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	* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-baphomet-tarot-deck-and-grimoire Original Kickstarter campaign page]		* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-baphomet-tarot-deck-and-grimoire Original Kickstarter campaign page]

			* [https://www.bloodstone.info/product-page/blood-of-baphomet-tarot Item page on Bloodstone Studios]

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	==Development==		==Development==
	As Travis was developing the Baphomet Tarot, he felt the artwork could also work as woodcut-style images, similar to the artwork he used for ~~the original~~ [[Tarot of Vlad Dracula]]. Rather than set the woodcut against a paper background, he made the bold decision to create a two-tone red and black card design. Fundamental to this concept was matching matte red edges for the deck.		As Travis was developing the Baphomet Tarot, he felt the artwork could also work as woodcut-style images, similar to the artwork he used for [[The Tarot of Vlad Dracula]]. Rather than set the woodcut against a paper background, he made the bold decision to create a two-tone red and black card design. Fundamental to this concept was matching matte red edges for the deck.

	This deck embraces a wide range of cultural depictions of [[Baphomet]] and similar horned deities to provide the deepest possible connection with the ancient concept of a horned god. These include the Goat of Mendes from the [[Egyptian religion]], the ''Baffomet'' of the [[Knights Templar]], and the Sabbatic Goat of [[Éliphas Lévi]].		This deck embraces a wide range of cultural depictions of [[Baphomet]] and similar horned deities to provide the deepest possible connection with the ancient concept of a horned god. These include the Goat of Mendes from the [[Egyptian religion]], the ''Baffomet'' of the [[Knights Templar]], and the Sabbatic Goat of [[Éliphas Lévi]].

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The '''Blood of Baphomet Tarot''' is a deck of 78 [[tarot]] cards created by [[occultist]] and author [[Travis McHenry]]. It was first published in 2025 by [[Bloodstone Studios]] as a limited first edition of 300 decks in conjunction with the [[Baphomet Tarot]].

==Development==
As Travis was developing the Baphomet Tarot, he felt the artwork could also work as woodcut-style images, similar to the artwork he used for the original [[Tarot of Vlad Dracula]]. Rather than set the woodcut against a paper background, he made the bold decision to create a two-tone red and black card design. Fundamental to this concept was matching matte red edges for the deck.

This deck embraces a wide range of cultural depictions of [[Baphomet]] and similar horned deities to provide the deepest possible connection with the ancient concept of a horned god. These include the Goat of Mendes from the [[Egyptian religion]], the ''Baffomet'' of the [[Knights Templar]], and the Sabbatic Goat of [[Éliphas Lévi]].

===Influences===
Some of the influences which inspired the illustrations in this deck include:

* Goya's paintings ''Witches' Sabbath'' and ''The Great He-Goat''.
* [[The Devil (Tarot)|The Devil]] card in the [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]].
* Lord of Darkness, Tim Curry's character in ''Legend'' (1985).
* Black Phillip, the black goat in ''[[The Witch]]'' (2015).
* The ram-god statues Travis encountered throughout Egypt in 2021.

==Content==
The content of the deck is fundamentally the same as the Baphomet Tarot. Aside from the two-tone color scheme, there are minor changes to the card descriptions in the guidebook.

The [[Major Arcana]] follows the traditional tarot pattern; however, because this deck expresses reverence for Baphomet and decries the hypocrisy of organized religion, the imagery of [[the Hierophant]] and [[The Devil (Tarot)|Devil]] cards are inverted.

The cards of the Major Arcana are all linked to [[Kabbalah|Kabbalistic]] principles. The first ten cards are connected to the ten sephirot of the [[Tree of Life]] and the second ten cards are connected to the ten [[qlippoth]] of the [[Tree of Death]].

The [[Minor Arcana]] is fully illustrated and follows the traditional layout of four suits, except [[pentacles (Tarot)|pentacles/coins]] have been flipped upside down and are now called "pentagrams."

These cards include many surprises, including female knights (in honor of the original female [[Visconti-Sforza Tarot|Visconti-Sforza]] knights) and some drastic departures from the traditional [[Rider-Waite-Smith Tarot]] imagery.

==Publication==
The deck was first published by [[Bloodstone Studios]] following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2025. This campaign raised $43,347 against a goal of $6,666.

Travis also released a [[grimoire]] of Baphometic [[ritual magic|magic]] called ''[[The Book of Baphomet]]''.

==External links==
* [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/travismchenry/the-baphomet-tarot-deck-and-grimoire Original Kickstarter campaign page]

[[Category:Tarot Decks]]