The Satanic Temple’s Unveiling of the Baphomet Monument in Arkansas Campaign

Record summary

The Satanic Temple’s campaign to place a Baphomet monument near Arkansas’s Ten Commandments monument used ceremonial unveiling plans, public invocations of religious equality, and litigation or legislative advocacy. Although much of the activity was political rather than magical, it is an identifiable modern occult-symbolic operation in which an image, installation, and anticipated dedication were used to contest state sponsorship of religion. The campaign is valuable for comparing iconography, ritual presence, and legal strategy. Researchers must separate announced plans, court actions, and any actual installation event.