The Connections: Baphomet is a symbolic figure, most famously depicted as a winged goat-headed transsexual human, that has been used in various occult, mystical, and religious traditions. Historically, the name first appeared in accusations against the Knights Templar in the 14th century. In the 19th century, the French occultist Eliphas Lévi created the modern image of Baphomet as a synthesis of opposites, intended to represent universal harmony rather than the demonic entit