Pentagram Pendant - Small

 
This pretty little Pentagram is from Peter Stones collection and made from (925) Sterling Silver, with a bail ready to accept a chain of your choice (not included).
 
The pentagram is a five pointed star commonly associated with Wicca, Ritual magick, and Masonry. The Pentagram has a long and complex history as a religious symbol. Found scrawled in caves of ancient Babylonia, the five pointed star was copied from the star shaped pattern formed by the travels of the planet Venus in the sky.
 
The emblem remained popular through many cultures and time periods- it was called the pentalpha by the Greeks, who believed it had magical properties.
 
For a time, a pentagram was the official seal of the city of Jerusalem:
 
In later times, it was used by medieval Christians to symbolize the five wounds of Christ, and figured in the heavily symbolic Arthurian romances. In medieval times, the pentagram represented the proportions of the human body.
 
Through the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the pentagram was commonly used (ironically) as a charm against witches and demons. (Like other protective knots, it was considered effective only if drawn perfectly)
It was not until the twentieth century that the pentagram became associated with Satanism, probably due to misinterpretation of symbols used by ceremonial magicians.
 
In alchemical texts, the four elements (in Latin)- flatus, ignus, aqua, terra, superseded by light, or divine energy, illustrated the process of creation, and the biblical motto Fiat Lux, or, “let there be light.”
In Wiccan/Pagan lore, the pentagram symbolizes the five elements- earth, air, water, fire, and spirit.