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Lévi's interpretation of Baphomet was an important figure within [[Aleister Crowley]]'s religious-magical tradition of [[Thelema]]. Baphomet features in the Creed of the Gnostic Catholic Church recited by the congregation in The Gnostic Mass, in the sentence: "And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mysteries, in His name BAPHOMET." | Lévi's interpretation of Baphomet was an important figure within [[Aleister Crowley]]'s religious-magical tradition of [[Thelema]]. Baphomet features in the Creed of the Gnostic Catholic Church recited by the congregation in The Gnostic Mass, in the sentence: "And I believe in the Serpent and the Lion, Mystery of Mysteries, in His name BAPHOMET." | ||
Crowley asserted that Baphomet was a divine androgyne and "the hieroglyph of arcane perfection." He believed it represented the spiritual nature of the spermatozoa, while also being symbolic of the "magical child" produced as a result of [[sex magic]]. As such, Baphomet represents the Union of Opposites, especially as mystically personified in Chaos and | Crowley asserted that Baphomet was a divine androgyne and "the hieroglyph of arcane perfection." He believed it represented the spiritual nature of the spermatozoa, while also being symbolic of the "magical child" produced as a result of [[sex magic]]. As such, Baphomet represents the Union of Opposites, especially as mystically personified in Chaos and [[Babalon]] combined and biologically manifested with the sperm and egg united in the zygote. | ||
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