Rick from Ispwitch has this question: Where does the figure of a pentagram actually come from? What is its historical and modern significance? Why is it sometimes shown with the point upwards and sometimes downwards; is that just random or is significant too?

The pentagram is a five-pointed star with equal angles, entwined. The pentagram was much-valued in antiquity as a health-giving symbol. In the course of time, it became used more and more for defence against demons: both by witches and wizards, and also by the church.
If the tip of the pentagram points upwards, it represents a symbol for luminous power. Satanic cults, who have dealings with dark forces, make their intentions clear by standing the pentagram (and the Cross) the other way up, i.e. on its tip, so that the positive magic is turned into negative magic. The pentagram remains one of the most potent protective symbols in magic. 

Created: 04:03 PM | Author: Jörg Dahlmann | Category: Clairvoyance  |  Comments [0]