Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
How to Draw a Two-Handed Pentagram
"Don't draw pentagrams in the bathrooms; it frightens the maids."
(Sybil Leek)
They're big, they're showy, they work well in ritual.
And you don't need an athame to draw one.
I learned how to draw two-handed pentagrams from my friend Volkhvy years ago. (To the best of my knowledge, it was he who originated the practice.)
I've been drawing them ever since.
- Imagine a large pentagram in front of you, point upwards. Starting at the top and moving deosil, number each point, 1 through 5.
- Extend your arms in front of you so that your fingertips meet at Point 1.
- With a sweeping gesture, lower your arms diagonally, R to Point 3, L to Point 4.
- Raise your arms diagonally so that they cross in front of you, R to Point 5, L to Point 2.
- Move your arms horizontally in front of you, R to Point 2, L to Point 5.
Voila: a two-handed pentagram.
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