Fortson's Signs, Symbols, and Secret Societies: The Pentagram

The pentagram, a five-pointed star drawn with five continuous straight strokes, is perhaps the most enduring and misunderstood symbol in human history. To some, it is a sign of the divine; to others, a mark of the diabolical. However, its origin lies neither in theology nor in horror, but in the fundamental laws of geometry and the observation of the celestial sphere. For over five millennia, this...