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WICCA

The pentagram has existed for thousands of years through a variety of cultures. It has been ascribed numerous meanings, but mostly it has been a symbol of protection and invocation.

Spirit is ascribed to the uppermost point, with the implication that Spirit surmounts the physical elements. When the pentagram is inverted, the physical world supplants the Spirit as supreme, hence its association with Satanism. Personally, it seems to me a certain point is lost when you focus on the position of any one element among a unity.

Others ascribe the upper three points as relating to the Maid, Mother, and Crone aspects of the Goddess, and the lower two points to the God of Light and God of Darkness. However, the Light God and Dark God are generally only mentioned in connection with the Wheel of the Year, so this association becomes a little forced.