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Post by nkat on Dec 19, 2017 19:52:35 GMT -5
On the programs such as Ghost Adventures, when they find a pentagram on the floor of haunted houses, they say it is a home of satanism. Now the Wiccans wear it as jewelry. Good or bad, which is it?
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Post by TheSource on Dec 19, 2017 20:06:44 GMT -5
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Post by Fireheart on Dec 19, 2017 22:08:45 GMT -5
Generally Satanists use an inverted pentagram such as this: While Wiccans and other "Earth Centered" Religions use the upright pentagram like this: Each of the points stand for Earth, Air, Fire, Water, and the top point is Spirit.
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Post by nkat on Dec 20, 2017 12:01:24 GMT -5
I get it now, thanks to you both!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 20, 2017 19:58:34 GMT -5
Very interesting. Thanks for the information.
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Post by chinadoll1981 on Dec 22, 2017 18:32:16 GMT -5
This post reminded me of Buddhist symbols The swastika is an ancient religious icon and considered auspicious as representing footprints of the Buddha... The Nazis took a auspicious holy symbol and perverted it to what most people now find abominable. I had some non-Buddhist friends comment on some of my statues as being "Nazi" I had to educate them....
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Post by smitty45 on Dec 22, 2017 21:05:34 GMT -5
This post reminded me of Buddhist symbols The swastika is an ancient religious icon and considered auspicious as representing footprints of the Buddha... The Nazis took a auspicious holy symbol and perverted it to what most people now find abominable. I had some non-Buddhist friends comment on some of my statues as being "Nazi" I had to educate them....
Very true.. The symbol was used in a religious and spiritual value long long long before it was corrupted by the Nazi party. Now people see it as an evil symbol,, sadly.
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Post by birdgal on Jan 5, 2018 14:11:38 GMT -5
It makes me furious when evil people hijack beautiful or spiritual symbols and turn them into weapons of hate. This one as well as cowardly and hooded klan members burning crosses. And yet we insist we're the most intelligent species on Earth just because we can drive a car and a dog can't. Or, can she? lol. "While Wiccans and other "Earth Centered" Religions use the upright pentagram like this" A Wiccan friend of mine sent me a beautiful pentagram wall decoration. It's about the size of a cake plate. When two friends came to visit one of them blurted out, "Oh my God! The sign of Satan!" Ugh. Sometimes people make my teeth hurt.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2018 21:20:27 GMT -5
I didn't know that about the Nazis stealing a sacred symbol. That's a shame.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2018 14:30:49 GMT -5
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Post by TheSource on Jan 11, 2018 9:08:43 GMT -5
An interesting link Toby. Thanks for posting it.
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Post by nkat on Jan 11, 2018 11:48:58 GMT -5
A very interesting link Toby. I love those types of movies.
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