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|title= Quinconce (Quincunx)
|text=The arrangement of five units in the patter corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes. A quincunx is often used in Hoodoo as a sort of "artifical crossroad" and can be created inside a room in the house. The quincunx or five-spot is generally used for scaling and fixing spells in place.
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|text= The arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes. A quincunx is often used in Hoodoo as a sort of "artificial crossroad" and can be created inside a room in the house. The quincunx or five-spot is generally used for scaling and fixing spells in place.
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[2.11 Playthings]])
 
|author= [[Pad of Definitions]] ([[2.11 Playthings]])
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
 
|source= [[Official Website]]
 
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===[[2.11 Playthings]]===
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'''Sam:''' You see this pattern here? (tapping a five-point symbol engraved in the urn) That's a quincunx, that's a five-spot.<br>
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While investigating Sam finds an urn in the hallway with an inscribed quincunx and Dean sees a photograph of a Rose and her nanny, who is wearing a quincunx necklace.
  
The reference and symbol appears to be derived from http://www.luckymojo.com/layingtricks.html#quincunx - even if the show didn't appear to be using it in the correct manner.
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==See also==
- [[User:Cocombat|Cocombat]] 18:15, 22 January 2007 (PST)
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* [[Hoodoo]]
  
[[Category:Library]][[Category:Symbols & Runes]]
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[[Category:Library]][[Category:Symbols & Rituals]][[Category:Pad of Definitions]]
[[Category:Pad of Definitions]]
 

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Quinconce (Quincunx)

The arrangement of five units in the pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes. A quincunx is often used in Hoodoo as a sort of "artificial crossroad" and can be created inside a room in the house. The quincunx or five-spot is generally used for scaling and fixing spells in place.

Pad of Definitions (2.11 Playthings), Official Website

2.11 Playthings

Sam: You see this pattern here? (tapping a five-point symbol engraved in the urn) That's a quincunx, that's a five-spot.
And
While investigating Sam finds an urn in the hallway with an inscribed quincunx and Dean sees a photograph of a Rose and her nanny, who is wearing a quincunx necklace.

See also