Tools of the Craft:
The Pentacle

The pentacle is nothing other than a disc, aproximately the size of a medium dish, that has a pentacle drawn on it's surface, that is, a five pointed star inscribed inside a circle. It represents the element of Earth, has a feminin character and upon it we'll consecrate the elements we'll use during ritual.

The materials used can be assorted: clay, ceramic, metal or wood, is maybe the tool that best addapt to be craftily created by the practitioner. If we can model clay, we can do it ourselves with the pattern already drawn, even with stones engraved. If not, painting over a dish we bough can be an option. If we'll be doing things this way, we must be very careful not to use water soluble paint, because we'd ruin the piece when washing it, and also using non-toxic paint, because every now and then we'll need to place food over it, for instance during the simple feast.

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