Symbols

How do symbols play a big role in some magic?

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They help attract or give off or ward off certain energies. Which can be important in some spells and rituals. Pentagram for example, symbol of protection and the unity of you with the elements/nature. This symbol is sometimes recommended in protecting oneself, wards off negativity and those who wish harm upon you.

There are many symbols that are used in the craft, many of these have correspondences or are made with intent to serve a purpose during a spell/ritual/magickal workings.

These can include:
- Runes
- Sigils
- Alchemic Symbols
- Planetary Symbols
- etc.

Whether you use them or not often depends on your choice of path.

How the symbols work is not an easily answered question. But I can explain a little. Look at the Christian cross. Once it only meant death and execution. But events had changed its meaning to light, resurrection and so forth. And the swastika became a symbol of genocide. These symbols are not physically powerful. They evoke feelings and meanings hidden in the mind. But they also have hidden meaning of primordial depth like the sphere meaning an encompassing of force, triangle meaning 3...