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Hestia

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8. This is why the ancients used the Pentagram in various religious traditions. Too numerous to list

Reply to Enthusiast (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jul 2015

The above glyph has been seen at Egyptian ruins, along with the Pentagram.

Egyptians & Babylonians had over 10,000 years (each) of astrological data, which is why they were able to predicts eclipses and transits long before the christians came along.

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This is why the ancients used the Pentagram in various religious traditions. Too numerous to list Hestia Jul 2015 #8