Magic Stars

There are some kinds of hexagrams that have no religious connotation. One of them is used for mathematical calculations. Mutsumi Suzuki wrote an interesting article titled Magic Stars where he defines them and shows how to use them:

A six-sided magic star is constructed using 12 numbers, where all the edges add up to the same number
Edge A+C+F+H = edge A+D+G+K = edge B+C+D+E = ...

Healing All Disease

In Manly P. Hall’s book titled THE SECRET TEACHINGS OF ALL AGES, 1928 there's a paragraph about Dr. Sigismund Bacstrom who believed that if a physician could establish harmony among the Four elements, and unite them into the Philosopher's Stone symbolized by the six-pointed star - he would possess the means of healing all disease.  In Alchemy the Philosopher's stone is represented by a dot over the upper right hand point of the hexagram and this point is meant to represent the presence of God 

Beit-Hagefen, Haifa

Beit-Hagefen (House of the Vine)is an Arab Jewish Center that was established in 1963 to promote coexistence issues of Jews and Arabs and Christians in the northern part of Israel.

This picture was taken by me.

Sevilla Cathedral Spain

Sevilla Cathedral Hexagram picture is courtesy of "nirakara" who published it on Flickr and wrote to me:

As for the story on it I don't have too much on it, though if you search for the Cathedral of Sevilla you'll find it easily online. I think it's the largest in spain and like many of the larger churches in the south of spain it used to be a Mosque and was converted when the area was conquered. It gothic in nature and so in that way it uses a lot of visual detail employing all kinds of geometric symbols and wether this particular one was used with meaning is probably anybody's guess.

Building was begun in 1402, with construction continuing into the 16th century.

Car Air Freshener

Magen David, Peace Dove, Car Air Freshener, white and blue as the Israeli flag, and on the bag there is also a Jewish Prayer For The Road- all these for 5 NIS. No wonder I see it on many cars. The Hebrew white on blue letters say: I haven't got another country.

Rock Art Images

Jack H. Doty (Retired Professor, Missoula, Montana) wrote on the ARARA (American Rock
Art Research Association) 2002 Conference Program that he took pictures of Six-Pointed Star of David  in Saudi Arabia which is dated prior to the advent of Islam.

Zeev Raban

In the catalogue of "Zeev Raban Exhibition" that was held in the Tel Aviv Museum, 2002, appears a gate with repeated Magen David design. Zeev Raban came to Palestine in 1912 to help Boris Schatz, founder of the Bezalel School. He frequently used traditional Jewish motifs along with oriental, Classical Greek, and Art Nouveau elements.