[1951] in Central_America
Re: New quotes for Sat Nov 11
tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (tytso@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sat Nov 11 21:55:43 1989
On the other hand, a pentagram is commonly used (at least in many SF&F
worlds) as a sign of protection, to contain the conjured demons within
the pentagram. (For example, see the Infocom game "Lurking Horror.")
I don't know if this actually works, since I've never tried summoning
a demon before. :-)
It didn't seem to me that J. Wells displayed the pentagram upright for
the sake of displaying it upright, though. It seemed more like he was
unrolling and shaking out a rolled up pentagram before placing it on
the ground.
On the other hand, a lot of people easily take offense when the
religious symbols of their religion are taken lightly. I'd bet that
the G&S Players would have gotten a lot complaints if they had used a
silver cross or a silver Star of David instead of the pentagram.
Unfortunately for Wiccans, many fantasy stories use people's common
idea of what pentagons and couldrons and black cats and so forth mean,
since it's the best way to tell a story.
