St Pauls Cathedral Anglican the
corner of Swanston Street & Flinders Street Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
This is from the St Pauls Cathedral
(Anglican) website.
History
St Paul’s Cathedral is built on the site where the first
public Christian services in Melbourne were led by Dr Alexander Thomson in
1836. Soon afterwards a small wooden chapel was built elsewhere, and the area
became a corn market until 1848, when it was made available for the building of
the bluestone St Paul’s Parish Church. Consecrated in 1852, this Church was
used until 1885, when it was demolished to make way for the present Cathedral.
The decision to build on the site of the existing church was made because of
its proximity to the railway and soon to be completed cable tramway service.
The Swanston Street and Flinders Street corner remains one of Melbourne’s
busiest intersections today, ensuring the Cathedral a place at the heart of
city life.
The Architectural style of the Cathedral is described as
Gothic transitional, being partly Early English and partly Decorated. It was
designed by the distinguished English architect William Butterfield, who was
noted for his ecclesiastical work. The foundation stone was laid in 1880.
Butterfield steadfastly refused to visit Melbourne and the building program was
beset with all the problems that arise from management by remote control. He
resigned from the project briefly in 1882 and finally in 1884, and the building
was completed under the supervision of Joseph Reed, who designed many of
Melbourne’s public buildings. Nonetheless, St Paul’s remains Butterfield’s
final masterpiece.
On 22 January 1891 the Cathedral was consecrated, although
it was not the building we see today. The erection of the spires did not begin
until 1926, and then to the design of John Barr of Sydney rather than using the
original design of an octagonal central tower and gable west end towers of
Butterfield. In the 1960s extensive work was carried out on the exterior, and
in 1989 a major National Trust appeal to enable the restoration of the
Cathedral’s magnificent organ.
More recently, and completed in 2009, restoration works were
carried out to the exterior and interior of the Cathedral.
This is from the St Pauls Cathedral
(Anglican) website.
The Pentacles or Five Pointed Star
One of the interesting items to
view when visiting the Cathedral, is the Five Pointed Star
THE DECORATIVE FIVE POINTED STARS
The pentagram, pentangle, pentalpha is a
very ancient symbol which had many meanings before it was adopted by the Church
of Satan in the 1960s. Because it was a star it was taken as a helpful sign ‐ a
fixed source of light in the darkness of the night by which one could find
one's way and keep on the right path. Ancient Hebrews saw in it the five books
of Moses (first five books of the Old Testament). In Christian times it
represented the Star of Bethlehem, which guided the wise men to the infant
Jesus. As a friendly guide and a sign of welcome for travellers it was often
fixed above the doorways of houses. This is the origin of the line in the song
"I'll sing you One O etc", in which "Five is the symbol at your
door". It also represented the five wounds of Christ from his crucifixion
‐ two in the hands, two in the feet and one in the side. In Mediaeval times it
was often taken as representing the five virtues required of a knight ‐
generosity, courtesy, chastity, chivalry and piety. Only in late mediaeval
times did it become associated with evil, because of its resemblance to a goat
when turned upside down. In Renaissance times the pentagram, surrounded by a
circle, was taken to represent man (head, two arms and two legs) at the centre
of the universe and as a microcosm of the universe. In the second half of the
twentieth century the use of the pentagram as a symbol of evil, which could be
traced back to late mediaeval times but had been largely forgotten by most
people, was revived ‐ first by those who began around 1950 to practise
witchcraft (wicca), and later in the 1960s by the Church of Satan. St Paul's
Cathedral was built in the 1880s and the pentagrams in its windows and on the
arches have nothing to do with the mediaeval or recent use of the symbol by
witches and Satanists but represent Christ as the star and his five wounds
which he suffered to bring life to all humanity. That is why, in the stars
around the sanctuary of St Paul's, there is a cross at the end of each point.
The True Meaning Of The Pentagram.
A pentagram (sometimes known as a
pentalpha or pentangle or, more formally, as a star pentagon) is the shape of a
five-pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. The word pentagram comes
from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon), a noun form of πεντάγραμμος
(pentagrammos) or πεντέγραμμος (pentegrammos), a word meaning roughly
"five-lined" or "five lines", from πέντε (pente),
"five"+ γραμμή (grammē), "line".
Pentagrams were used symbolically in
ancient Greece and Babylonia, and are used today as a symbol of faith by many
Wiccans, akin to the use of the cross by Christians and the Star of David by
Jews. The pentagram has magical associations, and many people who practice
Neopagan faiths wear jewelry incorporating the symbol. Christians once more
commonly used the pentagram to represent the five wounds of Jesus. The
pentagram has associations with Freemasonry and is also utilized by other
belief systems.
