A pentagram or pentacle is a five-pointed star. You can find information that a star enclosed in a circle and drawn alone is different symbols. Meanwhile, the defenders and opponents of these theories describe the same values. Throughout the history of the symbol, it has accumulated a great many functions, which complicates its interpretation, because each religion and culture brought its own meanings. The star in the circle is now associated with witchcraft. Let's dwell on this in more detail.

It is believed that this symbol comes from Mesopotamia, it appeared about 4 thousand years ago. Initially, it was used as a scheme for the movement of Venus across the sky, later the Sumerians and Egyptians expanded the interpretation, began to use it as a designation for any star. This feature has survived to this day. Any child, drawing an asterisk without hesitation, will depict just such a symbol.

With the development of culture, the symbol was given a philosophical sound. She became associated with human feelings, harmony, masculine and feminine. The star began to denote safety, a safe return home.

Druids revered the pentagram as a sign of God the Father. The Jews associate it with the Pentateuch. Alchemists made it a symbol of the five basic elements. For Christians, the five-pointed star symbolizes the five wounds of Christ. The Pythagoreans interpreted the star as a combination of the numbers two and three, which correlated with the feminine, earthly principle and the masculine, heavenly. It was used as a symbol of health, harmony. The sum of five here means a person. His body, mind.

Amulet pentogram

The five-pointed star has become a symbol of witchcraft, which is used like a cross among Christians. It is both a distinctive sign and also a protective symbol. The pentagram is depicted on the headdresses of magicians to communicate with supernatural forces.

In everyday life it is used as a protective amulet. It was called the pentagram agrippa. To do this, the star is applied to parchment from the skin of a bull, on a stone or tree. For example, Faust drew a pentagram on the doorstep to prevent Mephistopheles from entering.

Application in magic

This sign gained great fame as an attribute of witchcraft rites. The pentagram is drawn on the ground with a ritual knife, charcoal, chalk, drawn in the air, made of wax or clay. The method of application depends on the purpose and characteristics of the ritual.

The pentagram has two types of inscription with opposite meanings:

1. Top up. This is a direct positive meaning that belongs to white magic. Its meaning is the subjugation of nature to the will of man with a creative purpose.
2. Top down. Inverted pentagram - a sign black magic, a symbol of destruction and evil. It is believed that in this form it resembles a schematic representation of the devil. Upper rays are horns, lateral rays are ears, lower rays are beards.

There is a version that the pentagram symbolically depicts a human figure with outstretched arms and legs apart. This position is sometimes taken by magicians during rituals. So the energy goes up to the sky, there is an exchange of information with the cosmos. It turns out that in the light of this theory, the inverted pentagram directs energy downward.

In witchcraft, a pentagram can be drawn with ten different ways, from which its meaning and energy will change. For example, drawn clockwise - a symbol of creation, the emergence of the earth from chaos, counterclockwise - destruction, the return of the earth back to chaos. For rituals, special figures are drawn at the ends of the star, which carry a special meaning. These can be words in Hebrew, Latin, runes, Kabbalistic formulas, the designation of natural elements. Without a clear understanding of your actions, you should not engage in magic. Witchcraft is a closed field that requires a long study and fundamental knowledge. Without this, you can only harm yourself and others, so we will not give descriptions of rituals that are common on the network. Their true purpose and origin is unknown, as well as the result of the action. At best, nothing will happen.

Pentagram - a symbol of the ideal person

The pentagram as a designation of a perfect person is considered not only in the physical plane, but also in the spiritual one. He has five virtues: love, wisdom, truth, justice, kindness. Each quality is associated with a certain part of the body, which is associated with the five elements and elements. This illustrates the connection with the Universe, the harmony of nature and man, the ability to control the energy of nature and draw it from space, subject to the development of virtues in oneself. This is the essence of magic - the management and redirection of cosmic energy, the subordination of feelings to the will.

The pentagram not only calls on higher powers for help, but is itself a concentration of power.

Safety precautions when working with the pentagram amulet

The pentagram amulet is a powerful conductor of cosmic energy, so it must be handled with care. First of all, you should answer yourself the question “is it worth using a symbol at all?” and understand its true meaning. The pentagram is shown to practicing magicians for rituals, and for ordinary people she will be protected. In both cases, the following rules must be followed:

1. Make sure that the pentagram amulet does not turn over. This will redirect the energy to the earth, and distort the positive meaning to the demonic one.
2. Use only on special occasions, do not wear all the time.
3. Do not use the pentagram as a. A strong energy, acting constantly, will deprive of energy.
4. The pentagram amulet is periodically cleaned with salt. Do not wash with water, as this will distort the energy.
5. The amulet is not passed on to others, it is advisable not to wear it in plain sight at all.
6. . This means that he fulfilled his destiny or took on too much negativity. The pentagram is buried in the soil, saying words of gratitude for the help, and another one is made to replace the spoiled one.

