Category: Occult Symbol / Deity · Origin: Medieval accusations against Knights Templar, 19th century occultism (Éliphas Lévi)
Baphomet is a symbolic figure most famously depicted by Éliphas Lévi in 1856 as a winged, goat-headed hermaphrodite with a pentagram on the forehead, representing the union of opposites and the reconciliation of dualities. The name may derive from corrupted versions of 'Muhammad' used in medieval Christian polemics, or from various esoteric etymologies. In modern occultism, Baphomet symbolizes balance, wisdom, the union of microcosm and macrocosm, and the integration of all dualities.
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Goat-headed hermaphrodite with wings, pentagram on forehead, one arm pointing up and one down, torch between horns