| | It is also the name of a large, five-sided [[The Pentagon|building]] near [[Washington, D.C.]] in Northern [[Virginia]] that serves as the headquarters for the US Department of Defense. | | It is also the name of a large, five-sided [[The Pentagon|building]] near [[Washington, D.C.]] in Northern [[Virginia]] that serves as the headquarters for the US Department of Defense. |
| − | In some [[occult]] circles a pentagon is considered the best shape in which to entrap a [[demon]], this fact, coupled with the belief that the actions of the [[Department of Defense]], which is headquartered in the Pentagon, during the [[Vietnam War]] were so evil that they had to be demonically inspired, lead a group of approximately 50,000 protestors, lead by [[Abbie Hoffman]], to attempt to exorcize the pentagon on October 20th 1967. <ref>Levitate the Pentagon 1967 [ http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/Pentagon67.html] </ref> Hoffman had claimed that the Pentagon would levitate if the protestors were successful. Most observers report that it did not levitate—some claimed because the [[National Guard]] prevented the protestors from forming a complete circle, necessary, in occult belief, to finish the exorcism, around the building. <ref>Levitate the Pentagon 1967 [ http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/Pentagon67.html] </ref> However, to this day, a few participants in the protest claim that they did successfully levitate the Pentagon . <ref>An interview with a participant [http://www.nathancallahan.com/krass.html] </ref> | + | In some [[occult]] circles a pentagon is considered the best shape in which to entrap a [[demon]], this fact, coupled with the belief that the actions of the [[Department of Defense]], which is headquartered in the Pentagon, during the [[Vietnam War]] were so evil that they had to be demonically inspired, lead a group of approximately 50,000 protestors, lead by [[Abbie Hoffman]], to attempt to exorcize the Pentagon on October 20th 1967. <ref>Levitate the Pentagon 1967 [ http://www.jofreeman.com/photos/Pentagon67.html] </ref> |
| | On September 11, 2001, terrorist organization al-Qaeda crashed a passenger aircraft into the Pentagon, in an apparent attempt to destroy the building, as part of their [[9/11]] attacks. | | On September 11, 2001, terrorist organization al-Qaeda crashed a passenger aircraft into the Pentagon, in an apparent attempt to destroy the building, as part of their [[9/11]] attacks. |