Symbols of Disruption: The Demonic in an Age of Uncertainty

From the Minneapolis shooter drawing a picture of himself staring into a mirror with his reflection not human but a beast with horns, to the recently resigned senior physician at the Centers for Disease Control proudly displaying photos of himself on social media dressed in full sadomasochistic leather regalia with the same horned demonic image tattooed on his chest—affirms the point that Satan is having a cultural moment.

Baphomet, the horned goat-like figure that evokes centuries of occultism ...