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Date: March 18, 2019 01:42PM
babyloncansuckit Wrote:
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> The priesthood is literally folk magic: white, not
> black. So, it’s not like Joe was all bad.
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> He may have been mixed up in psychedelics.
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http://www.mormonthink.com/backup/Mormon%20Visions> %20and%20Joseph%20Smith%20Holy%20Ghost.htm
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> Specifically peyote, which was a rarity in 1840
> (among whites) but he had a peyote bud medallion.
> He liked it that much. Mescaline trips are great
> for sex. It seems natural that Joe would conflate
> his mystical euphoria and seeming connection with
> the divine with souped up sexuality, ultimately
> leading him off the rails with polygamy and secret
> temple marriages. In his mind, he really thought
> it was the will of God.
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> It’s possible that his visions weren’t just
> made up. Maybe he really liked getting high and
> thought it gave him special prophetic insight.
Spot on. All that temple stuff is white magic.