Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Blogpost 4 The Pentacle, or Pentagram


The Pentacle symbol are very often symbol  we see in the witchcraft like voodou, kulam,pagans and wicca they all has the same symbol and this symbol has represent there believes and religion. pentagram has a 5 points the upper part symbolise the spirit and the the other point represent the element, earth , fire , air and water this contribute to life needs . wearing this pentagram necklace is a said that you are connected to the elements and respect those elements.  

Pentacle has a 5 points and the number 5 is been regarded that mystical and magical yet it has a meaning to a human for an example we have five fingers and toes. And we also have five senses sight, hearing,smell,touch and taste and lastly we perceived five stages of or initiations in our life example of this are, birth, adolescence , coitus, parenthood and death. The pentacle has long been to be a potent protection against evil because this it symbol of conflict that shields there wearer and there home the pentagram five spiked wards and womb shape is a sign of defence.

The Five Elements the four matter element  the water,earth ,air and fire the important element is the quintessential element the spirit this may be arrayed in the pentagrams points. because the spirit  are place in the top so that it can trace the path of the element the four elements has there own order the earth and fire are the basal or fixed element but the air and water  are supposed to be flowing the  single point upward signifies that the spirit ruling the matter this emphasis the human nature we will never survive without this element this symbolise the pentagram 




I read an article of:  Sharyanne Macleod  she said in her article entitled: The Witch Pentacle: imagine the perfect apple, ripe and bursting with life. Sliced in half, it reveals a beautiful five-point symmetry-a star formed by the seeds inside. In fact, each of these five seeds may be seen to contain a symbolism of its own mirroring the spiritual aspects of this universal symbol: idea, sustenance, life, secret knowledge and the hidden mysteries within the earth. Why has this beautiful and potent emblem, the five-pointed star or pentagram, become such a misunderstood and stigmatized symbol in these times of re-emerging enlightenment?



just like she said the five points in the pentacle represent the beauty and the importance of nature we all need this to live and reproduce like in apple they need the seed to reproduce more.
The pentagram is the one of the most powerful and popular symbol used by many of the neo pagans  this include the wiccans and pagans. pagans usually draw the shape of pentagram in air using the athame or sacred blade in the part of there rituals. Also pentagram is also a widespread symbol since the ancient times this use by the Egypt, india ,persia and greece because almost all the culture had a five fold symbol in there religion also been related to the nature and spiritual life. 




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