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 Star of Babalon (seal of Babalon, waratah blossom)
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This seven pointed star is the symbol chosen by Aleister Crowley to symbolize Babalon, the Thelemic Goddess who is the personification of the kabbalistic sphere of Binah. The seven points are the seven letters of the name babalon, the seven planets, the seven "veils," and the seven chakras.

Freida Harris' image of Babalon for Crowley's Thoth Tarot:

A traditional image of Babylon the Great, by William Blake:

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