TO RAINEYPARK

[Annie]

Dear Raineypark, i agree it's the jewish symbol
right??? I'm Catholic but do remember that it is.
But any-way it's a beautiful symbol as well,
just like our USA Flag. Love Anne

[Gothick]

Dear Anne,

I believe you are confusing the pentagram/pentacle (a 5 pointed star--yes, just like the ones on the US flag, I have an interesting article about the symbolism of the flag and its relationship to the ancient worship of the Great Goddess) with the "Star of David" which has 6 points and is made by placing a triangle with 2 points down (representing outer activity) and one with 2 points up (representing inner reflection) overtop one another.

Technically a Pentagram is a plain 5 pointed star.  When enclosed in a circle, it is called a Pentacle.  There are many symbolic explications of the 5 points--one is humanity plus the 4 Great elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water, surrounded by a Circle, representing the Unity of all creation.

The 5 pointed star is mentioned in writings of certain ancient Greek philosophers, and has been used in meditation exercises across many traditions.  The image appears repeatedly in Nature.  Look at a morning glory tomorrow, or cut open an apple to see it.

The association between the 5 pointed star and "Satanism" in the mass media is unfortunate, and hardly accurate as a portrayal of a powerful symbolic archetype that has been used across millennia around the world.

Gothick

[Annie]

Hi, Gothick thanks for clearing that up i thought
i was somehow wrong on that point oh well.
                     Anne

[CastleBee]

The association between the 5 pointed star and "Satanism" in the mass media is unfortunate, and hardly accurate as a portrayal of a powerful symbolic archetype that has been used across millennia around the world.

Gothick

I read once that it was even used as an early Christian symbol too but was later replaced by the cross.