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Originally Posted by Quintessence
Any Pagan can tell you Baphomet is the sexual deity of fertility and the beginning of spring and rebirth? Huh? I don't know of ANY Pagan that regards Baphomet as a deity to begin with. It's my understanding that this icon was originally fabricated by the Church as a "pagan" deity to more solidly make their case that Paganism = Satanic. I've never heard of anyone regarding this figure as a legitimate Pagan deity, much less paying it honor and reverence through worship. You've kind of lost me at this point.
For your consideration.
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My thoughts exactly. The Baphomet has
much more to do with Medieval quasi-Christian occultism and romance than with any kind of actual pre-Christian pagan deities.