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Current Talk '02 II / Re: TO RAINEYPARK
« on: September 12, 2002, 12:30:08 AM »
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
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