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What was the source for this symbolism presented by Lévi in this work? Scholars researching the sources for his writings might be able to trace this. The Sun and the Moon are common symbols of polarity in occultism. Here the moon is associated with generative function and sexuality. It is placed at the genitals, which is the center of this illustration of aman. The sun generally represents higher functions such as intelligence and spirituality, and it sits here at the solar plexus. Tetragrammaton pentagram, image from the 1910 American edition of Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and Ritual, written by French occultist Éliphas Lévi. (more)

a b Waite, Class I, §2: "Since 1856 the influence of Eliphas Lévi and his doctrine of occultism has changed the face of this card, and it now appears as a pseudo-Baphometic figure with the head of a goat and a great torch between the horns; it is seated instead of erect, and in place of the generative organs there is the Hermetic caduceus."In its early days, the Church of Satan used the version seen on the cover of the Bessy book on its membership cards and stationery as well as on the medallions which were created both by hand and by professional manufacturers. Indeed, there were many variations, based on the skill of the renderers as well as on the resolution for detail of the means used to create the final product. It is a magic symbol used in European witchcraft. It is a sphere or circle of space marked by those who practice ritual magic. And It contain form and energy from. The Baphomet of Lévi was to become an important figure within the cosmology of Thelema, the mystical system established by Aleister Crowley in the early 20th century. Baphomet features in the Creed of the Gnostic Catholic Church recited by the congregation in The Gnostic Mass, in the sentence: "And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mysteries, in His name BAPHOMET." [68] Though there are still many questions that surround the mystery of Baphomet, it is largely agreed that the figure was invented as a way of accusing Christians of converting to Islam. The infamy that the figure gained through the accusations leveled at the Knights of the Templar would only serve to bring more curiosity towards the deity and speculation as to the possible powers the creature holds.

The pentagram has long been associated with various magical and occult beliefs. Moreover, the pentagram has frequently represented mankind and the microcosm. Satanism, which reveres the accomplishments of humanity and encourages believers to embrace physical wants and desires. Satanists also equate the pentagram to "intellectual omnipotence and autocracy," as described by 19th-century occultist Eliphas Levi. This is another satanic symbol. The hexagram is its Greek name, while the Latin form is Sexagram. It is a six-point geometric star bearing the Schlafly symbol. The devil term refers the compound figure of two quadrilateral triangles since there are no true regular continuous hexagrams. This iconographical form of the Hindu Trimurti god Visnu, whose body represents the structure and form of the entire cosmos. The different domains of Hell are represented by the legs and feet, with the Earthly and harmonious Heavenly realms represented by the upper stomach and chest, arms, and head; the navel represents the Unmanifest realm that is connected with pure sound and vibration, and absolute silence, which connects everything together. A magical diagram, composed of two circles, a pentagram, and three heptagons, and is labeled with the name of God and his angels. Michelet, Jules, ed. (1851). Le procès des Templiers (in French). Vol.II volumes. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale.

a b c Field, Sean L. (April 2016). Jansen, Katherine L. (ed.). "Torture and Confession in the Templar Interrogations at Caen, 28–29 October 1307". Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies. Chicago: University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Medieval Academy of America. 91 (2): 297–327. doi: 10.1086/684916. ISSN 2040-8072. JSTOR 43883958. LCCN 27015446. OCLC 35801878. S2CID 159457836. Murray, Margaret (1921). The Witch Cult in Western Europe: A Study in Anthropology. Oxford University Press. This, in one sense, highlights that BAPHOMET is the product of the union of CHAOS (Father / Yod) and BABALON (Mother /Heh). In another sense, we know from the formula of Tetragrammaton that Vav must unite with Heh Final. From the Creed, we know that the Gnostic Catholic Church of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty holds the place of Heh Final in the formula of Tetragrammaton. This symbolism comes from Christianity, where a common image of the Church is that of Christ’s bride. In other words, the Church is “married” to the bridegroom of Christ, from whence it derives its authority, power, and holiness.

After the Holy Wars, the Knights of the Templars were one of the Templars were one of the most popular and powerful groups in Early Europe. As much as 90 percent of their group was comprised of non-combatants that were responsible for forming a monetary organization that could have very well be one of the first multinational corporations to ever be formed. King Philip IV

The pentagram has been in use for thousands of years. In ancient times it was featured in tombs and seals of Egypt and Mesopotamia and coins of Greece. The pentagram was a symbol of the Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras and his disciples, probably in part as a way for followers to recognize each other. Some sources say the Pythagoreans regarded it as a symbol of health and knowledge, and in some depictions the Greek letters for the word “health” are placed at its points. It may also have been used by the Greeks and others generally as a symbol to ward off evil, and it has been seen in pottery of the ancient kingdom of Judaea, maybe as a mark of tax collectors. In Christian symbolism, the basic pentagram (without a circle) was originally used to represent the five wounds of Jesus Christ. It was soon supplanted by the symbol of the cross, but the pentagram was still recognizable as a Christian symbol for a few hundred years after Jesus’ resurrection. Some say that the continuous line was also considered symbolic of the Alpha and Omega. Ankh symbol has its origin in ancient Egypt and it symbolizes eternal life. It has relation with neo-paganism and Kemetism The OED reports "Baphomet" as a medieval form of Mahomet, but does not find a first appearance in English until Henry Hallam, The View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, which also appeared in 1818. Plutarch specifically associates Osiris with the "goat at Mendes". Plutarch. De Iside et Osiride. p.lxxiii.

Partner, Peter (1987). The Knights Templar and Their Myth. ISBN 978-0-89281-273-8. (Previously titled The Murdered Magicians.) Images created for magical purposes, sometimes attributed as signatures of demons, angels, and other beings. The Church of Satan specifically associates it with the Goat of Mendes, which they also call Baphomet. For them, it represents "the hidden one, he who abides in all things, the soul of all phenomena." The Hebrew LettersGames, Alex; Coren, Victoria (2007). Balderdash and Piffle, One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner. ISBN 978-1846072352. Nicolai, Friedrich (1782). Versuch über die Beschuldigungen welche dem Tempelherrenorden gemacht worden, und über dessen Geheimniß; Nebst einem Anhange über das Entstehen der Freymaurergesellschaft (in German). Vol.II volumes. Berlin und Stettin.