While you’re waiting for others to chime in, have you checked out our previous discussions along these lines?
https://forum.becomealivinggod.com/search?q=baphomet
I see it as an “egregore” (use the search for more on those), which is also a being but one created by multiple humans.
Working with it helps to build it’s strength and guide it’s development, as it partially belongs to you as a human.
Bear in mind, the subconscious can’t tell the difference between physical and astral reality, it’s all real at some level. So you might want to define what you mean by “real” for people. 
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