Eliphas Levi\\u2019s Baphomet<\\/h2>\\n In 1854, French occultist Eliphas Levi published his book Transcendental Magic.\\u00a0<\\/em><\\/a> On the frontispiece illustration of that book he presented the Hermetic philosophies as a hermaphroditic, goat-headed figure and called it \\u201cthe Baphomet.\\u201d I think he chose this controversial name purposefully, because it was long used to accuse the Knights Templar of heretical practices, and was feared by the Catholic church. source<\\/a>\\u00a0 Since then, this symbol has terrified, tantalized and confused occultists and accusers alike, which I guess was Levi\\u2019s intention.<\\/p>\\n

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\u201cThe Baphomet should never be cute.\u201d I overheard this spoken among our customers at the Mystic South Conference<\/a> this July. They scowled with disapproval at my own colorful rendering of this often misunderstood symbol. Bemused as I was, that comment got me to thinking about the misunderstandings surrounding the original Baphomet symbol since its creation by Eliphas Levi 169 years ago. I\u2019d like to talk about that more.<\/p>\n

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Eliphas Levi\u2019s Baphomet<\/h2>\n In 1854, French occultist Eliphas Levi published his book Transcendental Magic.\u00a0<\/em><\/a> On the frontispiece illustration of that book he presented the Hermetic philosophies as a hermaphroditic, goat-headed figure and called it \u201cthe Baphomet.\u201d I think he chose this controversial name purposefully, because it was long used to accuse the Knights Templar of heretical practices, and was feared by the Catholic church. source<\/a>\u00a0 Since then, this symbol has terrified, tantalized and confused occultists and accusers alike, which I guess was Levi\u2019s intention.<\/p>\n

