HISTORY OF THE PENTACLE & PENTAGRAM

I believe the origins of the pentagam symbol are lost in time. There are objects in nature such as types of fossils. The shepherds crown, which is a fossil sea urchin, another is the true star stone. Both these fossils have the shapes of a five pointed star and are regarded by some as having magical powers. The pentagram has been used by many groups of people through out history as a symbol of their magical beliefs. It was the badge of the followers of Pathagras, as it's proportions contain the mathmatical secret known as the "golden section" used by artists and architects. The pentagram is known as the star of the of the microcosm, or little universe, as it represents when drawn in the upright position a human figure with arms and legs outstreched. As man is him self a little universe containing all that is in the great universe, the macrocosm. The pentagram in medieval Europe was known as The Druid's Foot, or Wizzard's Foot or sometimes The Gobblins Cross. Christians have used it as representing the five wounds of Christ, and it is sometimes found in old church arichitecture.

ANOTHER EXPLANATION

The topmost point of the pentagram is regarded as representing Deity, the divine source of life. From this point a line is traced to the lowest left-hand angle of the figure. This represents life descending from its divine source into the lowest and simplest forms of living matter. The line is then continued up and across to the upper angle on the right. This represents the ascent of life from primitive forms, by the process of evolution, to its highest physical form on this planet, the human being. The line then continues across the figure to the upper angle on the left, This represents man's earthly progress, his achievements on the material plane, as he becomes cleverer, richer, more powerfull, building himself great empires and civilizations. However, in his progress in this way he sooner or later reaches the danger point and begins to fall. To show this the line goes down and across from this angle to the lowest angle on the right-hand side. This is the story of all man's empires; but because the human spirit is one with its divine source, it must and will strive upwards to find that source again. Hence the line of the pentagram rises up again from the lowest level to rejoin the topmost point from whence it issued.