What is the difference between a star coin and a five-pointed star?

Star coins and five-pointed stars may be the same in the eyes of most mystical beginners, but in fact they are different.

The five-pointed star is a "five-pointed star" in English. Its etymology is Greek pentagrammos, which literally means five elements. From the perspective of Chinese vocabulary, it is more obvious that the five-pointed star refers to a geometric shape, but of course it can also have mysterious symbolic meaning, depending on the way you use this shape. Satan's church regards the inverted pentagram as a symbol of evil, attracting the power of the devil, because it is contrary to the correct order, suggesting that matter overcomes spirit and will be associated with a horned god in image. Christianity once symbolized the five corners of the five-pointed star as the five wounds of Jesus. More broadly, this symbol corresponds to the four elements of wind, fire, water and earth and the fifth element of spirit.

The English word "pentacle" of Star Coin (spelled "pantale" by Crowley) is what we often see in magic. The word first appeared in 156 1, which originated from early French and means "amulet". Indeed, it was originally used as an amulet for magical summoning, rituals and spells, and it was not just in the form of a five-pointed star. The earliest documents describing the five-pointed coin are the book of seven days and Solomon spoon in16th century. The star coin is a symbol used to add energy to these spells and rituals on the spiritual level. The most famous five-pointed star in history (in fact, it is more appropriate to translate it into a star seal from this angle) is Solomon's magic seal.

In the golden dawn system and Wiccan magic, the star coin can symbolize the earth element in mysticism. In the Ledwith Tarot card of 1909, Waite designed an image of a five-pointed star wrapped in a round star coin, which is still used by default in Tarot cards. Gardner, the father of Wiccanism, originated from Waite's concept of star currency to a great extent. In Witchcraft Today published by 1954, the star coin was established as a five-pointed star. In the book The Meaning of Witchcraft published by 1959, the star coin is defined as a synonym for the five-pointed star.

In addition, the star coin is also considered as an important symbol of evocation. Many rituals and spells often require some form of star coin to be located in the center of the magic circle, which is used to open the door for the soul to enter this plane as the focus of attracting it.