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If you don't believe in the devil or Satan, why do you use the sign of the devil, the pentagram?

October 30th, 2007

The pentagram, or pentacle, is not a sign of the devil and is not an evil symbol. The myth that it is the sign of the devil was brought on by Hollywood and the Christian church. What the Pentacle actually is is an ancient symbol dating back tens of thousands of years.

The five points of the star represent the Elementals. The four lower points denote the Elementals of Earth, Fire, Air and Water with the fifth, top-most point signifying the Spirit or the Divine, the force that brings the four Elementals together and creates life. The circle (often seen around the pentacle) symbolizes wholeness, protection and the unending cycle of birth, life, death, and rebirth. This symbol was even adopted by the Christian Church at one point in history to represent the five wounds of Christ and to show a similarity between the ‘Old Religion’ and the ‘New Religion’. When the Church couldn’t sever the ties of this symbol from the Old Ways, they abandoned then degraded it.

The five-pointed star is now the acknowledged symbol of Earth-based religions. To turn this symbol up-side down reflects the belief that materialism is more important than spirituality and is considered a sacrilege, just as is turning the Christian cross up-side down.

Source: www.avalonmoononline.com

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