for Spirit hidden in Matter or subject to it.
Copyright '84 by Amber K |
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