The Mormon god is limited in knowledge and is still progressing to perfection. He is not omnipresent and can be in only one place at any given time. He is a god with many wives; one of them gave birth to a spirit child named Mary. He placed Mary in an "earthly tabernacle of flesh" and then visited her years later for the purpose of having physical sexual relations with her. The resulting Mormon Jesus is the spirit brother of Lucifer, the devil.
As in the days of Jeremiah, foreign gods have taken up residence in the Mormon Temple. Hermetic and satanic symbols play a vital role in both architecture and ceremony. These characters and symbols are clearly an abomination to the God of the Bible. I am certain that Jeremiah would echo my sentiments with boldness: the Mormon Church is defying the Lord, disobeying God's laws, and is destined for judgment!
"But if ye will not hear it, my soul shall weep in secret places for your pride; and mine eye shall weep sore, and run down with tears, because the LORD's flock is carried away captive." (Jeremiah 13:17)
Hyrum Smith's Magick Paraphernalia
The magick talisman of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was examined for its occultic meanings in an APOLOGETICS article entitled, "Joseph's Magick Talisman." The metallic object was discovered on Smith's body after his assassination in Carthage, Illinois, in 1844. It was positively identified as a Jupiterian charm used by practitioners of the black arts to conjure up supernatural powers in an effort to control the forces of nature.
The use of such objects for conjuration and divination is strictly prohibited by the Biblical God: "There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD:..." 1
If you think that Joseph's magick talisman was an isolated and insignificant incident in Mormon history, it is imperative that we examine the death scene more closely. We have already looked at his parents' involvement in magick and divination. We will now turn our attention to Joseph's older brother Hyrum.
Hyrum Smith was one of the eight witnesses to the Book of Mormon. He was very close to Joseph and was incarcerated with him in the Carthage jail. He was killed by the mob in the same blazing gunfight that ended the life of the first Mormon prophet.
Several very significant magick artifacts were in Hyrum's possession at the time of his death. They were listed by Mormon apologist Pearson H. Corbett as, "Dagger, Masonic ten inch, stainless steel--wooden handle--Masonic symbols on blade. Emblematic parchments--Masonic--three, original hand painted on heavy bodied paper--on border appears initials 'I.H.S.'...Pouch, Masonic--cotton fabric 4" x 4" with draw string attached." 2
These magick materials are now in the possession of Eldred G. Smith, great-great-grandson of Hyrum Smith, who used to make them available for public inspection. He apparently does not do so now because he does not wish them to cause embarrassment to the Mormon Church. He does, however, admit that they may be "cabalistic" in origin (i.e., linked to occult or mystic writings). 3
Pictures of the Hyrum Smith relics can be found in Jerald and Sandra Tanner's masterful book entitled, Mormonism, Magic and Masonry. I spoke with Sandra Tanner about obtaining higher-quality photographs, but she informed me that her copies were second generation also. Apparently the first-generation photographs were used by Mormon Historian D. Michael Quinn in an out-of-print book he published prior to being excommunicated from the church for being so forthright in his research!
The photographs above and to the right depict two of the parchments belonging to Hyrum Smith. I will give a brief explanation of the most significant symbols and their connection with the magickal arts.
The circular objects found in both photographs are known in witchcraft as pentacles. They are used by magicians to gain power over the spirit world. They must be made in accordance with specific rules and consecration rites.
While they are usually made out of metal that corresponds to the nature of the suitable planet, according to The Greater Key of Solomon, "They may also be made with Virgin Parchment paper, writing thereon with the colors adopted for each planet,...and according to the Planet with which the Pentacle is in sympathy." 4
You will notice that the Hyrum Smith pentacles are identical to the ones shown in photograph #3. These appeared in a 1584 book entitled The Discovery of Witchcraft by Reginald Scot and are the pentacles depicted for the purpose of "conjuring for a dead spirit." Under one of the pentacles is the inscription, "Whoso beareth this sign about him, all spirits shall do him homage."
In the encyclopedia of occultism, The Golden Dawn, Israel Regardie explains the pentacle as one of the Elemental weapons which "...are symbolic representations of the forces employed for the manifestation of the inner self, the elements required for the incarnation of the divine." 5
It is certain that the Smith brothers knew very little about the power of God. The Holy Spirit does not play with tarot cards! The Prince of Darkness, however, has the deck memorized.