Magicians claim that the purchased pentagram amulet has almost no power, because it is not familiar with the thoughts and energy of the owner. You can make this by applying an image to stone, metal or wood. In order for the amulet to have maximum energy, it is necessary to choose a material corresponding to the sign of the zodiac and the patron planet.

A star with five rays is an example of the golden ratio. This must be remembered when applying. Curves, distorted lines and violation of proportions will deprive the amulet of energy.

So, summing up, we can say that a star in a circle is a conductor of the energy of the cosmos. It is used mainly in witchcraft practices not as an amulet, but as a sign. Also, this talisman is used as a protection against evil. At the same time, it should be understood that the huge energy of the pentagram amulet, if used carelessly, can do harm. In the minds of the majority, the pentagram is an occult sign, therefore, when putting on a charm with a symbol, one must be prepared for the fact that others may misunderstand its presence.

In ancient times, pentacles (or as they are more often called pentacles, we will use both names alternately) were in everyone, from kings to commoners. They were worn on the body, hung on the windows and doors of the dwelling. The pentacles contained the signs of the planets, the signatures of the heavenly and patron archangels and / or the image of the four elements - Earth and Air. The shape of the pentacles could be very different. But it was based on a circle as protection from evil forces. In fact, a pentacle is a flat product made of any material (metal, wood, clay, even glass) with a magical image on it.

Magic pantacles are the most powerful tool that allows you to create the most incredible things, to solve the most difficult and intricate problems. A person who has magic pantacles with him and knows how to use them competently is able to cope with diseases, he is bypassed by troubles and accidents, he is reliably protected from any negative energies (evil eye, damage, evil thoughts, etc.), energetic and cheerful, he is confident in his own abilities, attracts good luck and luck, independently builds his future and, without fail, finds his destiny.

Most often on the pentacles is depicted (the star of Solomon) and the pentagram. The Star of Solomon is two identical triangles connected to form a hexagon. It depicts the harmony of the world and the analogy between the higher and lower worlds. This is a star and knowledge of higher secrets.

Note that the highest synthetic method used in, in particular in magic, is a conditional expression (exactly, preferably with one sign) of facts, laws and principles that correspond to the transmitted thought. The pentacle, as an embodied idea, fully corresponds to this method.

Pentacles should not be confused with talismans, since the latter, according to occult teaching, contribute to the polarization of fluids, as if condensing the will. Pentacles, on the other hand, contain already polarized fluids and differ from talismans in a greater power of influence. In addition, unlike talismans, pentacles are used in. The more thoughts the pentacles cost a person and the more accurately they express his convictions, the more his personality will be connected with the pentacles and the stronger their action will be.

Examples of pantacles

Here are some examples of well-known and fairly common pentacles that you can purchase at any local occult store. We will prudently keep silent about the "strength" of the objects obtained in this way, but we note that in magic, like nowhere else, all your possibilities are in your hands and head, but if you still want to get a real pantacle at your disposal, then take the trouble do it yourself or order it from a specialist.

It is best to use the information below as a visual aid to form a rough idea of ​​what the pantacle should look like. To see an enlarged image of pentacles, click on their thumbnails on the left.

This pentacle brings happiness. When using it, a person is always protected, they protect him from all hardships and troubles. Owning such a pentacle, everyone can count on help from heaven in any conditions.

Pentacle

Ace of Pentacles from the classic Rider-Waite tarot deck

In most decks, the card features a golden disc with a five-pointed star repeated in concentric circles within. Sometimes a pentacle is indeed depicted: an upward pentagram in the center of a circle or disk. In a number of decks there is no pentacle, but some kind of pentagonal image is always present either in the center of the circle or in the design as a whole. The symbolism here is not only in the power in the form of gold coins, but also in some magical power providing additional protection.

Pentacles in tarot - symbolize material wealth, entrepreneurship, business and commerce, worldly prestige. Pentacles originally personified the merchant class of medieval society. Representatives of this estate were engaged in the production of goods, traded both within the country and with other countries. They enjoyed great influence, and their way of doing business not only influenced society, but continues to influence the thoughts and actions of people today. It was the merchants who laid down the basic principles of international trade. Before them, there was already an exchange of goods and services, but merchants worked with, with coins; it was more convenient and effective method doing business. They contributed to the creation of banks and systems accounting and the introduction of trade laws.

