The pentagram

The difference between the pentagram and the pentacle (although very often the term is used interchangeably today) is that the pentagram is only the five-pointed star, whereas the pentacle is a five-pointed star within a circle. The modern pentacle is widely used in many nature-based religions, including Neopaganism, Wicca, Hermeticism, and even as a Tarot suit. One interpretation is that the five points on the star represent the five Elements: Air, Water, Fire, Earth, and Spirit.

Pentacles and pentagrams, though often used interchangeably, are not one! Both are used in similar contexts but there are differences.

This is a very long process, thank you for being patient! My blog was marked as spam by Pinterest so I have to start over again : ) A collection of my hand-drawn/written spell book pages. Most of these spells/tips/information on all-things-witchy came from Pinterest. I altered some ideas and added ingredients to the spells/sachets. And there are [MANY] errors that give it "character". I've been working on the spell book for over two years (summer 2018) and will keep updating the spell pages…

Pythagoreanism originated in the 6th century BCE and used the pentagram as a symbol of mutual recognition, of wellbeing, and to recognize good deeds and charity. From around 300–150 BCE the pentagram stood as the symbol of Jerusalem, marked by the 5 Hebrew letters ירשלם spelling its name. Today, the pentacle, commonly mistaken as a pentagram, is the most commonly used symbol of Wicca. Some post-Gardnerian wiccans, imitating Taoism, associate the five points of the pentagram with the four…

Pentagram once used a christian symbol

They're similar, but not quite the same. Discover the difference.

Heartagram

We are surrounded by symbols in our waking life and we don't even realize it. You have probably seen at least five symbols today! Symbols are used for logos such as the Spells8 logo, as ways to minimize speech such as the play button on a remote, and as a way to hold space for words. Symbols are used in witchcraft, too, and their meanings and uses vary just as much from one witch to the next.

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