The word "pentacle" is
sometimes used synonymously with "pentagram", and this usage is borne
out by the Oxford English Dictionary, although that work specifies that a
circumscription makes the shape more particularly a pentacle. Wiccans and
Neopagans often make use of this more specific definition for a pentagram
enclosed in a circle.
Early history
The first known uses of the pentagram are
found in Mesopotamian writings dating to about 3000 BC. The Sumerian pentagrams
served as pictograms for the word "UB" meaning "corner, angle,
nook; a small room, cavity, hole; pitfall", suggesting something very
similar to the pentemychos (see below on the Pythagorean use for what
pentemychos means). In René Labat's index system of Sumerian
hieroglyphs/pictograms it is shown with two points up. In the Babylonian
context, the edges of the pentagram were probably orientations: forward,
backward, left, right, and "above". These directions also had an
astrological meaning, representing the five planets Jupiter, Mercury, Mars,
Saturn, and Venus as the "Queen of Heaven" (Ishtar) above.
A pentagram (sometimes known as a
pentalpha or pentangle or, more formally, as a star pentagon) is the shape of a
five –pointed star drawn with five straight strokes. The word pentagram comes
from the Greek word πεντάγραμμον (pentagrammon),
In human history, the pentagram first
originated from the observations of Venus by prehistoric astronomers. When
viewed from Earth, successive inferior conjunctions of Venus plot a regular
pentagram shape around the Sun through the zodiac returning to the same point
every eight years. In the planet Venus's mapping of the pentagram through the
heavens, it continuously makes a metamorphosis from Morning Star to Evening
Star to Morning Star etc.
And Satan is known as a the Morning star.
The pentagram has thus long been associated with the planet Venus, and the
worship of the goddess Venus, or her equivalent in early cultures.
Venus is also associated with the Roman
word LUCIFER, SATAN, DEVIL, the term used for Venus as the Morning Star, which
was known as the bringer of light and knowledge.
A typical Neopagan pentagram
(circumscribed). Wiccans and Neo-pagans often make use of this more specific
definition for a pentagram enclosed in a circle.
NEOPAGANISM & WICCANS
Many Neopagans, especially Wiccans, use
the pentagram as a symbol of faith the opposite of God.
Its religious symbolism is commonly
explained by reference to the neo-Pythagorean understanding that the five
vertices of the pentagram represent the four elements with the addition of
Spirit as
the uppermost point. As a representation
of the elements, the pentagram is involved in the Wiccan practice of summoning
the elemental spirits of the four directions at the beginning of a ritual.
The Neopagan pentagram is generally
displayed with one point up, partly because of the "inverted" goat's
head pentagram's association with Satanism; however, within traditional forms
of wicca a pentagram with two points up is associated with the Second Degree
Initiation and in this context has a relation to Satanism.
Satanists use a pentagram with two points up, often
inscribed in a double circle, with the head of a goat inside the pentagram.
This is referred to as the Sigil of Baphomet. They use it much the same way as
the Pythagoreans, as Tartaros literally translates from Greek as a
"Pit" or "Void" in Christian terminology (the word is used
as such in the Bible, referring to the place where the fallen angels are fettered).
The Pythagorean Greek letters are most often replaced by the Hebrew letters לויתן forming the name
Leviathan. Less esoteric La Veyan Satanists use it as a sign of rebellion or
religious identification, the three downward points symbolising rejection of
the holy Trinity.
History
The Church of Satan was established in
San Francisco, California, on Walpurgis night April 30, 1966, by Anton Szandor
LaVey, who was the Church's High Priest until his death in 1997.
In
the 1950s Anton LaVey formed a group called the Order of the Trapezoid, which
later evolved into the governing body of the Church of Satan.
The most important group with roots in
the Church of Satan is the Temple of Set, headed by Michael A. Aquino, which
has developed a new theology based on the identification of Satan with the
ancient Egyptian god Set.
SOME EXAMPLES OF ATHER SATANIC PENTAGRAM
SYMBOL
Due to the popular use of satanic symbols
such as the pentagram we see them everywhere, in the music industry, on fashion
clothing, in the media, used in political logos during campaigns, throughout
the Hollywood industry and sadly on some churches. Disturbing as it may seem
allot of the symbols used are not recognised for their original and sinister
function therefore it makes secular society vulnerable to satanic attacks,
especially on the young. Just recently I saw a Christian child wearing the
opitomy of a satanic pentagram, when I approached the child’s parents they were
totally unaware of the dangers and real meaning behind the symbols. In the
bible we are told that many perish through lack of knowledge therefore we need
to be more vigilant about our Christian faith and doctrine so that we can be
prepared for the satanic attacks that is trying to destroy Christ’s Church. I
hope that this information will help guide you to do your own research and to
read the holy bible so that you will be more on the alert about satanic symbols
around you and your loved ones and how to remove them from your life.
(LINK TO SATANIC PENTAGRAM PHOTOS)
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