The hexagram is considered an evil symbol because it has 6 points and 6 sides.
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Updated 5 months ago,November 15, 2024
Pagan witchcraft is more commonly referred to as Wicca.
In most traditions there is a goddess, the moon goddess, and a god, the horned god.
Within all these beliefs, there are a variety of different witchcraft symbols.
Heres your guide to some of the most interesting ones and the meaning behind the symbol.
Air is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to wisdom or communication.
It can also be used to symbolize the east or breath (life in general).
Represents:air, the east, the soul, life, communication, wisdom.
Used in rituals for:momentum, wisdom.
Represents:divine feminine, earth, nourishment, endurance, the body.
Used in rituals for:money, fertility.
Fire is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to masculine energy or transformation.
It is strong energy thatinitiates, purifies, destroys, and begins something new.
Represents:fire, masculine energy, purifying energy.
Used in rituals for:purifying, new action.
Water is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to feminine energy.
It can also be used to symbolize the east or breath (life in general).
Represents:feminine energy, the womb, water, the west, healing.
Used in rituals for:love, emotions, washing away negative energy.
Ritual Circle
This symbol is a perfect circle, sometimes with a pentagram inside.
It represents the circle required to begin or complete any ritual.
Represents:transformation and completion, cycles.
Used in rituals for:protection, completing something.
It can represent the sun, the earth, the four seasons, or the four elements.
Another form of a solar cross is the swastika.
Represents:sun, earth, four elements, four seasons.
Used in rituals for:transformation, endings, beginnings, solstice.
This symbol is sometimes called the eight-spoked wheel.
Represents:sun, four seasons, fire, masculine energy, south.
Used in rituals for:celebrating seasons, invoking the sun.
The wheel symbolizes these phases with a labyrinth and represents the power and knowledge in moving through life.
Represents:women, transformation.
Used in rituals for:invoking change and transformation.
Far from being an evil symbol the pentagram represents protection, the self, or the spirit.
Represents:the elements.
Used in rituals for:protection.
The Wiccan history comes from the Egyptian symbol for life, called the ankh.
This hieroglyph was very popular and is found on many artifacts dealing with Egyptian gods and Pharaohs.
When used today its a symbol for protection and eternal life.
Represents:eternal life, the sun, feminine energy.
These are often used as tattoos or jewelry designs that can be worn for protection.
Represents:the four elements.
This symbol can also be called a wedjat.
Represents:the Egyptian god Horus.
Used in rituals for:protection, healing.
Its an authoritative symbol that comes from the Egyptian sun god Ra.
This symbol can also be called the udjat.
Represents:the Egyptian god Ra.
All Seeing Eye
The all seeing eye is a symbol of ultimate protection from the goddess.
It is an eye emerging from rays of sunlight.
Seax Wica
Seax Wica is one tradition of Wicca.
Represents:the moon, the sun, the seasons, the Seax Wica tradition.
Used in rituals for:the Seax Wica tradition.
It is represented by a circle topped with a horn.
In practice, this symbol is used when practitioners want to connote masculine energy.
Represents:masculine energy.
Used in rituals for:invoking the horned god, fertility.
Represents:a powerful unfailing weapon.
Used in rituals for:protection, power.
Triple Horn of Odin
The Triple Horn of Odin is another Norse symbol.
Odin is the father of all the Norse gods and the symbol is three of his drinking horns.
The symbol is a celebratory one, evoking the image of the god Odin toasting with his drinking horns.
Represents:ceremony, celebration, divine feminine.
Used in rituals for:celebrating, drawing on the divine feminine.
This symbol is also called the triple goddess.
Represents:divine feminine, womanhood, the moon.
Used in rituals for:drawing down the moon.
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Represents:earth, sea, sky.
Used in rituals for:reference to a specific place or to earthy, wind, and sky.
Yin Yang
This is a Chinese symbol representing dualities, dialectics, and balance.
It symbolizes the interconnected and codependent nature of reality.
Represents:light and dark, good and bad, duality, balance.
Used in rituals for:good luck, balance.
Triquetra
Triquetra means triangle in Latin.
This symbol is used in the Christian tradition to refer to the holy trinity.
Represents:earth, wind, sky, mind, body, soul.
Used in rituals for:any reference to three things you want to tie together.
Septogram
The septogram is known as a faery star.
It has 7 points, which is a powerful number in magic.
Represents:7 chakras, 7 elements, 7 days of the week, heaven.
Used in rituals for:protection, harmony.
It consists of two triangles intersecting to form a star.
Represents:the devil.
Used in rituals for:conjuring the demonic, dark magic.
