EARTH (Lower
left-hand corner)
FIRE (Lower
right-hand corner)
WATER (Upper right
hand corner)
AIR (Upper left hand
corner)
Surmounted by SPIRIT
at the topmost
point.
This becomes a
graphic portrayal of
Spirit ruling over
four elements and
when the Pentagram
placed within a
Circle (a symbol of
eternity and
totality or unity)
its energy is
focused and
directed.
The inverted
Pentagram, with the
single point buried
in the depths of
matter, has for many
centuries been
misinterpreted by
the ignorant and
those of ill intent
as emblematic of the
powers of evil and
darkness. However,
to the true student
of symbolical
philosophy, it
represents Spirit
submerged and bonded
into the material
elements. While the
inverted Pentagram
is representative of
Spirit's descent
into matter, the
Pentagram aright, to
those of Spiritual
Perception,
represents the
redemption of Spirit
from matter by
ruling over it.
