Baphomet Sigil of Satan and Satanism

This is my version of the so-called "Sigil of Baphomet." It is based on a much rougher 1897 illustration probably by Oswald Wirth (today somewhat famous for a version of tarot cards he designed.) Wirth drew it as an illustration in Stanislas de Guaita's 1897 book "La Clef de la Magie Noire" depicting a goat's head in a point down pentagram. The symbol was purported to be the magical sigil of those who rejected mainstream religious and moral strictures and, instead, followed the Left Hand Path. Wirth believed that a secret cabal of Freemasons practiced a form of cabalistic sorcery in league with Satan. In creating this new rendition of the sigil, I digitally lifted various elements from the old original illustration and stitched them together to create a generally symetrical image. This creates a far more magical effect upon the viewer in my estimation. The result is an image which one might expect to find hanging on the wall of some forbidden temple or secret ritual chamber but now can hang on the wall of your home or office. If you dare!