Silver Plated Brass Pentagram Ring, Size 9

Solid brass, silver plated. The ring is cast in solid brass and plated in silver, which gives it a bright finish over a metal with weight. Brass is also a traditional metal for protective charms in folk magic.

Quarter-inch pentacle motif. The pentagram sits inside its circle in a space about a quarter inch across, the size that stays elegant on the hand rather than costume-sized. It is visible without shouting.

Ready to wear in US size 9. No adjusting, no guessing. If size 9 is your size, it goes on and stays on, through ritual and through the ordinary day.

• Ring size: US 9
• Material: solid brass with silver plating
• Motif: pentagram in a circle (pentacle), approximately 1/4 inch
• Finish: silver-toned
• Weight: about 0.3 oz

A pentagram ring is used for protection and as a sign of the Craft in Wicca and eclectic witchcraft. The five-pointed star has a long history as a protective symbol: it appears on Sumerian pottery, was used by the Pythagoreans, and served as a Christian symbol of the five wounds before modern occultism took it up. Eliphas Levi in the nineteenth century and the Golden Dawn after him fixed the point-up pentagram as a symbol of Spirit governing the four elements, and Gerald Gardner's Wicca made it the Craft's emblem in the twentieth century.

You can wear this ring as a daily ward, trace the pentagram in the air with the ringed hand when casting a circle, or press the motif to a candle or a written petition to seal a working. Many witches consecrate a pentagram ring once and never take it off.

Five points, one circle, and a hand to wear them. That is the whole tradition in miniature.

1. Cleanse the ring with incense smoke or a night in moonlight. Silver plating over brass prefers dry cleansing; skip salt water and long soaks so the plating lasts.
2. Consecrate it by passing it through the four elements on your altar, salt, incense, candle flame, and water, naming each, then holding it up for Spirit and saying what the ring is for.
3. Wear it on the hand you use to cast or direct energy, so the pentagram moves with your working.
4. When you cast a circle or seal a spell, trace the star in the air with the ringed hand, or press the motif to the candle or petition paper.
5. Wipe it with a soft cloth now and then to keep the plating bright, and re-consecrate it at Samhain or whenever it feels flat.

A ring you wear every day becomes part of your hand. Let this one become part of your practice the same way.

• Silver Plated Brass Pentagram Ring, Size 10: the same ring in the other stocked size, for a partner or a different finger.
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• Protection Soy Votive Candle: a frankincense and sandalwood votive to burn while you consecrate the ring.
• Hematite Pentagram Earrings: pentagram earrings in grounding hematite to complete the set.
• Tourmaline Pentagram and Moon Palm Stone: a black tourmaline palm stone carved with the same symbol for the altar.

Is the pentagram on this ring point up or point down?

The pentagram on this ring is a classic pentacle, the five-pointed star within a circle as used in Wicca and eclectic witchcraft. Wear it with the point up to represent Spirit above the four elements, which is the traditional Wiccan orientation. Because it is a ring, you can turn it to suit your own reading of the symbol.

Will the silver plating wear off?

Silver plating over brass can wear at the high points over years of daily use, showing warm brass beneath. To slow that, take the ring off for swimming, cleaning, and heavy hand work, wipe it with a soft cloth, and avoid salt soaks. Many witches like the worn look; it shows the ring has been lived in.

Which hand should I wear a pentagram ring on?

Wear a pentagram ring on your dominant or projecting hand if you use it to direct energy in ritual, so the symbol moves with your castings. Wear it on the receiving hand if the ring is mainly a protective ward. There is no fixed rule in Wicca; choose the hand that feels right and be consistent.

Can I wear a pentagram ring if I am not Wiccan?

Yes, you can wear a pentagram ring without being Wiccan. The pentagram predates Wicca by thousands of years as a protective symbol in Mesopotamian, Greek, and Christian contexts, and eclectic witches, pagans, and occultists of many paths wear it. Wear it with an understanding of what it means to you.

How do I know if size 9 will fit?

US ring size 9 fits a finger circumference of roughly 59 to 60 millimeters. Measure with a strip of paper wrapped snugly around the finger where you will wear the ring, mark where it overlaps, and compare. Knuckle size matters too; the ring must pass over it. Plentiful Earth stocks this ring in size 9 and size 10.