Pagans, Christians, and whoever else would like to join in...What are your thoughts on this piece of jewelry?

It looks to me like an old medieval Christian cross where the pentagram stands for the five wounds of Christ during the crucifixion. That is what it used to represent.

It would indicate that the wearer is a Christo Pagan.

It is a pentagram upon a cross. The pentagram is an 8,000 year old symbol which represents the path of Venus in the night sky. It was first found in Sumaria. It has represented the five wounds Christ suffered and is a symbol for Wicca and Ceremonial Magicians.

The cross represents the crucified Savior of the World, Jesus Christ..

One Christo Pagan I knew would do divination with a variety of methods and always ask for the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob to give the response.

He felt spells were simply prayers with props.

He did not practice the Law of 3 but would get drunk and curse people. This was always a little upsetting for his flatmates.

The piece represents (to me) someone trying to follow both faiths which doesn't work since Christianity is monotheistic and Pagans are polytheistic. It would also mean a Christian Witch since Witches can be any religion they choose, or no religion at all. Witchcraft is a craft not a religion. Other than that it is a pretty piece of work.

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To "Blah" I suggest you dig further into history. Satan is a Christian belief and many Wiccans follow a more primitive belief. No offence, but those who don't allow email are NORMALLY trolls. I will take it though you might have had problems in the past with emailers, but there is a block for those who bug you.

As a former Catholic, I had a hard time letting go of the "one" true god concept. To me, this was created by someone who "converted" from one religion to the other, and is having a hard time letting go of one of the symbols.

OR (more likely)

It could represent the mixing of paganism and christianity. Christianity has picked up so many of the pagan themes, it's hard to distinguish where one ends and the other begins. (christmas tree, wreath, yule log, easter eggs, etc.) This necklace sums it up quite nicely.

I agree with Oh hai. My first reaction was "the pentacle on the cross represents the wounds of christ."

Ho-hum. At least the pentagram isn't upside down. But still, why not decide what you believe in, or would like to, and just stick with one symbol instead of something that has one pasted over the other? That's what it says to me. Immaturity.

I would say it it a good take on the Celtic Cross, the joining of the Celtic beliefs with the Roman-Christian invasion; now that's the first thought.

Second thought would be it is a symbol for the Christian Wiccan movement, yes, it exists, as I dealt with a few of them in Pennsylvania.

I know I'm going to get bashed, so bring on the thumbs down parade but in complete honesty. It creeps me out. I have always associated the pentagram with the Devil, no offense to Wiccans. I know the real history & have read a lot about it's use & symbolism but every time I see it that's still what it reminds me of. I had really bad OCD as a kid, especially as a teen. I hated certain numbers & just certain things in general, I felt like something horrible was going to happen for instance if the number 4 was in my weight. Well, I did the same thing whenever I saw a pentagram. Nothing personal, it's just an OCD thing. I still have it mildly but it's under control now with medication.

Teawitch: I'm not a troll, I just don't really want people emailing me, that's not so weird. If people are nice I will generally add them to my contacts, I just haven't really met that many people. I know about Wicca & the Pentagram. I have always been interested in studying different religions & I have talked to Wiccans about their beliefs, read numerous books on the subject & completely understand what you are saying. I have no beef. I have a disorder that's called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It's bizarre to those who don't know much about it & the symptoms it causes. One of the symptoms that can happen is an avoidance of certain numbers, colors or objects because the sufferer associates them with something bad or evil, like red means blood or 6 means death. The sufferer realizes it's irrational but still feels an enormous amount of anxiety. I also don't like the number 4 or 6. it isn't anything personal. It's just the disorder. Anyway, I really want to apologize if I offended you in any way. It was not my intention. Where as the public is becoming more educated about mental illness & OCD in particular, I understand that on average most people don't know that much about it, I've included some links at the bottom to share some information about the disorder & about how common it actually is. I hope that you take a glance. I have hurt people's feelings before with my disorder & it sucks but it's not at all my intention. Not wanting to shake hands for fear of germs or not letting my grandmother touch my leg because I was scared she was going to feel an imaginary fat roll. It sounds funny but it's really not. I'd also be more than happy to add you to my contacts so that you can look through my Q & A's & see that I am not a troll, plus I'd love to discuss philosophies & religious beliefs with you. I tried enabling my Y!A email for a minute to email this to you directly but the systems been acting up & wouldn't allow me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obsessive%E2%80%93com...

http://www.ocfoundation.org/

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-co...

kinda made me frown initially.... as it would appear to be for those "Wiccans for Jesus" sort of people. From where I sit in my spirituality I can't serve christianity with my whole heart and also claim to be pagan. Their two at odds in my mind. Then on reflection, I frowned again as that sounds an awful lot like me being judgemental. - Shame on me. If someone wants to be a christo-pagan well, more power to em! :)

To me, it symbolizes exactly what the Christians did to the Witches of the burning times era. They killed thousands of innocent people through the misuse of the cross. In effect they "crucified" Witches. That would be a nice way to keep the History of our two Faiths in perspective.

Brightest Blessings,

Raji the Green Witch