The Pentagram has always had mystical meanings. It has been found scratched in stone age caves as old as man himself. It has been associated with astronomical and religious meaning and at certain points in history with sinister doings. Babylonian,Sumatran and Hebrew writings and drawings were often embellished with the pentagram.
According to the Greek philosopher Pythagoras, five was the number of Mankind.
The five points of the star being elements of fire,water,air,earth and the spirit.
The pentagram was a preferred emblem to adorn the jewelry and amulets of early Christians. They wore the pentagram as representing the five wounds of Christ on the cross while at the same time it symbolized doctrines of Magic, Alchemy and Kabbalah to non-Christian groups.
Lately the pentagram has been most associated with Neo Pagans and Wiccans. In most Wiccan and Pagan rituals, its symbolic meaning is derived from Ceremonial Magic and protection. The five are the four elements ruled by the spirit. In many of these rituals the pentagram also symbolizes unity of the circle within the realm of the spirit and the elements.
It kind of represents how life works.
In Wicca and pagan religions the five star pentacle represent the four elements of harmony andcreation(earth, air, fire, water) and the point of Spirit (or Divinity) all in balance represented by the enclosed circle connecting all five points. It is worn as a symbol of protection as well as a symbol of balance.
A 5-point star within a circle is a symbol known as a pentagram. It is used to represent the five core elements of Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit. In the Wiccan religion, the pentagram is used as a talisman to protect the person that beholds it.
A pentagram is a five pointed star. A pentagon in a five sided polygon.
A five pointed star is a Pentagram
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You may be confusing a pentagram (5 sided) commonly associated with satanism etc, with the 8 pointed star of David. They are not, in fact, the same.
I don't think it is the seal of solomon and it is definitely not the Star of David, which has 6 points, not 5
A pentagram has five points or vertices.
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The significance of the pentagram - 5-pointed star - depends on the context. By far the most common meaning is American patriotism. There are no less than 50 five-pointed stars on the American flag, and the star is displayed on countless government and military insignias. In Christianity, the Star of Bethlehem is often depicted as a pentagram with the downward point directing the viewer toward the Infant Christ. In Wicca and other Neo-Pagan contexts, the pentagram or pentangle represents the 5 Sacred Things: Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit.
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An asterisk is a star-shaped punctuation mark. A pentagram is a 5-pointed star, a hexagram is a 6-pointed star also known as Solomon's seal and the Star of David.