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Joseph Smith, occultism and magic
Joseph Smith and the "occult" or "magick"
Summary: Citing Joseph Smith's experiences with folk magic, treasure seeking and seer stones, it is claimed that Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences were originally products of magic and the occult. Some charge that only much later did Joseph retrofit his experiences in Christian, religious terms: speaking of God, angels, and prophethood rather than in terms of magic, treasure guardians and scrying. It is also claimed that a "vagabond fortune-teller" named Walters became popular in the Palmyra area, and that when Walters left the area, "his mantle fell upon" Joseph Smith.
Summary: Were Joseph Smith's spiritual experiences originally products of magic and the occult?
Summary: Did Joseph Smith have a Jupiter Talisman on his person when he was martyred? Is this proof of his fascination with the occult?
Summary: A "vagabond fortune-teller" named Walters became popular in the Palmyra area. When Walters left the area, did "his mantle" fall upon Joseph Smith?
Summary: Did the Smith family own "magic parchments," and does this suggest their involvement in the "occult?"
Summary: The Smith's owned a magic dagger that was among Hyrum Smith's heirlooms. Is this proof of the Smith family's deep involvement in ritual magick?
