Like the wise men of old who knew of the Messiah's birth, and where it was
to happen, I study the stars, Kevin. But as with anything
considered occult, there are many who prey upon the ignorance of the masses, and
teach corrupt crap that originates in their own evil imaginations.
Your author who was trying to deceive in order to down-grade a good and
righteous servant of Jesus Christ (JS) is one of these despicable
persons. You ought to be ashamed to even be reading his offal.
In a message dated 12/8/2005 5:40:32 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
WOW you know a lot about that stuff are you an OCCULTIST?
What was with the sacrifice of a Black sheep?
The Author is D M Quinn
He is a commited Mormon.
He is a Professor at BYU
from the publisher:In this ground-breaking book, D. Michael Quinn masterfully
reconstructs an earlier age, finding ample evidence for folk magic in
nineteenth-century New England, as he does in Mormon founder
Joseph Smith's upbringing. Quinn discovers that Smith's world was inhabited
by supernatural creatures whose existence could be both symbolic and real. He
explains that the Smith family's treasure digging was not unusual for the times and is vital to understanding
how early Mormons interpreted developments in their history in ways that
differ from modern perceptions. Quinn's impressive research provides a
much-needed background for the environment that produced Mormonism.
This thoroughly researched
examination into occult traditions surrounding Smith, his family, and other
founding Mormons cannot be understated. Among the practices no longer a part
of Mormonism are the use of divining rods for revelation, astrology to
determine the best times to conceive children and plant crops, the study of
skull contours to understand personality traits, magic formula utilized to
discover lost property, and the wearing of protective talismans. Ninety-four photographs and illustrations accompany the text.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 12/7/2005 5:14:05 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Joseph Smith, jun. was born December 23, 1805 during the first Decan of
Capricorn whose ruling planet is Jupiter, which is also
the governing planet for the year 1805.
Blainerb: Like most of
what you quote, your author was apparently depending on the ignorance
of the reader to persuade against Joseph Smith. Yes, Joseph was born
on December 23, and that means the sun was in the first decan of
Capricorn. However, the ruling planet for Capricorn was never
Jupiter--it is and always has been Saturn.
Jupiter is the ruler of one sign of the zodiac
only and that is Sagittarius. Upon checking other signs for Joseph Smith, I
see the moon was in the sign Aquarius, also ruled by Saturn. If
Joseph had worn a Saturn talisman, your writer's comments might have some
validity--as it is, it's obvious he's a liar who cares nothing for the
truth.
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