What does a six pointed star and crescent moon mean?

The crescent moon is the symbol used for the Goddess, the divine feminine energy of the universe. She is often portrayed as a crescent either side of a full moon representing the maiden, mother and crone, the three ages of women. The six pointed star is the balance of all the elements as shown below. read more

Contemporary Crescent and six pointed Star in the old City of Jerusalem. in Arabic this crescent emblem is called hilal. Photo: Ze'ev Barkan It is interesting to notice that the origin of the famous Islamic symbol of the five pointed star and the crescent was not Islamic but Sassanian, and at first it had six points. read more

The star, or Sun, is often shown within the arc of the crescent (also called star in crescent, or star within crescent, for disambiguation of depictions of a star and a crescent side by side); In numismatics in particular, the term crescent and pellet is used in cases where the star is simplified to a single dot. read more