• Druid@lemmy.zipEnglish
    23·
    1 year ago

    It’s kinda insane that the pentagram has been adopted to be a symbol for Satan (not that that would be anything bad) and be associated with all kinds of bad things. Its original use was to be a protective ward and stuff; not sure how its meaning could be tarnished so much.

    • Hot Saucerman@lemmy.mlEnglish
      26·
      1 year ago

      not sure how its meaning could be tarnished so much.

      Christianity and labeling anything they deem “unchristian” as Satanic. That’s how.

      Same reason we got “Explicit Content” warning stickers on Compact Discs with cuss words and “clean” versions of the same albums with cuss words censored out.

      It’s pretty bog standard for controlling authoritarians who rely on Faith and not evidence. Destroy any evidence that contradicts the “faithfuls” narrative, which is why you get book burnings and such.

    • Zoolander@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      1 year ago

      Because Christians turned it upside down and said “Oh wow… this star looks like a goat with horns”.

  • CarlsIII@kbin.social
    9·
    1 year ago

    As someone who left an evangelical life, seeing people in a circle holding hands is a bit triggering to me.

  • katy ✨
    9·
    1 year ago

    I remember when I wore my first pentacle the first day of high school in the 90s and people absolutely lost their minds… it’s amazing how little people actually know about Wicca… and this was in Massachusetts, the one place where people should, you know, have a basic understand of it.

    No, wait, scratch that. Even worse was the reaction when I brought home a Craft VHS… like the most basic movie ever. Just the sight of the pentacle was enough to send them spirling.

      • GreenMario@lemm.ee
        4·
        1 year ago

        Oh wow I touched Facebook and deleted grass and I literally forgot everything happening in the world man I feel so much bEtTeR!! 🤪

          • GreenMario@lemm.ee
            1·
            1 year ago

            Dude you’re being stupid. Disconnecting from the Internet doesn’t delete your memories and knowledge of shit happening. It’s some damn default NPC response to shit like this. Might as well told me to lawyer up and hit the gym too.

            • xxxSexMan69xxx
              1·
              1 year ago

              No, but it helps not to think about it 24/7. And yes, it wouldn’t kill you to lift the barbell once in a while instead of doomscrolling.

    • Franzia
      3·
      1 year ago

      Do something in the present to prepare for tomorrow.

  • eldain@feddit.nl
    4·
    1 year ago

    If you turn this opposite, with death ceremonies and being a horrible person, you have the signs of your child becoming religious?