Why Are the Pentagrams Drawn that Way?
Some time ago, I ranted about the contemporary inclination of some modern witches to modify the invoking and banishing pentagrams. You can read that post here . In that post, I noted the high likelihood that people wanted to change these pentagrams because they didn't understand the logic behind the originals' creation. I've even read blogs by witches or magicians who claim, "they made it up." Well, yes, I'm sure they did at some point. But wanting to change something without understanding the principles that brought them about is disrespectful to the occult heritage, not to mention sloppy. However, if your goal is to teach a new and different method, then make your reasoning plain. But there is a difference between adding a new technique and reworking one because you think it's wrong. Both methods can exist in the world and the world won't implode, I promise. However, don't tell people, especially your coven students, that ot...