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Baphomet is a figure incorporated across various occult and Western esoteric traditions. [3] During trials starting in 1307, the Knights Templar were accused of ...
Baphomet (40 P) Pages in category "Androgynous and hermaphroditic deities" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
In contrast, Christian demonology and theology tends to debate over the gender and sexual proclivities of demons. These questions are referenced in Italian, [ a ] French, [ b ] Spanish and Portuguese phrases that imply that the question is pointless and unanswerable, akin to the English phrase How many angels can dance on the head of a pin? .
Baphomet is a symbol of balance in various occult and mystical traditions, the origin of which some occultists have attempted to link with the Gnostics and Templars, although occasionally purported to be a deity or a demon.
Bæddel (; BAD-dell) and bædling ([ˈbæd.liŋɡ]; BAD-ling) are Old English [a] terms referring to non-normative sexual or gender categories. Occurring in a small number of medieval glossaries and penitentials (guides for religious penance), the exact meaning of the terms (and their distinction, if any) are debated by scholars.
The Temple believes in reason, empathy and the pursuit of knowledge, its website FAQ helpfully explains. And it doesn’t worship Satan. “Satan is a symbol of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to ...
The Sigil of Baphomet As a symbol of his Satanic church, LaVey adopted the upturned five-pointed pentagram. [ 170 ] The upturned pentagram had previously been used by the French occultist Eliphas Lévi , and had been adopted by his disciple, Stanislas de Guaita , who merged it with a goat's head in his 1897 book, Key of Black Magic . [ 170 ]
The Horned God is one of the two primary deities found in Wicca and some related forms of Neopaganism.The term Horned God itself predates Wicca, and is an early 20th-century syncretic term for a horned or antlered anthropomorphic god partly based on historical horned deities.