{"product_id":"baphomey-pentagram-30mm-silver-tone","title":"Sigil of Baphomet Pendant (30mm silver tone)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe baphomet is likely the most misunderstood esoteric image.  The image was drawn by Eliphas Levi in 1856.  Levi called his image the \"Sabbatic Goat\".  As drawn, it was an androgynous winged figure with a the head of a goat.  Lexi explained the baphomet \/ sabbatic goat the balance of opposing forces in balance.  Human \u0026amp; animal, male \u0026amp; female, light \u0026amp; dark.  A statue of baphomet may have been confused with Satan and led to the fall of the Knight's Templar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, the connection to Satanism was not established until more contemporary settings like the \u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eChurch of Sata\u003c\/span\u003en.  Oddly enough, the \u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eChurch of Satan neither believes in or worships Satan.  In that setting, the sigil of baphomet seems to most often stand for religious freedom and rebellion.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1897 Version of the Sigil of Baphomet\u003c\/strong\u003e was first observed in the 1897 book \u003ci\u003eLa Clef de la Magie Noire\u003c\/i\u003e by French occultist Stanislas de Guaita. The Hebrew letters spell out Leviathan (לויתן), the ancient serpent from the biblical Chaoskampf, while the 1897 symbol is further augmented by the text \"Samael\" and \"Lilith\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eModern Verson of the Sigil Baphomet \u003c\/strong\u003ewas adopted by Anton LaVey after he found it in the book A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural by Maurice Bessy.  LaVey removed the the \"Samael\" and \"Lilith\" and attributed his creation to his pseudonym Hugo Zorilla.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-processed=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eRead more about the \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Sigil of Baphomet\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sigil_of_Baphomet\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esigil of baphomet\u003c\/a\u003e at Wikipedia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sexy Viking","offers":[{"title":"1897 Version","offer_id":44111578792071,"sku":"SV-162-BL-009-IM-097","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Modern Version","offer_id":44111578824839,"sku":"SV-163-BL-009-IM-096","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0629\/2983\/0023\/files\/pile_3c798b4a-991b-4250-9503-c2a088f7ba51.jpg?v=1773008167","url":"https:\/\/sexyviking.com\/products\/baphomey-pentagram-30mm-silver-tone","provider":"Sexy Viking","version":"1.0","type":"link"}