What Does Your Pentacle Mean

What Does Your Pentacle Mean

What Does Your Pentacle Mean The pentacle is a very old symbol. The Christians used the pentacle, and in the 1500s, it was illustrated on knights’ shields (such as in the case of Sir Gawain). It wasn’t until very recently that the pentacle or pentagram (a pentacle is a pentagram surrounded by a circle, a pentagram is the five-pointed star itself) was associated with “evil.”

What Does Your Pentacle Mean

It is believed that occultists of the 19th century began using the ancient symbol and inverted it to denote Baphomet , the goat-headed god. The symbol was also adopted and inverted by early Satanists (no, not devil worshipers—there is a distinction, but that is for another conversation). Eventually, the pentacle became associated with the occult and therefore deemed “evil” by the church.

What Does Your Pentacle Mean

Today, the pentacle is a federally recognized religious symbol for the military and can be placed on military graves. The points on the pentacle symbolize the elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and Spirit (Spirit being the topmost point). The circle of a pentacle denotes unity.

What Does Your Pentacle Mean

There are some who say that having Spirit pointed up, or at the highest point, is the correct way. Some say that if Spirit is at the lowest point, that it signifies an imbalance. Wiccans may use an inverted pentacle to show their level of initiation. I wear my pentacle with Spirit pointed up, which is how it is most commonly worn.