Initially, merchants constituted a certain middle class of society; they were not tied to the land, like serfs, but they did not belong to the tribal nobility, they were not under the protection of the church. However, over time, merchants acquired their own social status. They united in guilds, which were originally created for self-defense and common benefit, but later acquired tremendous power and influence. Thanks to the guilds, the merchants had a monopoly in trade, and this, coupled with their wealth, gave them the opportunity to influence the affairs of the government.

Thus, in modern terms, Pentacles represent big business, banks, national and international trade. There are powerful commercial interests whose influence on international relations sometimes outweighs that of governments. On a personal level, Pentacles represent very wealthy and powerful people; as a rule, not only those who have a lot, but also those who are aware of their power and influence and are ready to use them. If the Card of Pentacles represents a certain person, then it will be an entrepreneur who has succeeded in business or finance, and / or a trickster in the world and commerce. Pentacles usually represent a rich person, but in any case signal the presence of a person who controls the big ones (banker, financier, stockbroker). In predictions, this can be someone who is able and ready to give to the Questioner. This is probably a person whom the Questioner respects primarily because of his social position and wealth.

The circumstances described by the Pentacles also include material wealth and questions. Pentacles are the suit of wealth, social status (especially coming from wealth), possession of material values, prosperity in general. This suit also carries with it the suggestion of inherited wealth or status. The fact that these cards appear in the spread means that there is some influence in the environment of the Questioner. At best, they indicate a good chance that someone really rich is going to settle the affairs of the Questioner. Pentacles in the layout predict getting rid of debt or other problems caused by shortages. In some readings, Pentacles also indicate that your problems can be solved; good or bad depends on whether you have it on hand or not.

Pentacles are a very earthy suit, little connected with the subtle matters of the heart and. She personifies commercial or financial and, as a rule, temporary influence. It also indicates that business and finance or things of the material world are very important to people, at least in the circumstances described by the cards.

Pentacles, also called Coins or Dinars, are under the power of the elements of the Earth and the feminine. They represent the material side of life. They reveal problems with finances, material needs, serve as an indication of business qualities, wealth, financial situation, harmony in everyday life issues or its absence.

Fast passage

Material success, wealth, fame. Winning, the beginning of a successful enterprise.

An inverted card - wealth is good, but it will not bring satisfaction.

Association is gold.

Make your choice playfully. Rest assured, both options are equally valid. To choose correctly, do not think about anything, just follow the dictates of intuition. A map of pleasant fuss when you need to choose what to take on the road.

Reversed - none of the paths is truly good and important.

Association - Traveler.

The map is different from traditional images. Reflects the pangs of creativity - your business certainly has potential, but it will take effort to realize it. Perhaps you should lean on someone, look for support in your business. Or maybe you need experience or the approval of society?

Inverted position - despite all the torment, a great creation cannot be created (at least now).

Association - the throes of creativity.

Reliable stable position in society, materially and spiritually. But unwillingness to share their achievements, feelings, emotions with others. Be more friendly and open, but do not squander your good left and right. Remember - money does not make sense in itself, but only as long as you can do something pleasant for yourself and others with it.

Inverted card - money subjugates you. Don't give them too much power. Not everything in this world can be bought.

Association is a miser.

A card of material loss, spiritual devastation and self-pity. It makes you afraid to lose everything, so the first step may remain undone. Do not indulge in despondency, do not complain about fate. Instead, look for ways to change the situation for the better.

Reversed - Change has already begun. For better or for worse depends on whether you remain passive.

The association is a beggar who rejects help.

Help, generous gifts of fate. Perhaps you have already achieved financial or spiritual well-being. Help others stand firm life path. And perhaps you will soon be given help that will become important in achieving your goal.

Reversed - Are you doing a disservice by helping others. When accepting someone else's help, think about whether you will have to pay bills later. Lack of inner harmony, fears of the past.

Association - humanitarian aid.

The garden is planted, the field is sown. But what will be the fruits of your labour? No one knows about this and, most likely, it will not become known soon. Get ready to wait. You are too worried about the result, and this anxiety poisons the joy. Enjoy the process of moving towards the goal.

Inverted position - there are many chances that the result will not please you, or when you get it, it will no longer be significant for you.

Association is an incomprehensible plant. (unlike the ace of wands, a lot of work has already been put in, and the result is still not clear)

Skill, deliberation of actions, slowness, work for pleasure. Do not be impatient, systematically develop activities, improve your skills, do not grab onto what you do not know. In the Dugan deck, there is a clear reference to the possession of secret mystical knowledge.

