It dates back hundreds of years and has different meanings. Some say it is a secret "Masonic symbol", some say it stands for The "16 Points of life" ie; Love, loyalty, respect, honor, friendship, health etc... I guess it just depends.
==new answer== You may be meaning the six pointed star, the star of David. If so, each point represents one of the five senses with the sixth being intuition. If you look closely at the symbol, it is actually two triangles. One pointing up and the other pointing down, which means- as above, so below. In other words, as a man thinks, so is he.
This is a difficult question. There are many meanings associated with the 8 pointed star. In Islam it is referred to as the seal of the prophet and is a common theme in Islamic art. In ancient mesopotamia in general it represented the sun and Gods. In christian art, it seems to indicate a number of things. It may refer to the 8 beattitudes for example or when used in conjunction with Mary, it may refer to Mary drawing people to Jesus. It may refer to many things in flags states, religion, divisions. Really almost any meaning can be associated with the star.
A six pointed star is a hexagram, used in witchcraft as a talisman and for conjuring up spirits. Many different religions attribute other meanings to it.
it means country capital
A hexagram is a six-pointed star, made from two overlapping triangles, one point upwards, the other point downwards. When the two overlapping triangles are both equilateral and the exact same size, then the symbol is also known as the Star of David.
It means star or shining star
it means a star that is cheap to buy
stell or Stella means star
Turn into a star
16 peices of the 8 pointed one
it stands for 7 points we have.
I wonder if you mean pentacle, which is a 5-pointed star.
The Four Point Star represents Bethlehem, as it is known to be the Star Of Bethlehem.
A twelve pointed star is a spider within the web of a dream catcher. it is also the universal symbol of real time by hours of denomination
When you are talking about law enforcement badges, there are 5 pointed, 6 pointed, 7 pointed, 8 pointed, and 9 pointed stars. Wikipedia defines it as "A five-pointed star (☆) is a very common ideogram throughout the world. If the colinear edges are joined together a pentagram is produced, which is the simplest of the unicursal star polygons, and a symbol of mystical and magical significance."
if you mean 4 pointed star like a ninja star, there's a pretty good video showing you how here: http://foldsomething.com/origami-videos/4-point-star-ninja-throwing-star-shuriken/
A six pointed star is a hexagram, used in witchcraft as a talisman and for conjuring up spirits. Many different religions attribute other meanings to it.
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5 pointed star? 6 pointed star(star of David)? A star in the sky? You need to provide more information. A 5 pointed star can have 5 lines of symmetry.
is there any??the only 5 pointed star i know is the shape
Chrysler uses a 5 pointed star. I know of none that uses or has used a 7 pointed star.