Wizard Candles

The first uses of the pentagram were found in Mesopotamian writings from around 3000 BC.  For the Babylonians, the edges of the pentagram represented the five known planets, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Venus, with Venus at the top point representing the Queen of Heaven.  This representation of the edges of the pentagram perhaps lead to the neo-Pythagorean interpretation of the edges representing the five elements, water, earth, fire, air, and the divine. 

The pentagram was also a symbol of several different religions.  The Christians believed the pentagram to symbolize the five wounds of Christ’s crucifixion, while the Mormons used pentagrams in temple architecture.  The pentagram is also a symbol for Pagan religions such as Wiccans, representing again the four elements in addition to the divine, or spirit fifth element. 

Pentagrams have become a part of modern society with their applications to several different religions and cultures, and are now available as stationary, shirts and apparel, and pentagram candles for religious needs.