A woman was left gobsmacked after tearing up the carpets in her new abode, only to uncover a “creepy” symbol etched into the floorboards. The adventure of moving house is fraught with both stress and thrill—from juggling viewings amidst work and family commitments to the nail-biting wait for survey results, not to mention the rigmarole of mortgage paperwork and the inevitable sea of cardboard boxes.
Yet, once settled in and making your mark on the place, the trials of moving fade away. That is unless you stumble upon what looks like a “satanic” emblem on your floor.
This was precisely what happened to Maey Mary, who took to the popular Facebook group, Boho Chic Living and All, to share her startling discovery. In a public post to the group’s 247.8K followers, Maey uploaded several photos revealing the exposed floorboards adorned with a pentacle—a five-pointed star encased within a circle.
The pentacle holds significance in Neo-Pagan faiths, often associated with Wiccans and paganism, symbolising the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and spirit. For some believers, it also embodies life and interconnectedness.
With the images, Maey posed a simple question to the group: “Pulled up the carpets in a newly purchased house to find this. What would be your first thought?”
The post quickly went viral, sparking over a thousand comments and reactions. Among the sea of advice, one user suggested: “Sage the home and ask all negative energy be released and invite love and light. Then sand, stain and shine that hardwood up.”
Another lightly commented: “My first thought was, ‘Yay wood floors!'” while another advised: “It’s not a negative, it’s a protection circle. Just sage your house, open all the windows for a day and decorate knowing you’re following on from some pretty powerful women (or men)”.
One individual chimed in with: “Ahh just refinish the floor and leave the memories of what was there in the saw dust as you blow it out the window”, while someone else added: “Looks like you had a witch living there. They did a protection circle. It’s not necessarily a bad thing. You can remove it and if it bothers you, sage it.”
Yet, there were more extreme suggestions such as “Move” or “call a priest”. Some Facebook users were suspicious, pegging the symbol as a mark of “devil worshippers” or “satan followers”, and a few questioned the authenticity of the post, asserting they’d seen the same image elsewhere on social media.
One doubter commented: “This is someone else’s image that’s been floating around the internet for a while. Why steal it and pass it off as your own.”
Someone else responded: “yep! I saw this picture years ago”. A further critic said: “This is a repost of someone else’s post. It’s not this poster’s home.”
Meanwhile, another person chimed in: “No you didn’t, this image has been circling the internet for ages”.