It is the easiest one to draw, so its great for doodling. You start with a partial isosceles triangle, then so on and so forth and bam its a star.
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What Does the Five Pointed Star Mean to You?
- Thread starter SalixIncendium
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Liu
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Pointing down it's a symbol of my religion.
There are many interpretations of it, but typically the one point it rests upon symbolizes the self, consciousness etc. as the central aspect everything depends upon.
Pointing up, it's a symbol utilized especially by some neo-pagan religions.
Independent of direction it often represents victory in video games.
And it's a quite interesting mathematical figure, especially in regards to the golden ratio.
There are many interpretations of it, but typically the one point it rests upon symbolizes the self, consciousness etc. as the central aspect everything depends upon.
Pointing up, it's a symbol utilized especially by some neo-pagan religions.
Independent of direction it often represents victory in video games.
And it's a quite interesting mathematical figure, especially in regards to the golden ratio.
If it is right side up, it is the placement of spirit over earthly things (Top point: spirit, followed w/air, fire, water, earth). Whereas point down (like w/Baphomet), is placing Earthly needs, over Spirit. Neither is incorrect, they are just used in different ways.
Edit: I typically combine the two, w/their respective interpretations into a unifying symbol called a Decagram (10 point star)
Technically it's 7 points on a Sheriff's badge
It looks like there is a bit of variance in this:
sheriff's badge at DuckDuckGo
I see a lot of 5 and 6 pointed sheriff's badges and a few 7 pointers. What is amusing is that there are two different 7 pointed stars, a fat one and a thin one, and the badges I saw all have the fat version. The difference is that in the fat version there is one vertex along each straight 'edge' while in the thin version there are two. The thin one looks more like a 5 pointed star.
In answer to the OP, a 5 pointer doesn't mean a whole lot. It's a 5-skip-1 star which has a lot of associations with the Golden Ratio.
Father Heathen
Veteran Member
An upside down 7 pointed star means supersatanic, also known as the hard-left path.Technically it's 7 points on a Sheriff's badge
shmogie
Well-Known Member
If the 5th point is at the top, you are correct.
QuestioningMind
Well-Known Member
It means a star with one less side that a six sided star and one more side than a four sided star.
Surely you mean point.
Road Warrior
Seeking the middle path..
It's an American fast food restaurant. Only those who have been to the US for awhile would get it. No worries.
Road Warrior
Seeking the middle path..
Technically, you are wrong.Technically it's 7 points on a Sheriff's badge
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-many-p...-an-upside-down-star-often-a-five-pointed-one
dybmh
דניאל יוסף בן מאיר הירש
Technically, yup, I was wrong. And I bow in your general direction...Technically, you are wrong.
seriously though, it's 7 points here. But as a few have pointed out ( no pun intended ), 7 points are less common for S.O. badges.
Salvador
RF's Swedenborgian
Technically it's 7 points on a Sheriff's badge
The DuPage county sheriff who wrote me up for going 75 wears a 5 star badge.
whirlingmerc
Well-Known Member
I don't think it always means the same thing
The 5 pointed start is a symbol of Texas or Texaco or a deputy for example
And upside down 5 pointed start on the other hand can be occult
Road Warrior
Seeking the middle path..
Because food is more important than a bunch of "edgy teenagers"?Seriously, that was the first thing that popped into my head.
Road Warrior
Seeking the middle path..
It depends upon the region. I'm lived all over the US from coast to coast but mostly in the South. Pretty common around these parts.
Then there's this: https://www.americancowboy.com/people/history-texas-ranger-badge-26798
Stanyon
WWMRD?
I was going to mention that one but my interpretations as to meaning, purpose, and use are a lititle different.