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>The making of the Theraphim was intrinsically linked to the illicit and forbidden arts. Tostatus and Abenezree note that the image was made at a specific time and hour (certo tempore, sub certis siderum aspectibus), using astrology and necromancy to attract the virtue of the celestial bodies to the statue (or head)

>Some describe Baphomet as having three faces, others as having four feet, others as being simply a face with no feet. For some it was a human skull, embalmed and encrusted with jewels; for others it was carved out of wood. Some maintained that it came from the remains of a former grand master of the order, while others were equally convinced that it was Baphomet – which in turn was interpreted as 'Mohammed'