I have seen and heard of instances of usage of the inverted pentagram and beehives in and about Mormon practice. What meanings do these symbols hold in the Mormon tradition?
THE BEEHIVE One of the most enduring of Latter-day Saint symbols, the early saints used the beehive to symbolize industry, cooperation, thrift and perseverance. Because of this icon, and the virtues it embodies, Utah is called the “Beehive State”, and the symbol of the beehive can be seen in many places, from the State flag to carvings on the Salt Lake City temple. We can find the use of bee symbolism as far back as dynastic Egypt. Later we see various uses of bee, beehive, or honey used as symbols throughout classical Greek culture. The Egyptians connected the symbol of the honeybee with kingship, connotations to having a land “flowing with milk and honey”, being of one (hive) mind, working together for the good of the community, etc. In their language it was called DSRT (no vowels), pronounced “deseret”, which name features in The Book of Mormon as part of the history of the Jaredites (who became North American contemporaries of the South American Olmecs). INVERTED PENTAGRAMS Some cr
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