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The pentagram, is a five-pointed star and is one of the many symbols which belongs to the Craft. It is however misconceived, as it also used by Satanists as well. However they wear the pentagram inverted, employing evil. The same applies to the pentagram as the cross or crucifix, if worn inverted, it alludes to negativity. Its usual upright position is an ancient symbol of protection from evil. Also called 'the endless knot' the pentagram was often displayed on windows, and hearths of houses throughout pre-Christian Europe. It can be traced back to Egyptian and Sumerian cultures, and has even been found to be used by Native Americans inscribed on medicine tools. It is sometimes mistakenly confused with the Star of David, or hexagram (a six-pointed star emblematic of Judaism), the pentagram is sometimes called the Star of Solomon, especially by ceremonial magicians. The lower four points represent the classical elements of earth, air, fire, and water, and the fifth point represents the spirit, sometimes called akasha. The pentagram symbolizes the four elements of the material world but is ruled by the spirit. When the pentagram is placed within a circle (symbol of unity and wholeness), it stresses our connection with the universe as a whole. Another interpretation is that there is not one point upward � but three! In numerology, three is the number of harmony, best expressed in the classical formula: thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. Yet another interpretation of the upright pentagram is that it symbolizes the most common view of deity of the Craft. The upper three points represent the Goddess in her threefold aspect of Maiden, Mother, and Crone. The lower two points represent the horned God, in his twin aspects of God of Light and God of Darkness. However, in all these interpretations, it is important to remember that all the points are connected, each an aspect of the other, all part of the same. When the pentagram is inverted, its true meaning may represent the physical world, being the four material elements, in domination of the world of spirit the fifth element. This may be why Satanists and other 'demonistic' groups use this symbol. One exception to this rule is that some traditions of the Craft employ the inverted pentagram as a positive symbol of advanced degree. In this case, the two points uppermost represent the horns of light, symbol of 'the Horned God', consort to the Great Goddess. The word 'pentacle', sometimes mistakenly substituted for pentagram, refers to a shallow dish which is usually inscribed with a pentagram. Used as an altar tool by modern Witches, serving a purpose similar to the that of the Roman Catholic Mass. Common variations of this tool include a dish of earth, a disk of copper, a dish of silver, or a disk of wax." |
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