Pantacle
(Gr.)
The same as Pentalpha; the triple triangle of Pythagoras or the five‐pointed star. It was given the name because it reproduces the letter A (alpha) on the five sides of it or in five different positions — its number, moreover, being composed of the first odd ( and the first even (2) numbers. It is very occult. In Occultism and the Kabala it stands for man or the Microcosm, the “Heavenly Man”, and as such it was a powerful talisman for keeping at bay evil spirits or the Elementals. In Christian theology it refers to the five wounds of Christ; its interpreters failing, however, to add that these “five wounds” were themselves symbolical of the Microcosm, or the “Little Universe”, or again, Humanity, this symbol pointing out the fall of pure Spirit (Christos) into matter (Iassous, “life”, or man). In esoteric philosophy the Pentalpha, or five‐pointed star, is the symbol of the EGO or the Higher Manas. Masons use it, referring to it as the five‐pointed star, and connecting it with their own fanciful interpretation. (See the word “Pentacle” for its difference in meaning from “Pantacle”.) (TG).
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Shortly: The same as Pentalpha; the triple triangle of Pythagoras or the five‐pointed star. It was given the ...