…in a random order!
Starting here: The Devil
This card is attributed to the letter 'Ayin, which means an Eye, and it refers to Capricornus in the Zodiac. In the Dark Ages of Christianity, it was completely misunderstood. Eliphaz Levi studied it very deeply because of its connection with ceremonial magic, his 4 favourite subject; and he redrew it, identifying it with Baphomet, the ass-headed idol of the Knights of the Temple. But at this time archological research had not gone very far; the nature of Baphomet was not fully understood. At least he succeeded in identifying the goat portrayed upon the card with Pan.
Aleister Crowley – The book of Thoth
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