Dating back to Europe as far as 8000 years ago. The Pentacle has been one of the most persistent and powerful symbols in our history and was revered by nearly all ancient cultures, be Egyptian, Greek, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Moroccon, Jerusalem and Mayan the pentagram is a symbol charged with mystery, intrigue, and meaning. It has been the symbol of various religions and nations, including Christianity. It was originally the influential 1800s French occultist Eliphas Levi who associated the pentagram with the goat-headed baphomet, by drawing a pentagram on the baphomet’s forehead.
In modern times, the pentagram has been used by Wiccans. The five points of the pentagram usually have five different meanings; for example, for the Wiccans, the five points represent earth, sky, fire, water, and Spirit, with Spirit occupying the top and most important point. However, these values change from culture to culture.
Here’s what to do:
- Gather wood in a natural setting: in a forest, beside a river, on a beach, in the desert, or even in your neighborhood park. Choose sticks that are light, as straight as possible, and the same length. You’ll need five, but feel free to collect some extras to see which ones fit your pentagram best.
- Lay them out on the ground in the shape of a five-pointed star, with the fifth point facing upward. Overlap the ends of the sticks so that each end is resting on top of the intersecting end. Feel free to adjust the sticks and reorder them, to see which ones fit best together.
- Find some twine made out of whatever texture, color, and material you find most attractive or magically powerful. Start at any point where two sticks intersect, and wrap the twine around them tightly, binding them together. Move around the pentagram, securely binding each tip of the star. Next, move around the inside of the pentagram, tying the intersections in the middle of the star, so that every place two sticks cross is tied.
- Find the best location to display your star–whether it’s above your altar of other magical space, in your garden, or in your bedroom. Hang it from the top point of the star with a piece of twine, and feel its magical power uniting earth, air, fire, water, and spirit.
You can chant the following:
“By the Pentacle I wear, Water, Fire, Earth & Air. Ruled by the Spirit as all should be, as I speak, So Mote It Be!”
Reference links & images: Wikipedia ; Ancient Symbols; Adolescent; New World Encyclopedia ; Pentacle Images
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