• Material:100% Sterling silver
• Weight: 7.0 grams
• 1-1/8 inch diameter x 1/8 inch deep (28 x 5mm)
• Item number: wh370

Traditionally, a pentagram - or five-point star - is a symbol having mystical associations with the number 5, especially as 5 relates to humans: For example, there are five fingers on each hand, five toes on each foot, and five senses.

When a pentagram is enclosed by a circle it is regarded as a 'pentacle', which has further meaning.

Wiccans, for example, see the circle as protecting the pentagram and everything it symbolizes. Therefore they use the pentacle as a ritual tool because of its powers to protect. And the enclosing circle itself also has meaning, such as: the earth, the cyclic nature of life, infinity, and harmony.

All these meanings come together in this slightly occult-looking necklace. The upright five-pointed pentagram is enclosed by a circle that is formed by the trunk, branches, and roots of a very woody tree of life.

The overall design is very naturalistic with an element of drama; partly because of the asymmetric arrangement with the pentagram set off to one side, and also because of the snarl of twisting branches and roots.

The pendant is dome-shaped, which adds another dimension to the patterns of light reflecting off the many surfaces of the branches and roots.