On the Hyrum Smith parchment (below right), a strange looking pentagram appears in the top center portion. Inside the points, the word TE-TRA-GRAM-MA-TON is inscribed according to its syllables starting at the top and extending clockwise.
The Tanners have located the identical object in the book, The Ancients Book of Magic, by Lewis de Claremont (photograph #4). Tetragrammaton is the name of God frequently used in magic and according to Regardie's Golden Dawn System of Magic, "Qabalistically, each letter of the Tetragrammaton was attributed to one of the four major primitive elements of the ancients....represents the four basic elements of life." 6
Another strange shape (below left) is found in Francis Barrett's 1801 book of occult philosophy The Magus. You will find the almost identical shape in the center portion of Hyrum Smith's parchment (top left), including the word RAPHAEL inscribed in the middle. According to Regardie, "Raphael is the Archangel of air. The Archangel of Tiphareth is also Raphael. The angel of Mercury is also Raphael." 7
The Tanners have located another identification in The Grimoire of Armadel, "RAPHAEL is a Spirit of Science who did teach Solomon Knowledge and Wisdom. He is to be invoked on a Sunday before Sunrise." 8 Regardless of the meaning intended by Hyrum Smith, the symbol is positively occultic and has nothing to do with Christianity!
You will remember that Pearson Corbett listed among the Hyrum Smith artifacts a "Dagger" with "Masonic symbols on blade." Photographs of the dagger (not reproduced in this article) show the Hebrew characters forming the word ADONAI (Lord) on one side, and the seal of Mars on the other. The seal and characters are both found on a talisman shown by Barrett in his book The Magus.
Notwithstanding the importance of the dagger in ceremonial magic, the seal of Mars was a very suitable occultic symbol for Hyrum Smith to carry. Mars is associated with war and destruction! According to The Greater Key of Solomon, "In the days and hours of Mars thou canst make experiments regarding Wars; to arrive at military honour; to acquire courage; to overthrow enemies; and further to cause ruin, slaughter, cruelty, discord; to wound and to give death." 9
In The Magus, we read, "The third table belongs to Mars, ...and there are over it divine names with an intelligence to good, and a spirit to evil, and out of it is drawn the characters of Mars and of his spirits. These, with Mars fortunate, being engraven on an iron plate, or sword, makes a man potent in war and judgment, and petitions, and terrible to his enemies; and victorious over them;..." 10
Much more could be said about the Smith brothers and their magick history. The evidence supporting their occultic background and involvement with witchcraft is simply overwhelming. Pray with me that the beautiful Mormon people will come to this realization and leave their Temple of Doom!
References:
(1) Deuteronomy 18:10-12
(2) Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, 1983, p. 5 (from Hyrum Smith--Patriarch, Corbett, p. 453)
(3) Ibid., p. 6
(4) Ibid., p. 14, (from The Greater Key of Solomon, S. L. MacGregor Mathers, p. 56)
(5) Israel Regardie, The Golden Dawn, 1996, p. 47
(6) Israel Regardie, The Complete Golden Dawn System of Magic, 1994, Vol. 1, p. 54
(7) Ibid., p. 45
(8) Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, 1983, p. 12 (from The Grimoire of Armadel, S. L. MacGregor Mathers, 1980, p. 30)
(9) Ibid., (from The Greater Key of Solomon, S. L. MacGregor Mathers, pp. 97-98)
(10) Francis Barrett, The Magus, pp. 143-144
Photographs:
(#1) Hyrum Smith parchment (found in Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, 1983, p. 7). Notice the circular pentacles used by magicians to obtain power over the spirits and the four Satanic pentagrams in each corner. Many other astrological and magickal symbols are found in this parchment.
(#2) Hyrum Smith parchment (found in Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, 1983, p. 8)
(#3) Pentacles (found in Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, 1983, p. 13, from The Discovery of Witchcraft, Scot, 1584, reprinted in 1971, p. 401)
(#4) Tetragrammaton symbol (found in Mormonism, Magic and Masonry, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, 1983, p. 14, from The Ancients Book of Magic, Claremont, p. 11)
(#5) Raphael symbol (found in The Magus, Francis Barrett, 1801-reprinted in 1995, p. 107)
