{"product_id":"baphomet-in-western-esotericism-llh-media-9798261822707","title":"Baphomet in Western Esotericism: From Templars to Tarot","description":"Part I - Origins and Accusations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Birth of a Name\u003cbr\u003eEarly references and the linguistic mystery of \"Baphomet\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Trial of the Templars\u003cbr\u003ePolitics, power, and the invention of heresy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdols, Heads, and Confessions\u003cbr\u003eWhat the Templars were actually accused of worshipping \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIslam, Heresy, and Medieval Fear\u003cbr\u003eCultural misunderstandings behind the legend \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet as a Legal Construct\u003cbr\u003eHow inquisitorial processes created demons \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart II - Silence and Survival \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Disappearance of Baphomet\u003cbr\u003eWhy the figure vanishes for centuries \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSecret Knowledge and Suppressed Symbols\u003cbr\u003eDid anything survive underground? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTemplar Afterlives and Romantic Myths\u003cbr\u003eFreemasonry, legends, and reinvention \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Goat in Medieval Imagination\u003cbr\u003eFolklore, demons, and horned archetypes \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlchemy Before the Goat\u003cbr\u003eAndrogyny, balance, and symbolic unity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart III - The Lévi Revolution \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eÉliphas Lévi and the Invention of Modern Baphomet\u003cbr\u003eContext and intention \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Sabbatic Goat\u003cbr\u003eAnatomy of an icon \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolve et Coagula\u003cbr\u003eAlchemical meaning in image and text \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGender, Androgyny, and Divine Balance\u003cbr\u003eThe philosophical heart of Lévi's Baphomet \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet vs. the Devil\u003cbr\u003eHow Lévi separated symbol from superstition \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart IV - Occult Lineages \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet and the French Occult Revival\u003cbr\u003eLévi's influence on later esoteric thought \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRosicrucians, Martinists, and Hidden Continuities \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn\u003cbr\u003eWhat they accepted-and what they rejected \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAleister Crowley and the Name Baphomet\u003cbr\u003eTitle, mask, and magical identity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet in Thelema\u003cbr\u003eGnosis, transgression, and will \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart V - Tarot, Kabbalah, and Symbol Systems \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet and the Tarot Trumps\u003cbr\u003eThe Devil card re-examined \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Goat on the Tree of Life\u003cbr\u003eKabbalistic interpretations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlchemy, Astrology, and the Body of Baphomet \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInitiation and the Androgyne\u003cbr\u003eBaphomet as a map of transformation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSymbol vs. Idol\u003cbr\u003eHow esotericism reads images differently \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart VI - Modern Reinterpretations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSatanism and Misappropriation\u003cbr\u003eWhat modern movements took-and missed \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet in Popular Culture\u003cbr\u003eHorror, rebellion, and shock value \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolitical and Legal Baphomet\u003cbr\u003eFree speech, monuments, and provocation \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReclaiming the Symbol\u003cbr\u003eContemporary esoteric readings \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBaphomet as Western Esoteric Mirror\u003cbr\u003eWhat the symbol reveals about us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Llh Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798261822707\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Llh Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437609824511,"sku":"9798261822707","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9c4c4eaa-4878-4f1c-bc04-e2e69045c087.jpg?v=1777162902","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/baphomet-in-western-esotericism-llh-media-9798261822707","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}