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By the mid-19th century, a further distinction had developed amongst [[occultist]]s regarding the pentagram's orientation. With a single point upwards it depicted spirit presiding over the four elements of matter, and was essentially "good." However, the influential but controversial writer [[Éliphas Lévi]], known for believing that magic was a real science, had called it evil whenever the symbol appeared the other way up: | By the mid-19th century, a further distinction had developed amongst [[occultist]]s regarding the pentagram's orientation. With a single point upwards it depicted spirit presiding over the four elements of matter, and was essentially "good." However, the influential but controversial writer [[Éliphas Lévi]], known for believing that magic was a real science, had called it evil whenever the symbol appeared the other way up: | ||
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"A reversed pentagram, with two points projecting upwards, is a symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces because it overturns the proper order of things and demonstrates the triumph of matter over spirit. It is the goat of lust attacking the | "A reversed pentagram, with two points projecting upwards, is a symbol of evil and attracts sinister forces because it overturns the proper order of things and demonstrates the triumph of matter over spirit. It is the goat of lust attacking the [[heaven]]s with its horns, a sign execrated by initiates.<br> | ||
The flaming star, which, when turned upside down, is the heirolgyphic [sic] sign of the goat of black magic, whose head may be drawn in the star, the two horns at the top, the ears to the right and left, the beard at the bottom. It is a sign of antagonism and fatality. It is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns. | The flaming star, which, when turned upside down, is the heirolgyphic [sic] sign of the goat of black magic, whose head may be drawn in the star, the two horns at the top, the ears to the right and left, the beard at the bottom. It is a sign of antagonism and fatality. It is the goat of lust attacking the heavens with its horns. | ||
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