pentacle

Hi, 
    I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
pentacle?

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jb wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>     I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> pentacle?
> 
Excuse me for not looking the word up...

But is a pentacle half a tentacle? ;)

   ,   
  /|
 | o
 / O       <- sort of "Day of the Tentacle" thingy
/   O
''''''
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jb <jes...@chem4823.usask.ca> wrote:

> Hi, I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> pentacle?

Um, the only def I know for "pentacle" is the Tarot suit. Did you mean
pentagram?
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On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Rasmus Klitgaard-Nielsen wrote:

> jb wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> >     I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> > pentacle?
> > 
> Excuse me for not looking the word up...
> 
> But is a pentacle half a tentacle? ;)

(LOL)

>    ,   
>   /|
>  | o
>  / O       <- sort of "Day of the Tentacle" thingy
> /   O
> ''''''


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On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, miK wrote:

> Rasmus Klitgaard-Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > jb wrote:
> > > I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> > > pentacle?
> > Excuse me for not looking the word up...
> 
> don't feel sorry for being european.
> 
> pentagrams, pentacles: five-pointed stars, either pointing down or up
> (depicting a goat's head or jc hanging). 

These two associations were only attributed to the symbol after
Christianity had come about. It had been used as a symbol of protection
for many, many years before that. Today is it commonly used by Pagans
(read "those of non-Christian religions not unlike Mother-Earth
types"). Those people normally have little to do with Satanists if
anything at all as the two don't tend to approve of each other's morals
and view-points spiritually, or otherwise.

> emblems that bear meaning to
> a people inhabiting the northern hemisphere on the american continent.

The symbol bore and stills bears much meaning elsewhere. It's origins can
be traced back to early Egypt.

> though appearing to be hyper-individualistic on microscale, the society
> can be subdivided into two tribes: christians and satanists. 

Realistically speaking, that is untrue. Those who use this symbol are
divided into 4 groups: Christians, Luciferians, Satanists (who don't
believe in Satan as a conciousness but as a force), and then various
branches of European-derived folk religions (such as Strega, Asatru, and
the modern religion of Wicca).

Thanks for submitting the ascii-art stars!

- Jessie Brown

>        ___
> _     (o o)     _
>  \__/\_>-<_/\__/
>      /     \
>    _/       \_
>   /           \
> 
> 
> no, it's an octopuss with four legs, dummy!
> 
> 
> "It's just that one way up it's symbolic of a man's body, and the other
> way up it's a goat's head..." (james mitchelhill)
> 
> -- start james mitchelhill pics --
> 
> ten lines:
> 
>             /\ 
>            /  \
>  _________/____\_________
>  '-.     /      \     ,-'
>     '-, /        \ ,-'
>        /-.      ,-\
>       /   '-,.-'   \
>      /    ,-''-.    \
>     /  ,-'      '-.  \
>    /,-'            '-.\
> 
> Nine lines:
> 
>            /\
>           /  \
> _________/____\_________
> `-._    /      \    _,-'
>     `-./        \.-'
>       / `-.  ,-' \
>      /  _,-'`-._  \
>     /,-'        `-.\
>    /'              `\
> 
> 
> eight lines:
> 
>          /\
>  _______/__\_______
>  `-.   /    \   ,-'
>     `-/      \-'
>      / `-.,-' \
>     /  ,-''-.  \
>    /,-'      `-.\
>    '            `
> 
> seven lines:
> 
>        /\
>  _____/__\_____
>  `-. /    \ ,-'
>     /-.  .-\
>    /  ,`'.  \
>   /,-'    '-.\
>   '          `
> 
> six lines:
> 
>       /\
>  =---/--\---=
>   `-/    \-'
>    / `,.' \
>   /,-'  '-.\
>   '        `
> 
> five lines:
> 
>      /\
>  ___/__\___
>  `-/.  ,\-'
>   /,-''-,\
>  /'      `\
> 
> four lines:
> 
>     /\   
> -.-/--\-,- 
>   /-.,-\
>  /,-''-.\
> 
> 
> three lines:
> 
>    /\ 
> =:/--\:=
>  /,'',\
> 
> two lines:
> 
> __/\__
>  /;:\
> 
> one line:
> 
> *
> 
> -- end james mitchelhill pics --
> 
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                -- Aesop

On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, Aaron Davies wrote:

> jb <jes...@chem4823.usask.ca> wrote:
> 
> > Hi, I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> > pentacle?
> 
> Um, the only def I know for "pentacle" is the Tarot suit. Did you mean
> pentagram?

No, I didn't. A Pentacle is a pentagram encircled, (as you should know if
you are aware of the tarot suit).


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No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
                -- Aesop

hoi jessie,

> miK wrote:
> > Rasmus Klitgaard-Nielsen wrote:
> >
 snip 8< <
> > 
> > pentagrams, pentacles: five-pointed stars, either pointing down or up
> > (depicting a goat's head or jc hanging). 
> 
> These two associations were only attributed to the symbol after
> Christianity had come about.

you can't wipe out 2000 years of "associations", just like that.

> It had been used as a symbol of protection
> for many, many years before that.

which 1 of the 2 symbols? the pentagram pointing down or up? or both?
what "symbol of protection" of which ancient civilization(s) are you
referring to?

> Today is it commonly used by Pagans
> (read "those of non-Christian religions not unlike Mother-Earth
> types").

"pagans" and "mother-earth types" were deliberately put in the
"christianity"-box. the "good", nice people -- those willing to ponder
on humanity- and earth-care -- and the "bad", the tribe of individuals
just thinking about themselves.

> Those people normally have little to do with Satanists if
> anything at all as the two don't tend to approve of each other's morals
> and view-points spiritually, or otherwise.

agreed, pagans and satanists differ like moon and sun.
 
