Editing Heptagram (section)

===Religious and occult symbolism===
[[File:Babalon seal.png|thumb|right|Seal of Babalon and the A∴A∴]]
* The heptagram became a traditional symbol for warding off evil in Catholicism.
* The symbol is also used in [[Kabbalah|Kabbalist]] Judaism.
* The heptagram is used in the symbol for [[Babalon]] in Aleister Crowley's occult system [[Thelema]].
* The heptagram is known among [[modern paganism|neopagan]]s 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 [[magic (paranormal)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.huna.org/|title=HUNA INTERNATIONAL - Your best resource for Huna Knowledge and Practice|website=www.huna.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|isbn = 0835600025|title = Children of the Rainbow: A Book Concerning the Religion, Legends, and Gods of the Natives of Pre-Christian Hawaii|last1 = Melville|first1 = Leinani|year = 1969| publisher=Theosophical Publishing House }}</ref>
* 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.