Quote (TiStuff @ Sep 9 2023 02:44pm)
whats the fascination with a goat head? lol a goat head
Thanks for your fascination with the goat head symbolism.
Many reasons by the way but here's one, I'd rather not dry up all the content with one post if you have any more questions.
In 1854, occultist and magician Eliphas Levi sketched Baphomet as a winged man with the head of a black goat. He wrote that it was an amalgamation of the supposed Templar idol, plus "the infernal goat" found in depictions of witches' sabbats, the ancient Egyptian "phallic goat" god Banebdjedet, and the Devil tarot card. In his writings, Levi described his drawing as "the nightmare," "the fantastic monster," and "that phantom of all terrors." His image of Baphomet (which would become the default) represented pure immorality, and it was inspired by base, unfeeling, and demanding deities.
And so, the "sabbatic goat" was born. Since Levi's original sketch, Anton Lavey adopted Baphomet as the sigil of the Church of Satan in 1966, and it has appeared on countless metal album covers. But, Baphomet isn't the lone source of inspiration for our goat-like depictions of Satan.
Have you ever seen " The Witch"? Very good movie.
This post was edited by lolkggz on Sep 9 2023 02:13pm