Represents: eternal life, the sun, feminine energy.

When used today it’s a symbol for protection and eternal life. This hieroglyph was very popular and is found on many artifacts dealing with Egyptian gods and Pharaohs. The Wiccan history comes from the Egyptian symbol for life, called the ankh. In Christian history, this symbol is known by the Latin phrase crux ansata, which means “cross with a handle”. The five points of the pentagram represent five basic elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit. Far from being an evil symbol the pentagram represents protection, the self, or the spirit. PentagramĪ pentagram (or pentacle) is a circled five-pointed star that most people associate with witchcraft or satanism. Used in rituals for: invoking change and transformation. The wheel symbolizes these phases with a labyrinth and represents the power and knowledge in moving through life. The ancient Greek goddess Hecate was a goddess of crossroads (such as the crossroads between each phase of life for a woman). This is a symbol of the three stages of womanhood: maiden, mother and crone. Used in rituals for: celebrating seasons, invoking the sun. Represents: sun, four seasons, fire, masculine energy, south. This symbol is sometimes called the eight-spoked wheel.

It can be used as a calendar with each section of the circle representing the time between an equinox or solstice and also represents the balance of the four seasons. The sun wheel is another form of a sun cross as it is also a circle bisected by four lines. Used in rituals for: transformation, endings, beginnings, solstice. Represents: sun, earth, four elements, four seasons. Another form of a solar cross is the swastika. It can represent the sun, the earth, the four seasons, or the four elements. The solar cross, also known as a sun cross or Wotan’s cross, is a circle bisected by four lines, with a smaller circle in the center. Used in rituals for: protection, completing something. Represents: transformation and completion, cycles. It represents the circle required to begin or complete any ritual. This symbol is a perfect circle, sometimes with a pentagram inside. Used in rituals for: love, emotions, “washing away” negative energy. Represents: feminine energy, the womb, water, the west, healing. It can also be used to symbolize the east or breath (life in general). Water is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to feminine energy. The symbol for Water as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is an upside down traingle. Used in rituals for: purifying, new action. Represents: fire, masculine energy, purifying energy. It is strong energy that initiates, purifies, destroys, and begins something new. Fire is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to masculine energy or transformation. The symbol for Fire as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is a triangle. Represents: divine feminine, earth, nourishment, endurance, the body. Earth is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to the divine feminine, motherhood, growth, life, and/or nature. The symbol for Earth as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is an upside down triangle with a line through it. Represents: air, the east, the soul, life, communication, wisdom. Air is used in rituals when a Wicca practitioner is drawing attention to wisdom or communication. The symbol for Air as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is a triangle with a line through it. Here’s your guide to some of the most interesting ones and the meaning behind the symbol. Within all these beliefs, there are a variety of different witchcraft symbols. By Chrissy Stockton Updated October 18, 2020

Half red half purple heart meaning