Sigil of Baphomet
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The Sigil of Baphomet has its origins in accusations of demonic worship by the medieval Knights Templar.
It is also the official insignia for the Church of Satan, chosen by Dr. Anton Szandor LaVey. Satanists who follow the philosophies of LaVey often adorn themselves with the sigil.
The Hebrew letters at each of the points of the pentagram read "לִוְיָתָן" starting from the lowest point and reading counter-clockwise. Translated, this is Leviathan (LVYTN), a sea creature figuring in Judaic mythology. Leviathan has many complex meanings, many of which apply to its use in the Sigil of Baphomet. Leviathan is commonly associated with Satan, and the fourth book of the Satanic Bible is named the Book of Leviathan.
Although versions of the Sigil of Baphomet appear as early as the 1897 book “La Clef de la Magie Noire” by Stanislas de Guaita, the variant in common use today was designed for use by the Church of Satan, and is known as the Hell's Kitchen Baphomet. This variant is copyrighted by the Church of Satan and cannot legally be reproduced without permission. Historic variants are in the public domain.
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| Part of the series on LaVeyan Satanism |
| Organization |
| Church of Satan |
| Symbols |
| Sigil of Baphomet |
| Devil horns |
| History |
| Satanic Black House |
| Books and Publications |
| The Satanic Bible |
| The Satanic Rituals |
| The Satanic Witch |
| The Devil's Notebook |
| Satan Speaks! |
| The Church of Satan |
| The Secret Life of a Satanist |
| The Black Flame |
| Prominent Satanists |
| Anton LaVey |
| Blanche Barton |
| Peter H. Gilmore |
| Peggy Nadramia |
| Prominent Symbolic Deities |
| Satan |
| Lucifer |
| Belial |
| Leviathan |
| LaVeyan Concepts |
| LaVey Synthesizer Clock |
| Pentagonal Revisionism |
| Associated Concepts |
| Survival of the fittest |
| Materialism |
| Individualism |
| Left-Hand Path |
| Moral Majority |
| Pentagonal Revisionism |
| Suitheism |
| Objectivism |
