The Pentigram. Is this the synbol of evil? Let's explore this:
The number 5 has always been regarded as mystical and magical and yet essentially Human. We have five fingers, five toes and five senses - sight, hearing, smell, touch and taste.
You will note that the star has five points. In order from the top and clockwise you have spirit at the top, to the right is water, the bottom right "leg" is fire and the left "leg" is earth and the left "arm" is air. These are the 5 basic points in Paganism. These points have been given to us by our Gods and we worship them for this as do the other religions for their God, or Gods for what they have gotten from them.
There are two basic types of Pentigrams. The circled one as seen above and an open one with no circle. The open Pentigram indicates openness to all things physical and mental. Openness to new ideas and thoughts. The circled one has another meaning. The circle around the star is for protection against evil. This doesn't mean that the person wearing it is not open. It simply means that the person is protecting himself, or herself against evil.
Relating the Pentigram to evil: The Pentigram has been misconstrued as a symbol of the Devil. It is not, nor has it ever been such. Pagans do not worship the Devil. In fact we don't even believe in the Devil. We theorize that the Devil is a mere invention of organized religions to instill fear and loathing into their parishioners. The Pentigram, viewed upside down, with one arm pointing down has also been misconstrued as the symbol of the Devil. This was taken from us by those who do worship the Devil. They had not the intelligence or the insite to make up a symbol of their own, so they stole ours, much the same as other religions have stolen the cross and modified it for their own purposes.
Pentigrams with other symbols attached. There are numerous Pentigrams with symbols attached. They could be any one of a number of things. Animals, Fairies, plants, and other known objects. These can indicate a number of things. Each individual wearer of a Pentigram has his, or her own beliefs and these may be indicated by an attached symbol to their Pentigram. I wear a half dollar sized Pentigram with a Wolf's head on it. This is because when In lived among the Tlingit People in Alaska, I discovered that my guardian spirit is the Wolf. I have seen Pentigrams with common, known dogs on them and horses. This doesn't mean the wearer has a guardian spirit of that which is on the pentigram. It merely means that the wearer has a fondness for that breed of dog, or horse. Much the same as the "I 
MY (DOG BREED)" bimperstickers.
So...the Pentigram is not the symbol of evil. It is merely the symbol of our religion...the oldest religion on the planet. Paganism predates all known religions by thousands of years.
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