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In _Black Butler_ , Sebastian has a symbol on his hand and Ciel has the same
symbol on his eye.

I swear I've heard of it, but what's the name of this sign and why is it
significant?

![5-pointed star inscribed in 2 circles symbol on Sebastian's
hand](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DKzn5.png)


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What is the symbol/tattoo on Sebastian's hand?


[Fun Facts About Sebastian Michaelis'
Symbol](http://aneir.deviantart.com/journal/Fun-Facts-About-Sebastian-
Michaelis-Symbol-EDIT-228771346) written by aneir on DeviantArt stated:

> **Fact 2: Pentagram**
>
> The **_Pentagram_** is a five-sided star, usually made with a single
> continuous line, with the points equally spaced. It is often depicted within
> a circle. This is one of several geometric star designs representing the
> mysteries of creation and redemption, the soul of man in its relationship
> with the Universal Spirit. Magickally, such diagrams are considered
> efficacious in rites and rituals of evocation and transformation.
>
> Among the Greeks, the pentagram was the symbol of the goddess Kore, who
> resumed in her mythos the descent and ascent of the human of soul from the
> Underworld. Her sacred symbol, the apple, shows a five-pointed star when
> sliced horizontally through the center. The Pythagoreans, who based much of
> their philosophy on numbers, used the pentagram as an amulet for health and
> spiritual well-being. They wore the pentagram both upright and reversed and
> when hiding from persecution, they used the pentagram as a secret sign of
> recognition.
>
> By the Middle Ages, the pentagram had become a general symbol of spiritual
> wisdom and truth, and it was marked on doorways and windows to keep evil out
> of the house. There is evidence that the old village witches made use of the
> pentagram, which they called the Witches' Foot, the Druid's Foot or the
> Goblin's Cross.
>
> The Church decided it was no longer proper for Christians to use the symbol
> after the Christian Inquisition began burning village wise women and
> identifying them by the sign of pentagram.
>
> After the invention of the printing press and subsequent publication of
> Agrippa's Occult Philosophy and numerous magickal grimoires, the pentagram
> became a popular symbol of occult knowledge.
>
> And to add to this, there are apparently two different types of pentagram or
> pentacle. An upright and an inverted pentagram:
>
>   * An **upright pentagram** is a 5 pointed star with one point aligned
> upwards.
>   * An **inverted pentagram** is a 5 pointed star with two points aligned
> upwards.
>

>
> **_Inverted pentagrams_** are largely associated with Baphomet, an imagined
> pagan deity (in other words, a product of Christian folklore concerning
> pagans), which is revived in the 19th century as a figure of occultism and
> Satanism. Often mistaken for Satan, it represents the duality of male and
> female, as well as Heaven and Hell or night and day signified by the raising
> of one arm and the downward gesture of the other.
>
> Its name may have come from two Greek words, baphe and metis, meaning
> "absorption of knowledge." It has also been called the **Black Goat, Devil's
> Goat, Goat Head, Goat of Mendes,** and **Judas Goat**. Its first appearance
> appears to have been during the vicious interrogation of members of the
> Knights Templar by the Roman Catholic Church during the Inquisition. There
> was little consensus among different victims' descriptions of the Baphomet.
>
> It can probably be safely assumed that their description of the Baphomet is
> more a product of the Inquisition's torture methods than of any actual
> statue that was in use by the Knights...
>
> **Fact 3: Writing within the Pentagram**
>
> Magicians also use the pentagram as a part of the Solomon Lamen (Seal of
> Solomon), which is composed of three sigils: the Pentagram, the Hexagram and
> the Secret Seal (a Mercurial symbol). In this lamen, worn as a necklace by
> the magician when invoking spirits, the pentagram is used to open a doorway
> to spiritual forces.
>
> The words on the seal have the following meaning:
>
>   * **_Abdia_** \- I conjure thee in secret, O Spirit!
>   * **_Ballaton_** \- Come forth from thy abode and speak clearly in my
> speech.
>   * **_Bellony_** \- Put forth thy might and discover unto me the knowledge
> and power in thy keep.
>   * **_Halliy_** \- Answer in the inward silence all of my questions without
> fail.
>   * **_Halliza_** \- Assume and show forth unto me thy form of divine
> perfection.
>   * **_Soluzen_** \- Open unto me thy secret door and fulfill me of my
> purpose!
>


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