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Pentagrams

Home The Pentagram is a good way of protecting yourself from negative energies. Below is a quick summary of what the pentagram represents, some ways to use it, and its history. Please see the protection page as well.

The Elements

The positions of the element on the pentagram are:
Spirit
Fire Air
Earth Water

I have seen the elements positioned in other ways, but this is the way that makes the most sense to me. Earth and water are grounding elements, and fire and air are the action elements. The spirit is always on top, to show that it is most important over all. Some Wiccans/Pagans may use the inverted Pentagram, but this isn't common.The pentagram isn't the symbol of a devil worshipper! Satanists most often use the inverted pentagram! If you look spirit is at the bottom, showing it to be inferior to material objects. Not only that, the inverted pentagram also looks like a goat head. Don't think the pentagram is the sign of a devil worshiper!! ~Thorn
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How to Draw A Pentagram


As An Invoking Power

Start From Top to Lower Left

This symbolizes bringing the spirt down to Earth. For protection or banishing start from lower left, I'll try to make an animation soon. Remember, when the pentagram has a protection circle around it, it is called a pentacle.

History

The pentagram has refrences of use since the earliest times. It was important in Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, and even to Midieval Christians! No refrence connecting the pentagram to evil even appeared until the 19th century! There are many refrences to the number five symbolized on the pentagram. Christianity has the five wounds of Christ, and Muslims have 5 pillars of faith and five times of worship a day. Humans also have five fingers or toes on each limb, and 5 basic senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch). The pentagram itself takes five lines to draw. For more information on the pentagram history and symbolism, see http://www.ecauldron.com/pentagram.php

After some browsing of Wiccan/Pagan sites, I found it interesting that the official flag of Ethiopia has a pentagram on on it!


I did some quick research (plus I didn't want to copy anything off the sites!). Ethiopia is in Africa, and one of the oldest countries that has no history of colonization. The pentagram is the National Coat of Arms for the country.One of the the things it represents is unity and equaility. The Coat of Arms has changed with the goverments, but the flag above is the offical flag. Ethiopian Orthodox and Muslim are the biggest religion, each representing about 40% of the population! For more info go to http://www.ethioworld.com/