Pentagram – One of the world’s oldest symbols. It is a symbol of renewal, rebirth and transformation. Originally it symbolised the star – hence the mystical energy around it. This symbol is worn to achieve goals. When worn around the neck, it protects the mage and gives him power. The pentagram is a five-pointed geometric shape that the Greek philosopher and numerologist Pythagoras considered a symbol of mystical harmony. He and his successors referred to it as hugieia, which is often translated as ‘health’, but whose meaning is better conveyed by ‘wholeness’. For Pythagoras, the significance of the symbol lay in its five summits, the sum of the numbers 2 (which he took to mean the feminine and the earthly) and 3 (the masculine and the celestial). The number 5 thus symbolised the cosmic harmony of opposites, the marriage of heaven and earth. The pentagram with its upward pointing apex symbolises the ‘spirit’ that governs the four elements of the material world. The pentagram with two points downwards symbolises light and spirituality. It stands for aspiration, the spirit world and education. The pentagram in reverse is a symbol of Satan (with the apex down) and is directed towards black magic. The pentacle within the circle is a symbol of sacred space, and also represents the earth element or divinity manifested in matter.
Tree of life e. The weather tree – all-embracing cohesion. A mysterious and magical tree that has been well known through many cultures going back to ancient times. Different races and religions call it by different names, each with its own tree in its own mythology. They all have a similar meaning as a source of life. It has all the characteristics and meanings of a tree. All parts of the tree are represented symbolically: the root deep in the earth, the trunk creating the base, the branches reaching out, the leaves gathering strength and the fruit giving fruit. The Tree of Life represents all aspects of humanity and the universe. Trees represent the values people aspire to: beauty, nobility, strength and resilience. Humans are fragments of an air tree. The tree of the air must obey the yoke of time and mortality, but shelters men and gods with its protective canopy. Although trees cannot move, their strength, their elongation, their participation in the changing seasons, their longevity and, finally, their death by disease, fire or the axe of the axe-maker make them a powerful metaphor for human life. The tree of life represents all 4 elements, earth, air, fire, water. All of these are connected by the life-giving power of the tree of life. The tree of life in many different religions and spiritual traditions is a powerful symbol that has existed for centuries in various world traditions. The Tree of Life in ancient Iran is associated with life, healing and eternity. It appears as the protector of plants, the goddess of trees and immortality. 






				

				
				
				
				
				
				
				
				
