(^90) A Wiccan Bible
simply a symbol of the sexual union by which humanity creates. It is also the marking of
the initial creation of life on this planet. Science now believes that life began when the
primordial ocean (chalice) was repeatedly struck with lightning (athame). In this union,
the direction is descending below as the athame lowers into the chalice. Father Sky has
already accepted Mother Earth’s embrace with the union of censor and pentacle; here
we see that embrace consummated.
The Fifth Element
So what should be going on in the hearts of each and every Wiccan? The answer to
that is the influence of the Fifth Element, that force which causes both division and
union, the mania by which we create. As our division has all so clearly taken place (see
Book of Exodus) it seems rather clear that the time of union has come. While there
does clearly remain times in which the Fifth Element will move us towards separation,
when viewing Wicca as a religion dedicated to the preservation of the Earth and the
betterment of that Earth for our children, we have now come to that point where the
Fifth Element must be used to unite rather than separate.
So important is the Fifth Element, sometimes called Spirit, that it has been incor-
porated into one of the predominant symbols of the Wiccan religion. It is the top point
of the pentagram. This gives one the sense that creation is a matter of intellect. Indeed
it is, but if we look at the format of Wiccan ritual and the use of the tools we see a
different message coming through.
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