PENTAGRAM or PENTACLE Pagans/Wiccans view the pentagram as an amulet of protection, a symbol of balance, and a representation of the elements and the Gods. Pagans use the pentagram with a point facing up like the one see above. This is not an evil symbol!! Paganism isn't the only religion that uses a 5-pointed star! Did you know in the Catholic religion, a 5-pointed star is used to represent Jesus hanging on the cross and the places he suffered his flesh wounds??? Each of the 5 points represents one of the five elements: 1) Earth- represents stability and physical endurance. (Bottom left point) 2) Fire-represents courage and daring. (Bottom right point) 3) Water-represents emotions and intuition. 4) Air-represents intelligence and the arts (left point) 5) Spirit- represents all and the divine (top point). |