The Pentagram is a symbol of a star encased in a circle. Always with 5 points (one pointing upward), each has its own meaning. The upward point of the star is representative of the spirit. The other four points all represent an element; earth, air, fire, and water. All these things contibutite to life and are a part of each of us.
To wear a pentagram necklace or other form of jewelry, is to say you feel the connection with the elements and respect the earth.
The number 5 has always been regarded as mystical and magical, yet essentially 'human'. We have five fingers/toes on each limb extremity. We note five senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste. We come by five stages our lives - e.g. birth, adolescence, coitus, parenthood and death. Also, Humans generally have 5 outward points (Head, Left hand, Right hand, Left foot, Right foot). There are other numbers).
The number 5 is associated with Mars. It signals severity, conflict and harmony through conflict. In Christianity, there were five wounds severed upon Christ on the cross. There are five pillars of the Muslim faith and five daily times of prayer.
Five were the virtues of the medieval knight - generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety as symbolized in the pentagram device of Sir Gawain. The Wiccan Kiss is Fivefold - feet, knees, womb, breasts, lips - Blessed be.
The number 5 is prime. The simplest star - the pentagram - requires five lines to draw and it is a continuous loop.
Here are five elements, four of matter (earth, air, fire and water) and the essential- spirit. These may be arrayed around the pentagrams points. The word quintessential derives from this fifth element - the spirit. Tracing a path around the pentagram, the elements are placed in order of density - spirit. Fire, air, water, earth.
Earth and fire are basal, fixed; air and water are free and flowing.
The single point upwards signifies the spirit ruling matter (mind ruling limbs); is a symbol of rightness. With two points up and one (spirit) downwards, subservient, the emphasis is on the carnal nature of Man. |
