Pentagram
The Pentagram depicts a five-pointed star circumscribed within a circle. Typically one of the points is in the upward position and each "arm" of the start represents an alchemist's element: earth, wind, fire, water. The fifth arm represents the "fifth element" ("quintessence"). This fifth element is composed of "ether" and represents the spirit. [1] It is also the medium by which light is transmitted from one place to another.
This orientation of the star, with the spirit held up above the elements, is part of the symbolism incorporated in the American flag.
Many people (perhaps wrongly) believe the Pentagram is associated with Satanic belief or worship, but the Satanic Pentagram is an Inverted Pentagram. Rather than one point at the top of the star, the Inverted Pentagram depicts two points at the top of the star and one at the bottom. In this fashion it also represents a goat's head (and vice versa). In the Inverted Pentagram, the spirit is below the elements. This is meant to represent the idea of idea of putting the material world and thus carnal desires before the spiritual health. [2][3]
