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Subject: Re: The Baphomet
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 04:49:32 GMT
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R. Merciless wrote:

>Does anyone on this news group have an actual copy of the books by
>Oswald Wirth or by Maurice Bessy from which the sigil wais taken?

>I would be most interested to see what they said about it exactly.

Dr. Lao still has his copy of the Bessy book. The cover depicts the
Baphomet and this is the design that was copied for the two ritual
chambers at Central Grotto. Around 1970, the Baphomet was modified by
Diane LaVey. Thus was born the "split eyebrow" design in use to the
current day.  The first "split eyebrow" Baphomet appeared on CoS
stationary and on twelve-inch altar plaques. The altar plaques were
silk-screened by local members and sold through the Cloven Hoof. Later,
the design was available on metal medallions and produced commercially.
Prior to that, all Church of  Satan medallions were handmade (enameled)
by local members with the exception of  Anton LaVey's personal
medallion. That was a highly polished chrome (mirrored) Baphomet made
professionally for him by a local member. There were two of them. Dr.
LaVey's is currently in the LaVey archives, presumably. The other is
owned by Dr. Lao, a present from Anton LaVey. Also around  1970, Dr.
LaVey retired the chrome medallion for his personal sigil, the inverted
pentagram with the lightning bolt.

Dr. Lao

The Circus of Dr. Lao
http://www.angelfire.com/co/doctorlao/index.html


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