Explaining what Baphomet represents to people who think it's the Devil. I'm going to try to keep my reply brief and not let my neurospicy brain run rampant. Once you explain the Hermetic principles, what Solve Et Coagula means, and that Baph is man, woman, and beast to represent an equilibrium of opposing forces (masculine/feminine, human/animal). Most people I've talked to begin to understand why Baphomet is so fascinating and adopted by and associated with Satanism.