[color:"orange"]The pentagram is indeed a symbol of protection, if you were sitting inside a pentagram, you could speak without evil forces could hear you. There is also a legend that says that pentagrams are also known as "the knot without an ending". It's because you have to draw it in one stroke. Other names are Gobelincross, Pentalpha, Witchfoot, Devilstar and Druïdsfist.
There is an old English song: "Green Grow the Rushes, O!" that reffers to the pentagram in this one line: "Five is the symbol at your door". That means, that in the old days, people used to hang this 5pointed star above their doors and windows for protection.
The symbol has different meaning over differetn cultures as well.
For the Gnostici is was the "Flaming Star"
For the Druids is was the symbol of Divinity
for the Egyptians it was the symbol of the undergrounded mother's lap (how do you say that?)
For the Elfs it was the symbol of the Goddess Morrigan.
For the Christians in the Medieval times it was the symbol of the five wounds of Christ.
In the legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight it was his symbol on his shield, written in gold, meaning the five values of a Knight.
These days the Pentagram is more used by the Wiccans or Neo-Pagans, and since it has always been a symbol of protection there is absolutely no reason to be afraid of it. [/color]
This time you have been facted by Galadriel <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
