Mormonism and the Occult part two

Continuing with the concept of Mormonism and the Occult, I want to discuss another aspect of the religion that I think is much more harmful than the dogma and everyday stressors it gives to its membership.

The original foundations of the church began with borrowed concepts from a time when esoteric Christianity was more accepted. Freemasonry was much more common. And an admiration for the ancients was prevalent. Especially ancient Egypt.

This is important because it is perhaps in ancient Egypt that many of our modern theologies originate. There was something magical about those eras. Because perhaps they had clues to a truth that we are missing today.

Joseph Smith was aware that there was something important in relation to that idea. He incorporated it into his new formed church. Going so far as to write the Pearl of Great Price. A book of scripture that he claimed he translated from papyrus, and it was a record of Abraham, written by his own hand.

Of course none of that appears to be accurate, however the idea that he would incorporate these concepts into his new religion is fascinating. He had no way to prove or disprove that those papyrus were in fact legitimate, nor did he possess the ability to read or write Egyptian, or any other language.

He must have borrowed these ideas from the associations he had with Freemasonry and the other mystics he encountered throughout his early years.

He was far from the innocent farm boy he has been portrayed as in Mormon culture. I tend to see him as a brilliant, charismatic cult leader who knew enough to motivate the masses. And with the right associations he was able to grow an organization that still exists today.

I propose that he did not have any intention of creating a vanilla version of Christianity when he formed the church. Instead he wanted to create an order like so many other mystical, secret orders, and make it his own.

One thing I found fascinating is that Joseph Smith did not hide his occult origins in the original church.

He was open about using a seer stone to translate ancient scripture, the same stone he used to seek buried treasure before he was tapped by God, or whoever, or whatever.


He wore a talisman which is in and of itself very interesting. Modern Mormonism portrays him as a chosen prophet of God, yet they practically disavow some of the magic he used on a regular basis.

To be continued