Heptagram

Flags and heraldry

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  Former Georgian coat of arms, 1918–1921, 1991–2004
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  The seven-pointed star of the Felibritge on the Occitan flag.
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  The Jordanian flag, bearing the star that symbolizes Al-Fatiha
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  Symbol of Hokkaido
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  Coat of arms of Samarkand
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  Commonwealth Star as the crest of coat of arms of Australia
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  The coat of arms and flag of Thun Switzerland

• The Bennington flag, a historical American Flag, has thirteen seven-pointed stars along with the numerals "76" in the canton.
• The Flag of Australia employs five heptagrams and one pentagram to depict the Southern Cross constellation and the Commonwealth Star.
• Some old versions of the coat of arms of Georgia including the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic used the {7/2} heptagram as an element.

Law enforcement

Some police badges in the US have a heptagram outline.

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  Seal of the California Highway Patrol

Religious and occult symbolism

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• The heptagram became a traditional symbol for warding off evil in Catholicism.^{[citation needed]}
• The symbol is also used in Kabbalist Judaism.^{[citation needed]}
• The heptagram is used in the symbol for Babalon in Aleister Crowley's occult system Thelema.
• The heptagram is known among neopagans as the Elven Star or Fairy Star. It is treated as a sacred symbol in various modern pagan and witchcraft traditions. Blue Star Wicca also uses the symbol, where it is referred to as a septegram. The second heptagram is a symbol of magical power in some pagan spiritualities.^{[citation needed]}
• In alchemy, a seven-sided star can refer to the seven planets which were known to early alchemists, and also, the seven alchemical substances: fire, water, air, earth, sulphur, salt and mercury.^{[citation needed]}
• In astrology. For example, the planetary hours, from which comes the names of the days of the week.
• In Polynesia, the seven-pointed star is used often in imagery, basket making, tattoos, and is considered to be a symbol of Kanaloa, the first Polynesian navigator.
• The seven-sided star is an important symbol of the Cherokee people of southern Appalachia, representing the seven clans of the Cherokee and the sacred number seven.

In popular culture

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• The logo of American shoe brand DC Shoes features a {7/3} heptagram in the letter C.^{[citation needed]}
• The seven-pointed star is used as the logo for the international Danish shipping company A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, sometimes known simply as Maersk.
• In George R. R. Martin's novel series A Song of Ice and Fire and its TV version Game of Thrones, a seven-pointed star serves as the symbol of the Faith of the Seven.
• In the manga series MeruPuri, a magical mirror/portal is in the shape of a heptagram. The symbol is also seen during spellcasting.^{[citation needed]}
• English singer Damon Albarn uses a heptagram as a symbol in his solo performances and with his band Blur.^{[citation needed]}
• The {7/3} heptagram is used by some members of the otherkin subculture as an identifier.^{[citation needed]}
• The American progressive rock metal band Tool uses an 'open' seven pointed symbol for their fan group. It is said to be 'open' to signify an invitation into the collective unconscious.^{[citation needed]}
• An alternate logo of Chicago-based Children's Press from 1945 to 1970, having the slogan "Children's Books Are Important".^{[citation needed]}

Variants