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THE ANDROGY, THE PERFECTION OF BAPHOMET by Nilufar Mali
Throughout the history of Western occultism, the mysterious Baphomet's name is often invoked and depicted. Although it became a commonly known name only in the twentieth century, evidence of Baphomet is found in documents dating back to the 11th century. Today, the symbol is associated with something related to occultism, ritual magic, witchcraft, and esotericism. The name of Baphomet, as depicted in the famous illustration by Eliphas Levi, has also been associated over time, by some, with the figure of an evil being, by others, with that of the Sumerian-Babylonian good God Enki, protector of humanity and the whose symbol was a goat, rival of the Jewish God Yahweh considered the cruel Gnostic demiurge. In fact, the horns are said to be masking the rays of Enki's face, designed to conceal him from the Catholic Church. ORIGINS OF THE NAME There are several theories as to the origins of the name of Baphomet. The most common explanation is that it is a distortion from the old Frenc
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