Tarot Fellow
Pentagram Altar Table 6" dia x 4" — Wiccan Ritual Stand
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Pentagram Altar Table measures 6″ in diameter by 4″ tall and features a carved or painted pentagram top surface. This compact ritual stand is ideal for elevating candles, crystal spheres, statues, or bowls on your altar. The pentagram brings protective and elemental symbolism to every working performed upon it.
Description:Quick Specs
- Material: Sustainable mango wood, hand-carved
- Size: 6 inches diameter top, 4 inches tall
- Symbol: Engraved pentagram (five-pointed star)
- Best for: Wicca altar work, consecration, elemental ritual, meditation focal point
Pentagram Symbolism: Five Elements and the Ritual Circle
The pentagram, a five-pointed star drawn in a single continuous line, has carried esoteric meaning across multiple traditions since at least Pythagorean Greece, where it represented mathematical perfection and the golden ratio embedded in its proportions. In Renaissance ceremonial magic, the pentagram's five points were mapped to the four classical elements, earth, air, fire, and water, with spirit occupying the uppermost point. This elemental correspondence made it a natural focal point for ritual work designed to call in or balance those forces.
In modern Wicca and neo-pagan practice, the pentacle, a pentagram set within a circle, is one of the four traditional altar tools alongside the athame, chalice, and wand. It represents the element of earth, grounds the altar space, and functions as a surface for consecrating objects by placing them on it during ritual. The Wiccan altar pentacle traditionally sits at the center of the altar, making a small but fully functional altar table like this one particularly practical: it provides both the symbolic surface and a raised platform that separates working space from the altar cloth beneath. Browse my altar tables and tiles for the full range.
Mango Wood: Sustainability and Craft Quality
Mango wood (Mangifera indica) is harvested from trees that have completed their fruit-bearing years, typically after 15 to 20 years of agricultural service. Rather than leaving old trees to waste, mango wood harvest gives them a second life as furniture and craft material. The wood is dense and close-grained, which means it holds carved detail well without crumbling at the edges, an important quality for a piece like this where the engraved pentagram needs to remain sharp and legible over years of ritual use.
The warm amber tone of mango grain suits altar aesthetics across multiple traditions, from the earthy browns of folk magic to the natural materials preferred in Wiccan and Druidic practice. Unlike resin or painted wood, a mango piece can be oiled and maintained indefinitely, aging with use rather than degrading. Condition it periodically to preserve the grain and the engraving.
How to Use the Pentagram Altar Table
Position it at your altar center, use it for consecration and offerings, then condition the wood after use.
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Position on the Altar
Position the table at the center or the north point of your altar space, with the pentagram upper point facing away from you. Then set your working candle, salt dish, or ritual chalice on the surface.
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Consecrate Objects on the Surface
To consecrate an object, set it on the pentagram surface and speak your intention aloud. The five-pointed star channels all four classical elements plus spirit simultaneously, focusing the ritual work.
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Care After Each Session
After each ritual session, wipe the mango wood surface with a lightly oiled cloth to prevent the grain from drying out. A small drop of olive or jojoba oil buffed in quarterly keeps the finish intact.
The Tarot Fellow Standard
I stock this table because it solves a practical altar problem: most practitioners use a flat pentacle tile on the altar surface, but a raised table gives you a distinct working level for active ritual items, candles or tools in use, while keeping the rest of the altar organized around it. The mango wood construction is genuine and the engraving is cleanly done. For other pieces to complete an altar setup, browse my ritual supplies collection.
Frequently Asked Questions
This altar table is 6 inches in diameter and 4 inches tall, hand-carved from sustainable mango wood. The pentagram is engraved into the tabletop surface, left in the natural warm tone of the mango grain.
Mango wood is a dense, close-grained hardwood from South and Southeast Asia, valued for sustainability since it is harvested from trees past their fruit-bearing years. It holds engraved detail very well.
Yes. The 6-inch diameter top holds a standard taper or pillar candle, a small bowl of salt or herbs, a crystal point, or a tarot card laid flat for a single-card focused working at the altar center here.
Wiccans and ceremonial magicians use the pentagram to represent all five classical elements and protection. This table serves as a consecration surface, an offering platform, and a central altar focal point.
