If you know anything about witchcraft and have had some contact with it, you will have noticed that there are many symbols inside this art that are taken to mean certain things. These things may not be clear on first inspection, but they do fit into the framework of witchcraft nicely.

Let's go over each individual symbol and what it stands for in the witchcraft canon.

We obviously cannot go over each one in this article for lack of space - there are simply hundreds of different symbols, each one with specific uses. But there a few of these which are already well-known, many of them thanks to their shared use with modern Christianity.

First we have the pentagram, the infamous symbol for all of what are called the dark arts. It's misunderstood and misrepresented. What the five points of a pentagram stand for are the natural elements found in nature. These are: earth, water, wind, fire, and spirit. There are more subtle meanings for the pentagram in different forms of paganism, but this basic representation remains the same.

The Pentagram is used in rituals very often, but it also acts as a symbol of balance and harmony, and protection. The spirit in those elements is one of the primary elements - the pentagram is a physical representation of the spirit when it is in balance against all of nature and in harmony with the world. So if you need protection or wish to ward off evil forces, then wear a pentagram symbol on yourself.