Notes from Dr. Borkosky

They follow the tree of death.

A Wiccan of 25 years, Sage likes to put her background as a writer and teacher to use by helping people learn about this NeoPagan path. The symbols adopted in their version promote autocracy and man embracing his carnal nature. Wow. You're open to allsorts. You face and challenge your ‘dark side’—your base emotions, fears, ignorance, prejudices, etc., you deal with them and develop mastery over yourself. This is when Gerald Gardner founded Wicca, and people came crawling out of the woodwork claiming to be ‘hereditary witches’, or claiming their coven was ancient, or claiming some unbroken line to the pagan religions of antiquity. In Authorial legends, you’ll often see the symbol of the pentagram inscribed on knights' shields and other things—these were actually Christian, not pagan, references. If as a sensitive, you feel any energy that feels off, then simply envision a circle and fill it with Source, golden Light, the sacred Green of Life, white light, you'll know right off what's best for the moment..But you can also simply uncreate the fear, as that is the true base of the feeling, --simply an energy pattern--vs anything stronger than you. If you believe that, then you should certainly live by it. Let’s have a closer look at the history of this symbol and the meaning of the pentagram today. According to most traditions, the five points all relate to the Elements that Wiccans believe everything is made from. Lynda69@icloud.com on September 14, 2015: I feel deep inside I need to learn and find my Wicca way.

Wiccans do call the spirits during ritual or spell casting. In the Hermetic magical system of the Golden Dawn, the “Earth Pentacle” is one of four elemental weapons or tools of an Adept. Christians thought of the pentagram as a protective amulet, and it was the primary symbol of Christianity back then, even more common than the cross. Without the circle, the 5-point star symbol within Wicca is known as a pentagram. And the "upside down" or inverted pentacle represents spirit seeking matter (Spirit in line with the practitioner), which is the next phase of one's practice as progress is made in spiritual and magickal development. Some believe that the circle around the pentagram symbolizes the Goddess and God, or deity. If you read the article more carefully, I explain it. Some view this as more philosophical in how they look at the world around them and their spirituality. It’s also used as a tool for placing sacred items upon it when cleansing, consecrating or charging them. For example, a house blessing may incorporate what is referred to as warding by "drawing" pentacles in the air around doors and windows to prevent the intrusion of negative energies. What our conscious state is is nothing more than our ego and I acting as if a movie for our projection. However, invocation is also a general religious term meaning to call a deity/spirit, without getting into specifics about internal/external manifestations. It's based off our Year and A Day videos. What about them? Illuminati is not "a big fat rumour" as you would put it .

It’s only the tail end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century in which the pentagram is finally gaining some understanding. Modern usage of the pentacle and pentagram can be found in Wicca, Satanism, and other Neo-Pagan faiths. In mathematics [ edit ] The term pentacle is used in Tilings and Patterns by Grumbaum and Shepard to indicate a five-pointed star composed of ten line segments , similar to a pentagram but containing no interior lines. They also borrowed from gnostic and pagan symbols. I recently had family over and they brought a very terrible vibe with them. There are a couple of errors in your information . One thing most of these groups have in common, though, is that they adopt the pentagram. Despite the sound of the word, “pentacle” (as opposed to “pentagram” – see below) often had no connotation of “five” in the old magical texts. (Father son and holy ghost). It’s traditionally used both point up and point down.

Many pagans follow another path often called the green of nature like druids or shamans and others just work energy through the environment and often praise father and mother nature. Oh, don’t get me wrong—there were people who did magic, but they would not have identified with the term “witch”, because at the time it exclusively referred to the secret baby-killing, nekkid-frolicking, Satan-suckling whackos who were believed to be responsible for plagues and crop failures. This was partly because the shape represented a human standing with his arms spread wide (the top point being the head, the two outer points the arms, and the bottom two points the legs). What is a pentacle? You are truly talented! I think it's more of a where/when type of thing. Ever since, i have had panic attacks and I also found a carved star in my brand new wooden table, does anyone think it means something evil? Also, especially before a vowel, pent-. Mackenzie Sage Wright (author) on August 31, 2016: Symbols, words, etc. Only 4 left in stock. In some traditions, an inverted pentacle represents the second degree. This is a Pentacle (altar plaque/ritual tool) that does not have a pentacle (star-in-a-circle figure) on it. I never knew the pentagram/ pentacle used to be the symbol for christianity. What could that mean? The point down is most commonly associated with Satanism, because the largest branch of Satanism (Church of Satan, est. Voodoo dolls as well are symbiotic magic. It was called the pentacle or sometimes pantacle. The material that the symbol is embossed with defines the element (ie an altar tile made of sandstone - this what defines what the object represents). Once the spirit has appeared and been constrained, the pentacle is covered again, but is uncovered whenever demands are made of the spirit or when it is compelled to depart. Origin: 1585–95; < Italian pentacolo five-cornered object. For example the one time I just started reading the Christian bible just because I was curious about all the wonderful and interesting things I could find in it. The love of romanticized myth and history drive a new movement: the pagan revival, and the pentagram gets turned around again.

This inform me a lot and to respect this faith. Though mainstream society hasn’t completely lost the ‘kneejerk reaction’ to it, the growth of the Pagan Revival and the availability of information via the Internet have helped to quell some of the shock value and fears over it. As mentioned, the pentacle is predominately a symbol of protection. — A. Pope, Essay on Criticism

Origin: < French, Old French < Latin -culus, -cula, -culum, variant of -ulus -ule with nouns of the 3rd, 4th and 5thdeclensions, usually with the same gender as the base noun — suffix forming nouns indicating smallness: cubicle ; particle, [pen-tuh-kuh l] noun 1. pentagram. It is one of the four elemental tools of witchcraft (along with the chalice, the athame and the wand), and represents the element of Earth. Content is for informational or entertainment purposes only and does not substitute for personal counsel or professional advice in business, financial, legal, or technical matters. No matter which way it’s facing, there’s nothing ‘bad’ about it. Some assertions I’ve read in passing are: Actually, all of these answers would be technically incorrect. Many use this tool to place other objects upon during consecration to dedicate or charge objects to a specific purpose (for example, cleanse and bless a stone to be used in a healing spell). I enjoy diving deep into what other people’s religions are like because I find it all very interesting. There are 2 definitions for the word 'pentacle'. The earliest use of the pentagram we know of is from ancient Sumeria—but it wasn't a religious pagan symbol. Mackenzie Sage Wright (author) on October 29, 2016: lol okay. Involved in the manipulation and control in man kind. The pentagram above shows the symbols of the Elements by the points of the pentagram with their respective colors. The pentacle (the disc) was adopted as an altar tool, and is used to symbolize the Element of Earth on the altar.

A pentacle could therefore be any magical talisman inscribed with any symbol or character, and a great variety of shapes and images appear in the old magical grimoires, such as “The Key of Solomon”.

As far as Wiccan symbols go, the pentagram isn't a representation of good vs. evil. The star of Bethlehem that led the wise men to baby Jesus was believed to be the pentagram. A pentacle is one of those symbols that has picked up a whole lot of baggage over the years. They kept the name, but re-defined its purpose since Wiccans don’t believe in Judeo-Christian entities and is not concerned with calling or commanding spirits. They adopt it as a symbol for evil magic and reverse-Christian style devil worship and stick it into just about every horror movie conceivable. Most commonly, the pentacle is drawn starting at the top point with the circle drawn last. You explain things so thoroughly and in an easy to understand way...you truly are a teacher.

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