Cool article on the Pentagram

[DamienDeville]

Upright Pentacle/Pentagram
Upright pentacles and pentagrams are among the most widely used religious symbols. They have been used in many eras and by many cultures and religions of the world: by ancient Peoples, ancient Israelites, Christians, magicians, Wiccans and others.

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Many religious and spiritual groups use the pentacle or pentagram today.
http://www.satanic-kindred.org/satanickindred.htm

[RubyRose]

Interesting.

[Doodlebug]

Very interesting. :)

[Shana-chan]

The pentagram (the star, basically) is also used in the Onmyou culture (a Japanese 'priest' religion). It joins all the elements together, and works with a give-take. Each point is one element (earth, water, fire, wood, and ash, I think?), and each cancels one out or creates another. Examples: fire and wood make ash, and water cancels out fire). Anyhow, I doubt the elements I used are correct, but you can look it up online.

[Ron]

Didn't the pentagram principaly come from the Quabbalah? Also, by defintion a pentragram is simply "a five-pointed star, often held to have magical or mystical significance, formed by five straight lines connecting the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon in the completed figure." (dictionary.com)... THUS, there's no such thing as an "upright" or "upsidedown" one.

Just some arguments from some local Ottawa-Gatineau Paganusae.

Peace and Love!

[DamienDeville]

The pentagram (the star, basically) is also used in the Onmyou culture (a Japanese 'priest' religion). It joins all the elements together, and works with a give-take. Each point is one element (earth, water, fire, wood, and ash, I think?), and each cancels one out or creates another. Examples: fire and wood make ash, and water cancels out fire). Anyhow, I doubt the elements I used are correct, but you can look it up online.
Interesting,never heard that before.