Baphomet Plaque "modern A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft

A Guide to Traditional Witchcraft

He was often known as the "Year King" because his steady

The adultery of his wife Aphrodite made him so angry that he trapped her with her lover Ares in a carefully made golden net for all the other gods to see

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Baphomet Plaque "modern A Guide to Traditional WitchcraftHis name signifies "Wisdom, Divine Harmony." It may be derived from the Arabic term "Abufihamat," which means "Father of Wisdom." Brought to Europe by the 13th century Templars, the mysterious deity Baphomet represents fertility and regeneration. Hands in mudra point out the Gnostic oppositions of Light and Dark, Good and Evil. <BR><BR>This deity incorporates the breasts of a nurturing Mother, Hermes' caduceus of Divine Union, plus the star and torch