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Pentagram
This simple symbol, composed of five, straight lines to form a star,
harks back to 3000 BC in Mesopotamia, where Sumerian pentagrams were
said to connote the word “UB,” meaning “corner” or “angle.” The
mystical meaning of the pentagram surfaced in Babylonian times, wherein
the five points of the shape was said to refer to Jupiter, Mercury,
Mars, Saturn and Venus. Through the centuries, this five-pointed star
has been used by several religions: the Hebrews used the symbol to
represent the Truth and the five books of the Pentateuch; the Druids
referred to the pentagram as the Godhead and the Christians said that
the five points represented Christ’s five wounds.
The power of the pentagram is still used and felt today. Five, for
instance, has always been considered a magical number: we have five
fingers and toes on each extremity; we have five common senses; we have
five initiations in our lives (birth, adolescence, coitus, parenthood
and death). The pentagram also contains the golden mean or ratio: a
symbol of beauty and perfection. As such, it is believed to be a
powerful symbol for protection against evil or conflicts. It can also
be used to promote good and beautiful energy in a person or
environment.
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