> > emblems that bear meaning to
> > a people inhabiting the northern hemisphere on the american continent.
> 
> The symbol bore and stills bears much meaning elsewhere. It's origins can
> be traced back to early Egypt.

egyptian kings thought their mummified corpses would be revived one day...
your claim on tradition is insignificant.

> > though appearing to be hyper-individualistic on microscale, the society
> > can be subdivided into two tribes: christians and satanists. 
> 
> Realistically speaking, that is untrue. Those who use this symbol are
> divided into 4 groups: Christians, Luciferians, Satanists (who don't
> believe in Satan as a conciousness but as a force), and then various
> branches of European-derived folk religions (such as Strega, Asatru, and
> the modern religion of Wicca).

(stunned)

> Thanks for submitting the ascii-art stars!

no problem. kudos2james mitchelhill.

mic

--
> No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
>                 -- Aesop

Rasmus Klitgaard-Nielsen wrote:

> jb wrote:
> > I'm no good at ascii art... anyone feel like making an ascii art
> > pentacle?
> Excuse me for not looking the word up...

don't feel sorry for being european.

pentagrams, pentacles: five-pointed stars, either pointing down or up
(depicting a goat's head or jc hanging). emblems that bear meaning to
a people inhabiting the northern hemisphere on the american continent.
though appearing to be hyper-individualistic on microscale, the society
can be subdivided into two tribes: christians and satanists. preferred
manner of communicating one's identity: necklaces, rings, tattoos,
e-mail sigs, prints on the cartrunk, etc.
common notifier: large question mark on the forehead.

> But is a pentacle half a tentacle? ;)
> 
>    ,   
>   /|
>  | o
>  / O       <- sort of "Day of the Tentacle" thingy
> /   O
> ''''''

       ___
_     (o o)     _
 \__/\_>-<_/\__/
     /     \
   _/       \_
  /           \


no, it's an octopuss with four legs, dummy!


"It's just that one way up it's symbolic of a man's body, and the other
way up it's a goat's head..." (james mitchelhill)

-- start james mitchelhill pics --

ten lines:

            /\ 
           /  \
 _________/____\_________
 '-.     /      \     ,-'
    '-, /        \ ,-'
       /-.      ,-\
      /   '-,.-'   \
     /    ,-''-.    \
    /  ,-'      '-.  \
   /,-'            '-.\

Nine lines:

           /\
          /  \
_________/____\_________
`-._    /      \    _,-'
    `-./        \.-'
      / `-.  ,-' \
     /  _,-'`-._  \
    /,-'        `-.\
   /'              `\


eight lines:

         /\
 _______/__\_______
 `-.   /    \   ,-'
    `-/      \-'
     / `-.,-' \
    /  ,-''-.  \
   /,-'      `-.\
   '            `

seven lines:

       /\
 _____/__\_____
 `-. /    \ ,-'
    /-.  .-\
   /  ,`'.  \
  /,-'    '-.\
  '          `

six lines:

      /\
 =---/--\---=
  `-/    \-'
   / `,.' \
  /,-'  '-.\
  '        `

five lines:

     /\
 ___/__\___
 `-/.  ,\-'
  /,-''-,\
 /'      `\

four lines:

    /\   
-.-/--\-,- 
  /-.,-\
 /,-''-.\


three lines:

   /\ 
=:/--\:=
 /,'',\

two lines:

__/\__
 /;:\

one line:

*

-- end james mitchelhill pics --

On Wed, 23 Aug 2000, jb <jes...@chem4823.usask.ca> wrote:
> No, I didn't. A Pentacle is a pentagram encircled, (as you should know if
> you are aware of the tarot suit).

 I once did rediddle such a thing, it is on
<http://alfie.ist.org/ascii/unsorted.html>, here is a repost of it:

                ____
           .--~~ /\ ~~--.
         /      /  \      \
       ,'      /    \      `.
       -------/------\-------
       `~--._/        \_.--~'
       `    /~~--__--~~\    '
        \  /  _-~  ~-_  \  /
         `/_-~        ~-_\'
            ~~--____--~~    -Nightshifter/alf

 According to my dict program (Linux, go and install it ;-):
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:

  Pentacle \Pen"ta*cle\ (?), n. [Gr. &?; five.]
     A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting
     so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental
     art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers
     and mystics of the Middle Ages.

From WordNet (r) 1.6 [wn]:

  pentacle
       n : a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the
           vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
           [syn: {pentagram}]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

 According to this definition it's not one enclosed in a circle (and
that was also what I thought)...   But the strange thing is that the
david star is here also called pentacle (or maybe more obviously _was_
called :).  Definitions change from time to time, and also through social
environments.

 Anyway, here is a little Pentacle to the first definition:

    /\
.--/--\--,
 \/    \/
 /\    /\
'--\--/--`
    \/ alf

 So long!
Alfie
-- 
If men acted after marriage as they do during courtship, there would
be fewer divorces -- and more bankruptcies.
                -- Frances Rodman

On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, miK <mic@dataweb.BOUNCE_SPAM.nl> wrote:
> you can't wipe out 2000 years of "associations", just like that.

 Yeah, that's a thing that only the katholics are allowed to do so....

[protection]
> which 1 of the 2 symbols? the pentagram pointing down or up? or both?

 On a coin (or painted to the floor) direction doesn't matter :-)

> agreed, pagans and satanists differ like moon and sun.

 I only know the word pagan from the movie with James Belushi and Tom
Hanks: "People Against Goodness And Normality"  :-)

 So long!
Alfie
-- 
"Memory fault -- brain fried"