X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,f50bc7a9f742b2e0 X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public From: Veronica Karlsson Subject: Re: looking for a ascii-art -art Pentagram Date: 1997/10/22 Message-ID: <344D2834.1CFBAE39@on.spammer>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 282333796 References: <3449F58A.62D9@hurricane.net> <62dh18$7d9$1@news.eunet.ch> <344A851A.3D19@hurricane.net> <62gqqp$c3j$2@news.indy.net> <344D1BEB.DFE@umit.maine.edu> <62j877$4j5$1@news.Leiden.NL.net> Organization: University of Lulea, Sweden Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art miK wrote: > > Zeus Simeoni wrote: > > > >Actually, the Pentagram, by ceremonial definition alone, is technically > >'pointing down'. By popular western cultural definition, this means an > >inclination towards evil, or the intention of using said power for such. > >The Pentacle, which as it was pointed out these are not, is 'pointing up' > >to signify an inclination towards good, or more helpful use of power > >gained from the said ceremony that the pentacle is used for. > > Thanks for explaining. A few weeks back someone else made the same > request and was flooded with all kinds of religious symbols. I > wondered what was going on then... > Don't worry, you'll see it again... it's one of those discussions that pop up here again and again, completely off-topic and extremely tedious... -- _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _| |__/ __ \| |_ _ __| |__| | | |_ _| |_| |_ ___ ___ \ V / / / / _` | | || / _` / _` |_| | || | _| ' \ _(_-