Wear this witchcraft symbol if you are of Italian descent or need strong protection against dark witches. The pentacle is probably the best-known symbol of Wicca today, and is often used in jewelry and other designs. Many modern Pagan and Wiccan groups accept the idea of a horned nature deity as the embodiment of masculine energy. Here are our top 20+ witchcraft symbols including Elder futhark runes, modern Wiccan symbols, and ancient symbols and how to use them in your practice.

The symbol for Earth as one of the four classical elements in alchemy is an upside down triangle with a line through it. Metatron’s Cube includes all the Platonic solids –tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. It is believed that many well-known sacred sites, such as Stonehenge, Glastonbury Tor, Sedona, and Machu Picchu sit at the convergence of several lines. With the whole quarantine thing right now, I’ve definitely been experiencing more anxiety than usual so hopefully this sigil will help to bring in a calming energy. That sigil transcribed on parchment or engraved on a candle of appropriate color becomes an effective tool because, with that symbol, we want to attract the attention of that same spirit to us.The Platonic Solids consist of the tetrahedron, hexahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron. Leland further explains that Herodias is a name from west Asia and Lilith is the early form of the name.

When you have only the consonants left, remove the letters that are repeated so that you only have one of each letter. Witchcraft sigils can be used to aid focusing, to help you focus on a goal, subject, task or in combination with another magick sigil. Carvings of this ancient symbol have been found in Bronze-age burial urns dating back as far as 1400 b. It appears in a variety of places as a three-faceted spiral, three interlocking spirals, or other variations of one shape repeated three times.

Another reason the Flower of Life is considered so revered is that many other Sacred Geometry symbols can be found within this pattern (like the Tree of Life or simplified versions of the Platonic Solids). The Poetic Edda mentions the Helm of Awe as a protective amulet and when used as such strikes fear into the enemy’s heart. According to Robert Graves' The White Goddess, it also represents the three phases of womanhood, in the aspects of Maiden, Mother, and Crone, although many scholars have questioned Graves' work. The horned god is one of two primary deities worshipped in many Wicca traditions and symbolizes masculine energy. The eye of God within a triangle, representing the Holy Trinity, and surrounded by holy light, representing His omniscience.