The document discusses symbols and imagery related to paganism and Wicca. It includes images of a pentagram explaining its symbolic meaning representing spirit and the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water. Other images show a character from the movie The Wicker Man, a group in ritual robes, a wicker man sacrifice, and pagans participating in a ritual circle. The document also mentions commonly used symbols in Wiccan and pagan rituals and magic. Potential settings are shown for interpreting Shakespeare's The Tempest, including a misty landscape and a map of Sherwood Forest known for its pagan history. Brief descriptions are given of an oak tree in Sherwood Forest and the Pagan Pride festival in Nottingham, UK

1. Visual Influences
Critical Practices
Georgia Caddick
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2. The Pentagram is a
symbol of a star
encased in a circle.
Always with 5 points
(one pointing upward),
each has its own
meaning. The upward
point of the star is
representative of the
spirit. The other four
points all represent an
element; earth, air,
fire, and water. All
these things contribute
to life and are a part of
each of us. To wear a
pentagram necklace or
other form of jewelry,
is to say you feel the
connection with the
elements and respect
the earth.

3. This is an image of the Pagan Leader Sister Summersisle from the movie The Wickerman.

4. Here are the rest of the cast members in traditional Pagan Ritual robes.

5. An image of the sacrificial wicker man to the Pagan Gods so that their next harvest
will be better than the last.

6. A Pagan circle where rituals and ceremony's are performed.

7. A group of Pagan followers taking part in a ritual.

8. In modern Paganism and Wicca, many traditions use symbols as part of ritual, or in magic.
Some symbols are used to represent elements, others to represent ideas. These are a few
of the more commonly used symbols in Wicca and Paganism today.

9. A potential setting for my interpretation of The Tempest. I like the effect the mist and
fog gives.

10. A old map of Sherwood Forest, a potential location for the play seeing as its filled
with Pagan history.

11. "As old as the English language, known worldwide, healthy and still growing. Anyone can see
this famous tree, free. Bare in the winter, pale green in May, acorns in September. Living in
Sherwood, beloved by Robin Hood and thirty three generations of little boys. A piece of
England to cherish.”

12. Pagan Pride is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and funded solely from
public donation and fundraising events. The Pagan Pride UK festival is held annually in
Nottingham and is attending by 1000’s of Pagans from all over the UK.

13. Russian Pagan art work

14. Fae of the Forest, a mystical creature.