Baphomet the Pious and Innocent Hieroglyph<\/h3>\n I introduced the Baphomet in my book Elemental Witchcraft<\/a> on page 49-50:<\/p>\n " The iconic image of the Baphomet represents this [Hermetic] principle [of correspondence] in its posture, which Eliphas Levi calls the \u201csign of occultism\u201d of one hand pointing above to the heavens, to the white waxing moon of Chesed (mercy) on the Qabala Tree of Life, and one hand pointing below toward earth and the black waning moon of Geburah (severity).<\/p>\n The Baphomet symbol was designed\u2026as a panentheistic symbol of the \u201cuniversal equilibrium\u201d and reflects symbolically the Hermetic principles of alchemy. As pictured in Transcendental Magic<\/em>, the Baphomet symbolism includes an upright pentagram of the microcosm on the brow of a bearded, goat-headed, hermaphroditic figure. There is a flaming torch of Divine Mind between the horns, with female breasts, the caduceus of Hermes as a phallus, and animal features of the beasts of air (wings), water (scales), and land (goat legs and hooves), which merge the four elements. Inscriptions on the arms represent the operations of alchemy: solve and coagula.<\/p>\n Levi\u2019s Baphomet symbol is often conflated with the Sabbatic Goat, Goat of Mendes, and erroneously with the Christian Devil.\u00a0 The Baphomet was more recently adopted by the Satanic Temple of Detroit, Michigan, as a symbol of their \u201cnon-theistic movement aligned with Liberty, Equality and Rationalism.\u201d (The Satanic Temple, accessed June 13, 2021, source)\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n However, Levi described it \u201clike all monstrous idols, enigmas of antique science and its dreams, is only an innocent and even pious hieroglyph.\u201d (Levi, Transcendental Magic<\/em> pages xxii, 174, 290)<\/p>\n <\/a> Encyclopedia Britannica* Baphomet, drawing by \u00c9liphas L\u00e9vi. From Dogme et Ritual de la Haute Magie by \u00c9liphas L\u00e9vi (G. Bailli\u00e8re, Paris, 1861)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/blockquote>\nThe Legend of the Initiatory Challenge<\/h2>\n So long ago in my witchcraft training that I can\u2019t remember who to credit with this story, I was taught that the Baphomet image was used by Levi as part of an initiatory challenge within whatever magical lodge he was part of. Legend had it, that during an initiation to a higher degree, the seeker was led into a dark and spooky room and left alone to be confronted by this illuminated Baphomet image. Later they were challenged to describe its meaning.<\/p>\n The witch who told me this story said that if the Baphomet terrified the seeker because they saw the Christian\u2019s Satan, they failed the test. If they declared the Baphomet to be any old Pagan God and fell to their knees in worship of a deity outside of themselves, they failed the test. Even referring to the figure as a \u201chim\u201d or implying that it showed any solely \u201cmale being\u201d failed the test.<\/p>\n I was taught that the trick to passing through the initiatory gate now guarded by the Baphomet was to perceive the \u201chidden\u201d occult mystery lessons of Hermetic philosophy. Look beneath the purposefully scary and weird critter mash-up with impossible breasts, and what do you see?<\/p>\n \u201cI recognize this as a symbolic representation of my own divine wholeness and empowerment, perfectly balanced within nature. I am a microcosm reflection of the macrocosmic Divine Wholeness; we are all interconnected\u2026\u2019As within, so without, as above, so below, as the universe, so the soul.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Anything like that answer would pass the test. Of course, back then you might have to read the entirety of Levi\u2019s purposefully obfuscating diatribes to understand this mystery, which I know first hand is torture. <cackle><\/p>\n I wish I could cite this story in a book or other official record somewhere. Alas, I\u2019ve never found this teaching written down. If you know where that is, please let me know!<\/p>\n <\/a> Desire\u2019s Attainment: As Above So Below, by Heron Michelle, March 2023. 8.5\u2033x11\u2033 poster available from thesojo.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nDesire\u2019s Attainment: As Above, So Below<\/h2>\n My rendering of the Hermetic Baphomet figure is called Desire\u2019s Attainment: As Above, So Below.<\/em> I created it as part of a ritual of artistic meditation using ink and water-color pencils on paper. Eliphas Levi clearly had no idea what a Goddess\u2019s natural breasts would look like, so I fixed that, along with the goat\u2019s creepy eyes that looked all kinds of wrong. <shudder><\/p>\n Levi\u2019s original descriptions of the Baphomet outlined the elemental colors he would apply to the body of the figure, so I know he\u2019d take no issue with my applying some color now. However, rather than black wings, I chose to make these a rainbow. Yes, I\u2019m going for a modern symbol of inclusiveness, but with the wings already a symbol of light and air, I chose to show all seven colors of the visible light spectrum. The caduceus phallus similarly illustrates the seven chakras in regards to the intersection of our physical and subtle bodies.<\/p>\n I added a purple lotus representing the seven celestial spheres as part of that torch of enlightenment between the goat\u2019s horns. Everything within this middle world passes through those seven gates as they are cast into material form, and will ascend through them again along the path of return back to Spirit someday.<\/p>\n My horned figure is placed within the larger Hermetic story of nature\u2019s creation. I retold that story for witch-children here as Pymander the Rainbow Dragon.<\/a> My rendering represents the beautiful, magickal world that resulted from the inclusive love story of Goddess and God falling in love, a story meant to empower and inspire seekers of wisdom, not terrify them.<\/p>\n The Pymander Hermetic Creation Story<\/h2>\n \u201cThe Pymander\u201d creation story is the first tractate of the Corpus Hermeticum \u2013 the body of texts which founded Hermetic Alchemy. The Pymander recounts the vision given to the legendary priest named Hermes Trismegistus way back in ancient Egypt \u2013 at least that is what the legends tell us. For more info, check out my old blog on the hermetic cosmology.<\/a><\/p>\n My favorite part of that vision is the moment when the all-gendered Divine Spirit called \u201cuniversal man\u201d descends as light, fire, and air from the \u201cabove\u201d of the heavens. As they pass through the seven celestial spheres (governed by the 7 classical planets) to the \u201cbelow\u201d of the middleworld, they are said to be cast into animal form (hence the horns, hooves, wings, etc.) Mother Nature arches up to enfold him within her dark waters and earth, blending her Divine Emotions and Physical Body into their Divine Spirit, Will and Mind. (I call this the five-fold Self.) Sir Walter Scott\u2019s translation in Hermetica<\/em> says she \u201cwrapped him in her clasp, and they were mingled in one; for they were in love with one another.\u201d(page 123.)<\/p>\n The Pymander is a love story, but it wasn\u2019t about Mama and Papa hooking up once for sexy-times to make a separate world-baby. This creation story is a reunification of opposites to reconcile all paradoxes. It is a story of their wholeness, wherein the God and Goddess re-merge back into one being that some witches now call \u201cThe\u00a0 Two Who Move as One.\u201d I call them the Great God\/dess. They comprise everything in the cosmos and imbue all with their Divine Love. They are inseparable. That\u2019s pretty sweet! Dare I say cute?<\/p>\n The Pymander story instructs us that we are the panentheistic incarnations of Divinity on earth that resulted from their reunion. The good news revealed to Hermes was that we are the offspring of this divine being, and all beings retain ALL of that Divinity\u2019s creative powers, their all-gendered nature, and the power of all five elements. WE ARE THE BAPHOMET, and some of us are very cute!<\/p>\n Heron and \u201cCute\u201d Baphomet tapestry in vendor Marketplace of Mystic South Conference in Atlanta Georgia, July 2023. The photograph does not do this print justice\u2026it is really quite well made. Available from Society6.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPassing the Cute Baphomet Initiation<\/h2>\n So here\u2019s the pitch for cuteness:<\/p>\n **If the Baphomet represents everything in the \u201cbelow\u201d of nature mirroring everything in the \u201cabove\u201d of spirit, that must occasionally include cuteness, too. No matter how dark, spooky, grim and fearful the occult gets, that still *must be balanced with light, cute, happy love of equal measure on the other end of the scale.\u00a0 Perhaps that is the initiatory challenge my artwork presents to the modern occultist.<\/p>\n \u201cI am that which is attained at the end of desire.\u201d These are the final words in the Charge of the Goddess (as arranged and penned by Doreen Valiente). They are spoken to the Witch who seeks to rediscover the Goddess after the fearful domination of the patriarchal era. She also advises that whatever you\u2019re seeking, you\u2019ll have to find it within yourself. In my book, Elemental Witchcraft,<\/a> the Spirit chapter is called the Path of Completion. I think that wholeness within God\/dess will be attained at the end of desire, and that wholeness is what I attempted to render in this image.<\/p>\n <\/a> 4\u2033 round holographic sticker of Desire\u2019s Attainment, As Above So Below by Heron Michelle NOW RESTOCKED! Click image to purchase.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPurchase this Artwork from my shop!<\/h2>\n We now have these images printed in a variety of forms and available for purchase through The Sojourner Whole Earth Provisions website<\/a>, and can ship within the United States. 8.5 x 11\u2033 posters, printed canvases, Window Clings great for use on glass candles. 4\u2033 holographic stickers available here<\/a>!<\/p>\n <\/a> Desire\u2019s Attainment Window Cling great for use on glass sanctuary candles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n These images are also available on clothing, tapestries, blankets, tote bags, framed prints, housewares and other items at our Society6 shop, and they ship anywhere!<\/a><\/p>\n Thank you for your on-going support,<\/p>\n ~Heron Michelle<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" “The Baphomet should never be cute.” I overheard this spoken among our customers at the Mystic South Conference this July. 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