The term Pentagram has several meanings one being an object of a five-pointed star. The Pentagram can also mean symbolic used by a faith, the Pentagram is said to have magic, it is said to have come from by the Greeks. The Pentagram has the meaning of the four elements earth, air, fire, water including spirit. Christians have said that the Pentagram stands for Gods wounds.It is said that if the Pentagram is reversed it can represent evil. A flaming Pentagram can mean Black Magic. To myself, the term
A pentacle is often confused with a pentagram. Pentacles are a five pointed star, turned up right, within a circle. The five pointed star is known as the pentagram. It is a lot like a star that is drawn without picking up the pencil or tool off of the paper, but the sides are interwoven. Other names the pentagram has been called is the Devil’s Star, the Witch’s foot, and the Goblin’s Cross. It is often times a symbol of the Wiccan faith. It can be made from wood, claw, stone, metal, or any other
A five pointed star, using one solid line each point represents the elements earth,fire,air,water,and spirit. A pentagram is very important in the pagan religion it is the most popular and powerful symbol used by may neo-pagans. The word pentagram comes from the Greek: "Pente which denote five. Christians adopted the pentagram to represent the five wounds of Christ before it was associated with Satanism after the which is why most people believe that it is evil which is not the case. It has also
represent “Feminine element Earth”. Occultists believe that star pointed upwards show that we have the ability of bringing Spirit to Earth and this is what completes mankind in his search. This is the meaning given to
Greek word pente “five” with the Latin suffix –culum to form the hybrid word pentaculum or “pentagram”. According to Online Etymology Dictionary, the word is very similar to the Italian pentacolo meaning “anything with five points” and the French pentacol or “an amulet worn around the neck”, from pend- “to hang”, a “to”, and col “neck”. The word pentacle first emerges in 1561. According to an article in Wikipedia, originally the pentacle had no association with the number five in old magical texts
The word pentagram originates from the Greek pentagrammon, “having five lines” (pente “five” and gramma “character”. The pentagram is a five pointed shape where each point of a 5 sided polygon (pentagon) circumscribed around a circle is connected by one continuous line that travels internally, from 3 o’clock, to 8 o’clock, to 12 o’clock, to 4 o’clock, to 9 o’clock, and back to 3 o’clock. Neither the circle, nor the pentagon, is part of the shape. The shape results from the line that connects the
A simple five-pointed star, shinning in the purest of gold, each line overlapping and linking with the last. Each point virtuous, loyal, and kind, donned by the noblest of knights. The ever eternal and endless knot devoid of any vice.(Gawain 627-638) This symbol, the Pentangle, so cherished, creates a morality structure which juxtaposes the virtues Sir Gawain in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight strives to embody and how he, as a human, falls short. Within its introduction, the pentangle is described
them interchangeably. Penta means five, simple as that, and cle is a reference to the circle, literally defined it means a small space. The pentacle is another five-pointed star drawn with a continuous line. It doesn’t necessarily mean the lines are the exact same length though most do still draw them that way by force of habit. Five is a sacred number that represents the essence of life and all that goes with that. The five points of the pentacle represent the five elements and the center point is
The Star of David The Star of David, also known as The Rosa Winkel is a 6 pointed star used today, by Jews and even a handful of Christians as a symbol of their religion. Today it is being used by many of Jewish organizations, schools, and etc. It is also Israel’s official state symbol, located on money and government correspondence. The Star of David today has great meaning and symbolism, but in 1933-1945 Hitler forced Jews to wear The Star of David as badges of shame. There are tons of ideas for
The Bloods street gang is one of the most violent criminal organizations in the United States today. The Bloods started in Los Angeles, California back in the 1970’s as an answer to another notorious street gang known as the Crips. The Crips were formed by Raymond Washington, a 15 year old delinquent who had been suspended from school for fighting, and Stanley “Tookie” Williams, a local body builder who was eventually convicted and executed for murdering four people during separate robberies. Despite
Earth’s galaxy, the Milky Way consists of more than 100 billion stars, many of which can be interpreted by human visual perception, while other can only be observed with the aid of a magnifying or light-collecting optical device such as a telescope. The stars are organized into various groupings according to their visible arrangement as observed in earth’s atmosphere. Human beings from cultures of eras bygone such as the Greeks, Romans, and Babylonians, and bestowed most, if not all of the titles
In 1776 the United States of America became a great nation, free from Britain's rule. We became a nation full of freedom and opportunity, symbolized by many great icons. The Statue of Liberty, the Liberty Bell, this great nations capitol, the District of Columbia, and the greatest of these icons, our American Flag. Our flag symbolizes to the world our strength, determination, and the rights and freedoms of our people. The very sight of it has given men the courage and willingness to sacrifice
A truly exquisite work of art would both be aesthetically appealing as well as morally empowering. The painting Aspiration by Aaron Douglas achieves these two things. Aaron Douglas was a prominent art figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the time period in which there was an artistic; intellectual; and literary explosion that sparked a new black cultural identity. The majority of his artworks contain many central ideas from the Harlem Renaissance. Aspiration is one of the strongest pieces of art Douglas
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is not unusual to see members of the 52 Hoover Gang wearing is clothing with the Houston Astros logo on it. The Houston Astros Logo is an orange 5 pointed star with a large “H” in the middle of it. The surrounding color is blue. This embodies the colors and letter that represents the 52 Hoover Gang with the five pointed star being for the number five in 52, the “H” for Hoover, and the blue and orange for them being Hoover and
The Baha’i Faith is the newest of the Abrahamic monotheistic faiths. In Baha’i Faith, there is one and only one God, meaning there is no Trinity. God is the one that created the world and everything that is on it. God is too great and subtle for human beings; therefore humans cannot capture a clear picture or have a full understand of God. One cannot see God at all because God does not have a body nor does he take shape in human flesh. One can learn about God through prayer, meditation, and study
time. The Egyptians used the stars to tell their night time because certain stars appeared at certain times of the night. (1) Ancient Egyptians built their
use a total of ten symbols all incorporated into one symbol designed and drawn by me (on Microsoft Paint). The entire symbol has eight points and looks like the star of David with two extra triangles on top. I chose to use the star of David to represent the religion of Judaism and then I added the two extra points to make an eight pointed polygon, to incorporate the eight spoked wheel of Dharma. The top right point is colored red to represent the North and the bottom left point is blue to represent
The Vietnam flag is all red with a five-pointed star in the middle. The red symbolizes blood and revolution. The five pointed star means the five elements of populace, as in, peasants, workers, intellectuals, traders, and soldiers. Geography Vietnam is located in southern eastern Asia. It borders The Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea. China, Cambodia, and Laos are alongside of it. According to research, 3 quarters of Vietnam is made up of mountainous and hilly regions. 44% tropical
town but throughout the poem. Personification is an important theme throughout this poem. In lines 1-2 it says, “The mountain held the town as in a shadow I saw so much before I slept there once:.” Also in lines 3-4 it says, “I noticed that I missed stars in the west, where its black body cut into the sky.” This is an example of personification. In lines 5-6 it says, Near me it seemed: I felt it like a wall behind which i was sheltered from a wind.” Most of the examples showing personification in this