A Woman's Book of Rituals and Celebrations by Barbara Ardinger Ph.d

Author:Barbara Ardinger, Ph.d.
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781608681389
Publisher: New World Library

Pentacles

There seems to be some confusion about the difference between “pentacle” and “pentagram.” The American Heritage Dictionary, for example, defines “pentacle” as “a five-pointed star formed by five straight lines connecting the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon in the completed figure. Also called ‘pentagram.’” I asked around for clarification and got two hints. First, the pentacle may be the star itself, which becomes a pentagram when it’s encircled. Second, the pentagram is the geometric shape, whereas the pentacle is the tool; that is, the pentacle is the star carved on a wooden disk, painted on a plate, made into jewelry.

The pentacle was drawn by medieval occultists to protect themselves from the demons they conjured up. It also occurs in nature. If you slice an apple in half horizontally, for example, you see the pentacle formed by the seeds. The pentacle can be used as the earth symbol on your altar (use that apple you just cut open), and many Witches wear pentacles on chains around their necks. I don’t, but I hang them in my home. I also have one tattooed on my ankle.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.