Protection spell with the Pentagram The pentagram is one of the key symbols for Wiccans. It protects against the influence of negative energies. It should be drawn during all magical rituals. Its name is derived from Greek. Penta means five, and gram means written or drawn. The sign already appeared in ancient Sumer, but not as a religious symbol. In the sixth century B.C., Pythagoras made it a symbol of man, and his students made it a secret sign of recognition when the school had to go underground. In China, it depicted the five elements. The pentagram entered religion through Judaism, which associated it with the tree of life, and…