Pentacle Symbolism
The Pentacle or Pentagram is a 5 pointed star that is often, but not always, encircled with the circle of Unity. It represents the domination of Spirit or Divine Will over base matter, and the elements of Spirit, Earth, Water, Fire, and Air. The pentacle has been a symbol of protection and spiritual growth for millennia. At its points are the stages of Life: birth, initiation, consummation, repose, and death, with the circle bringing us back to birth in the cycle of reincarnation.

Faery / Fey / Sidhe / Fairy Symbolism & Folklore
Thorough history much of fairy folklore has come from Italy, where they were known as the Fatae or fated ones. These often-fierce beings were known to bestow gifts upon people they are attracted to, such as: beauty, wealth and kindness. Sidhe (shee) literally means "people of the hills,"and is the Gaelic term for this mystical race. Superstitious people felt that if they called the Sidhe by their "proper" name, they might accidentally invoke them -- thus the custom of calling them the "Fair Ones" instead.