Flags and heraldry File:Coat of arms of Georgia (1918–1921; 1990–2004).svg|Former Georgian coat of arms, 1918–1921, 1991–2004 File:Flag of Occitania (with star).svg|The seven-pointed star of the
Felibritge on the
Occitan flag. File:Flag of Jordan.svg|The Jordanian flag, bearing the star that symbolizes
Al-Fatiha File:Flag of Hokkaido Prefecture.svg|Symbol of
Hokkaido File:Emblem of Samarkand.svg|Coat of arms of
Samarkand File:Commonwealth_Star.svg|Commonwealth Star as the crest of
coat of arms of Australia File:CHE_Thun_Flag.svg|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. • A seven-pointed star is used as a common symbol for
otherkin.
Law enforcement Some police badges in the US have a heptagram outline. File:Seal of the California Highway Patrol.svg|Seal of the
:California Highway Patrol Religious and occult symbolism • The heptagram became a traditional symbol for warding off evil in Catholicism. • The symbol is also used in
Kabbalist Judaism. • 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. • 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. • 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 • The logo of American shoe brand
DC Shoes features a {7/3} heptagram in the letter C. • 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. • English singer
Damon Albarn uses a heptagram as a symbol in his solo performances and with his band
Blur. • The {7/3} heptagram is used by some members of the
otherkin subculture as an identifier. • 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. • An alternate logo of
Chicago-based
Children's Press from 1945 to 1970, having the slogan "Children's Books Are Important".
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