Inverted meaning - work through force, you work for money, and not in order to do something good, to benefit yourself and others.

The association is a novice master.

Financial success, profit, but getting it may not be good. The map clearly traces the concept of sin, satiety that occurs when a person has so many opportunities. In the layouts for money, a career, the sign is favorable. In relationships, not so much.

Do not be carried away by idleness, do not relax when you have made a profit.

Association is a fatal beauty.

Success, material and family well-being. Successful completion of affairs. You should not put an end to this. A person should always have something to strive for.

Reversed meaning - you are striving too much for material wealth. But your success is delayed for a long time. And if you are inattentive, you can lose everything.

Association: Family idyll.

Earth Earth. Enhances the element of the suit.

Student. Skillful and talented, he does not yet know that talent is only a part of success, and he has a lot of hard work to do. Naivete. It can mean the sprouts of something new - fruits, harvest, the appearance of a child. Don't be afraid to work on improving your skills. without it, there will be no achievement.

Inverted meaning - lack of discipline, passion for momentary gain, selfishness, poor communication skills, laziness.

The association is a naive student.

Pentacle - a symbol of the elements of the earth, and a thing useful for any practitioner. Later we want to talk about how to make it, but first, introduce the theoretical aspect of the amulet.

The pentacle is an ancient magical figure and a very important symbol in witchcraft and rituals. The pentagram is depicted as a five-pointed star with one upper ray, inscribed in a circle. Each of the five points of the pentagram denotes one of the original elements: Water, Fire, Earth, Air and Spirit (the unity of God and man).

The five-pointed star is also called the Star of Solomon, the Seal of Solomon, pentalpha, and also pentageron.

According to ancient writing, Solomon wore a pentacle on a ring, and later, after the death of the ruler, this symbol was applied to his tomb.

Depending on the purpose, pentacles are made from various materials. Their choice should be approached very carefully, depending on the type of magical activity. For example, for one-time use, pentageron can be made from paper, wax, or clay. These are very fragile and not very durable materials that are easy to destroy after use.

If the practice is to be serious and lengthy work, they usually use more durable materials, such as copper, silver (lunar metal and metal of spiritual strength), as well as gold (metal of strength and energy).

In addition to the symbolic image of the unity of the five elements, various symbols and letters are entered into the pentagram. Their use depends on the purposes and powers the witch is calling upon. It can be Kabbalistic signs, totemic animals, secret names of angels and archangels, or any other symbols that the practitioner is used to working with.

Pentageron is also a powerful security symbol, it is often used for protection. For example, some witches put this symbol on the door of their dwelling so that no entities or people with bad intentions could cross the threshold.

Often, practitioners embroider pentagrams on ritual objects, it can be clothes used in various mysteries, or a ritual cover for an altar.

Pentagrams are also used in meditations in which each point of the star is associated with a special quality, definition, concept, emotion, or name of a pagan deity.

Another way to use the pentacle is to call and exorcise spirits.

The method of summoning is very simple - this symbol is drawn on the floor or on the ground with chalk, wax or a ritual knife. The figure is supplemented with the signs necessary for the call, and candles, crystals or braziers with mixtures of incense are placed at the ends of the rays. However, when deciding to call on an entity from the subtle world, be sure that it will not bite your head off. Moreover, it can be problematic to drive such an alien back into his world. The call and control of entities is a section of higher magic - Taurgy, which we will tell you about another time.

Pentacle is the strongest accumulator and conductor of energy between the owner and the subtle world. The correct manufacture and use of this symbol will certainly help to acquire the necessary benefits and fulfill your desires.

We will talk about the manufacture of pentacles with you next time.

What is a pentagram and how does it work

Today I dined at a Japanese restaurant, before that I went to the pharmacy and the market. And everywhere good Christians squinted unkindly at my neck, where, in honor of the holiday, hung a silver inverted pentagram on a lace. I bet you anything, none of them could objectively explain this symbol. 🙂

Let's talk about the most common stereotype of the near-esoteric world - pentagram. What is this symbol, how does it work, what controls it, how is it connected with the elements and China. And most importantly - what is there demons and higher powers. At the same time, we will answer the question - how does it all work at all, this is the influence from above (lower? ...), through what happens obsession? It's all about one thing.

