Drawings of upright and inverted pentagrams representing Spirit over matter (holiness) and matter over Spirit (evil), respectively, from La Clef de la magie noire (1897) by French occultist Stanislas de Guaita.

Apr 8, 2017 · Baphomet is the symbol of a goat-headed deity found in the history of occultism. He was allegedly worshiped as an idol by the Templar Knights in the 14th century, but can be traced back to earlier origins.

May 1, 2024 · Baphomet's even got a famous image that just might rank amongst the most widely-known occult portraits on Earth: a horned, winged, goat-headed, cloven-footed, bare-chested, and breasted figure sitting cross-legged with a snake-encircled caduceus in its lap. Spooky. But, well ... here's the thing.

Sep 2, 2022 · In our modern era, no other occult symbol or drawing has caused so much controversy and misunderstanding as the mysterious goat-headed half-human hybrid known as Baphomet. Laboring away in his studies in the suburbs of Paris, Eliphas Levi published his famous book on the occult sciences in 1854 called Dogme et Rituel de la Haute

Baphomet is a monumental bronze statue commissioned by the Satanic Temple, crowdfunded in 2014 and unveiled in 2015. The statue has figured in public challenges against the display of the Ten Commandments at two state capitols.

Jul 31, 2015 · A controversial statue unveiled by the Satanic Temple at a secret ceremony in Detroit has attracted protests. But who is the goat-headed figure? And what do the elements of the statue symbolise?

Nov 4, 2018 · Baphomet is the demonic entity allegedly worshipped by the Knights Templars who later became a symbol for Satanic worships. During the Inquisition of the Templars in the 14th century, the knights were falsely accused of worshipping this figure. The famous icon of Baphomet, i.e. as a goat-headed idol, however, only emerged much later on.

Jul 25, 2017 · Baphomet is portrayed as a half-human, half-goat figure, or a goat head. It is often misinterpreted as a symbol of Witchcraft. Baphomet has also been called the Goat of Mendes, the Black Goat, and the Judas Goat.

Mar 1, 2018 · Baphomet is term that was originally associated with an idol that the Knights Templar were said to have worshipped. Later, Baphomet was incorporated into other occult traditions as a powerful figure, often depicted as a winged man with the head of a goat.

Nov 16, 2013 · In the apocalyptic sections of the Book of Daniel, the fourth evil king (Antiochus IV Epiphanes) is said to be "a horn growing from the head of a goat." Not definitive, but perhaps where the New Testament authors derived the negative image of goats