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Baphomet Embodies The Human Spirit

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This arch-demon embodies the spirit of intellectual enlightenment and free thought. Lucifer’s highest aspect of is that of an enlightened Godhead, and the lowest aspect is that of is that of a nemesis. Both aspects are reflected in the human spirit. Lucifer is the first brother of Satan and just like all other arch-demons, his sphere of influence is the material world and the material aspect of the macrocosm.
Baphomet
As the creator of the magnum opus (life) and the astral light, the oldest form of light, Baphomet embodies the one who has separated from God. On earth, the astral light is known as the life force or prana. Everything that exists came forth from prana. Baphomet inspired early man to invent the first weapons and the magic mirrors,
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