The symbol of the five-pointed star has been known to people and non-humans since archaic times and not only in the physical world. It was used in Babylon and Ancient Egypt, they denoted royal and divine power, in particular - it was a symbol of the goddess Ishtar, one of the seals of Solomon and one of the signs of Alexander the Great. Greek mathematicians called five-pointed star pure perfection, since it is an encrypted symbol of the golden ratio. WITH Lucifer the pentacle is connected only in the sense that the trajectory of the planet Venus, whose genius is chronically confused with the biblical Devil ohm, when observed from the Earth, forms pentagram.

And speaking without abstruseness and terms, then pentacle (pentagram or pentalf) is just a diagram 5 elements, so succinctly. Every beam pentagrams- this is a certain element and the influence coming from it. The physical world and people are characterized by 5 elements: Fire, Water, Air\Metal, Earth and Life, for other layers and worlds they can be radically different. This division did not arise from scratch - each element and its influence is determined by the planet and the planetary genius that controls it and is most active in this region. The ancient Greeks called pentagram Pentalpha, which means "five alpha letters", since the symbol consists of 5 alphas, and its scheme was displayed like this:

ύ - ύδωρ - Water, upper beam.
Γ - Γαια - Earth, upper left.
ί - ίδέα - Ether, lower right ray.
έ - έιλή - Fire, upper right corner.
ά - άήρ - Air, lower left corner.

In China, the same symbol shows the same elemental scheme, only instead of Air they highlight the element of Metal (they have one planetary patron, guess who), and instead of Ether - Wood, the element of Jupiter. This is the designation of the U-sin scheme, that is, the balance of the elements within the nth object or person, the balance of the influence of planetary geniuses on him. 5 elements controlling each other - the same 5 rays.

Wu-Sing scheme:

What is interesting here is that in itself pentacle is not static and the same for everyone. In humans, 5 elements predominate, but in other species and in other layers it will be the same pentacle with OTHER elements. For example, demons are dominated by the element of Darkness or Shadow, while the remaining rays can be occupied by anything, for example, the scheme: Darkness-Shadow-Time-Earth-Air. Where does such a variegation of this people come from, their ability to influence various spheres and sciences - whoever has something inside is in charge of it. For some elemental, elemental essence, it will be Water-Light-Earth-Life-Air. The number of variations is almost infinite, and the pattern is the same - the pentacle. There are a little more complex schemes, for example, for the most ancient gods and inferns, this scheme may include 6 rays or duplicate one element.

The complete scheme of the elements, based on the "human" pentacle looks something like this:

According to the same scheme, it is correct to build rituals, where the elements play a big role. If you apply such a scheme instead of the Small Runic Ritual, it will turn out very strong and bright, I advise 🙂 Wiccans do this as a rule.

Technically, there's not much difference inverted pentagram or not, but traditionally an inverted star is considered a talisman against evil and influences (it is, as it were, closed) coming from the elements included in the Pentacle. She blocks work against you. Straight pentagram- direct connection to these elements, filling them.

This symbol never carried any negative meaning, on the contrary (what's wrong with help, power and protection?). But in the second half of the 19th century, at the suggestion of a French occultist Eliphasa Levi who correctly grasped the connection Satan, Lucifer and Venus, but then carried nonsense, which turned out to be very tenacious in the minds of people, the symbol gained notoriety due to the biblical Satan, satanism and evil. And the further, the more firmly the information that such a useful pentacle is evil and a sign of someone bad has gone to the masses.

Later, in the 20th century, the possessed Anton LaVey(oh-wei), head of the Church of Satan, added fuel to

fire, depicting this symbol on his Satanic Bible. They have already forgotten Venus with its trajectory, and geniuses, and Macedonian ... They forgot everything, there was a vague " pentagram means satanists!!!". Idiots, yes. And people don’t know anything more about it and don’t want to know, despite the fact that even 200 years ago this symbol was calmly depicted on Christian cathedrals and the seals of monarchs. So that.

But it is through this symbol, or rather, the elements in it, that the subtle plane affects the physical! This is the blueprint of the soul. Roughly speaking, if a certain entity influences you (whether good or bad), it acts through the element in you. The easiest way is to connect through the water, this is how most of the religious egregors work (why does baptism take place in water, didn’t you think?), They simply enter the body through the “water” angle of the pentacle, which is the soul. In exactly the same way, an essence can possess a person, entering through the element that is repeated in him with this essence. That is, the larva, roughly speaking, is a piece of earth, and enters the human body through this segment.

Exactly on the same principle goes the influence " higher powers”: a person has many channels that carry the elements through the body (you can look for a plate of the distribution of organs by elements), and if you hit any of them well (and these can!), Then immediately the little man runs in, screams and will grab onto the damaged place. Was stung in a ray.

Now think about who and why you look unkindly 🙂

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