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Chapter 6

           «Oneoftheoldestsymbolsonearth.UsedoverfourthousandyearsbeforeChrist.»

           «Andwhatdoesitmean?»

           Langdonalwayshesitatedwhenhegotthisquestion.Tellingsomeonewhatasymbol»meant»wasliketellingthemhowasongshouldmakethemfeelitwasdifferentforallpeople.AwhiteKuKluxKlanheadpiececonjuredimagesofhatredandracismintheUnitedStates,andyetthesamecostumecarriedameaningofreligiousfaithinSpain.

           «Symbolscarrydifferentmeaningsindifferentsettings,»Langdonsaid.«Primarily,thepentacleisapaganreligioussymbol.»

           Fachenodded.«Devilworship.»«No,»Langdoncorrected,immediatelyrealizinghischoiceofvocabularyshouldhavebeenclearer.Nowadays,thetermpaganhadbecomealmostsynonymouswithdevilworshipagrossmisconception.Theword’srootsactuallyreachedbacktotheLatinpaganus,meaningcountry-dwellers.«Pagans»wereliterallyunindoctrinatedcountry-folkwhoclungtotheold,ruralreligionsofNatureworship.Infact,sostrongwastheChurch’sfearofthosewholivedintheruralvillesthattheonceinnocuouswordfor»villager»villaincametomeanawickedsoul.

           «Thepentacle,»Langdonclarified,»isapre-ChristiansymbolthatrelatestoNatureworship.Theancientsenvisionedtheirworldintwohalvesmasculineandfeminine.Theirgodsandgoddessesworkedtokeepabalanceofpower.Yinandyang.Whenmaleandfemalewerebalanced,therewasharmonyintheworld.Whentheywereunbalanced,therewaschaos.»LangdonmotionedtoSaunière’sstomach.

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