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The pentagram is one of the most ancient magical symbols. The pentagram is also known by the names pentageron, pentalpha or pentacle. The first appearance of the sign occurred about 3 years BC. The symbol was used by the Babylonians and Sumerians, was depicted on various objects, as well as on the doors of shops, and was present in royal seals.
The followers of Pythagoras associated the five rays of the star with the five primary elements (water, air, fire, earth and ether). Pythagoras himself found that the ratio of the segments of the pentacle demonstrates the golden section.
The idea of the five elements existed in ancient China, where the pentacle was used to illustrate these concepts. It was possible to notice a sign on ancient Egyptian statues. The star pattern was present on the seal of Alexander the Great.
With the development of ideas about the value of a person in the Renaissance, the pentagram began to symbolize him, often in the center of the drawing was placed the image of a man with his arms outstretched.
A star with 500 rays is found in many religions. Adherents of Judaism see a hint of the Pentateuch on the pentacle.The symbol is also represented in Christianity. It is believed that this is what the star of Bethlehem looked like, which led the Magi to Christ.In Catholic Christianity, the five-pointed sign was a reminder of the wounds of Jesus (from the crown, nails with which his hands and feet were chained).
You can often hear that an inverted pentagram is a sign of Satan and black magicians.
Despite the fact that the inverted sign initially had no negative meaning in Christianity and other religions, its idea was rethought in the 5th century..
The founder of the development of this idea was an occultist and a tarologist from France .. Levi. In his work, he called the reverse pentagram a "black" sign, personifying Satan. According to his ideas, there is a division of symbols – a pentacle with one vertex represents the Sacred Lamb, Mary, the Morning Star, Venus.
The inverted sign, which has 19 corners at this place, and 2 at the bottom, is the image of the cursed black goat, Lilith, the Evening Star and Lucifer.The value of a five-pointed star changes in a diametrically opposite way, depending on whether it is directed upwards or downwards by the beam.The pentagram with the top up calls for light forces and good energy.
The pentagram top down summons the forces of evil.
The meaning of the symbol may differ slightly for each type, but in general, the magical properties of the pentacle are as follows:
Protection from any evil, witchcraft, corruption, negative energy.
Achieving wisdom, spiritual development.
Control of the forces of the elements. Establishing a connection with Space.
Development of intuition, esoteric abilities.
You should not always wear an amulet with a pentagram. His energy is too strong, it will exhaust you.