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A star drawn with five points. This image can be drawn without lifting the drawing tool from the paper. Also known as the Star or Seal of Solomon, it was a symbol for Judaism (as was a seven-branched candelabra) until replaced by the hexagram starting around 1800 C.E.

The five points are said to represent the five elements: earth, fire, water, and spirit, and because the image can be drawn without lifting the drawing tool, it indicates their interconnection. Today, the pentagram is symbolic of occultism in general and Wicca or Witchcraft in particular.

When drawn or worn with one point (spirit) up, it is said to represent positive concepts. This is also an image of a human standing upright, with the head at the top point, the hands at the next two highest points, and the feet at the lower points. If the pentagram is drawn or worn with two points up (frequently called “inverted”), it is said to represent negativity with the feet above the head. It is also used in this mode to represent Satanism, as the two upper points are like the horns in the popular image of Satan.
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ARTICLES

11 ARTICLES ON PENTAGRAM
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1. Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram: Donald Michael Kraig describes the LBRP, a Golden Dawn ritual that uses the figure of the pentagram to cleanse the temple or ritual space of unwanted energies.
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2. The Qabalistic Cross and Lesser Ritual of the Pentagram: Instructions for performing the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram
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3. Enochian Magick Rituals:
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4. The History of the Golden Dawn:
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5. Amulet:
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6. Techniques for Astral Projection:
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7. The Middle Pillar Exercise: Instructions for performing the Middle Pillar ritual
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8. Celtic Magic:
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9. The Two Vibratory Formulae: Donald Michael Kraig describes "harmonic resonance" and methods of vibrating words.
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10. Basic Instruments of Ritual:
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