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Peculiarities


KING OF CUPS
"1844: American Apostles"
Joshua Baird
Mar 30, 202317 min read


QUEEN OF WANDS
"1881: Aunt Zina, The Comforter"
Joshua Baird
Apr 25, 20228 min read


LDS CHURCH REMOVES HISTORIC MURALS FROM SALT LAKE TEMPLE
Manti Temple Terrestrial Room Imagine the Catholic Church painting over the Sistine Chapel walls and ceiling... The world would not...

Peggy Fletcher Stack
Mar 12, 20212 min read


THE HOLINESS TO THE LORD PARCHMENT
The Holiness to the Lord Parchment appears to have been designed for the purpose of summoning angelic beings.
Joshua Baird
Feb 20, 20212 min read


THE NAUVOO PENTACLE
Technically speaking the "Nauvoo Star" is a pentacle. If the 5 pointed star contains a pentagon at its center, it's a pentagram. If the pentagram is circumscribed by a circle, it's a pentacle.
Joshua Baird
Feb 7, 20217 min read


AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TAROT
The Mormon tradition has a history of mystical belief and practice. In his book Early Mormonism and the Magic World View, celebrated historian D. Michael Quinn lays out abundant evidence for the way church founders and early followers utilized folk magic, astrology, talismans, forms of divination, and, yes, even tarot cards as integrated aspects of their religion.

Sara K. S. Hanks
Oct 19, 20208 min read


GILGAL GARDEN
One of the most unique spots in Salt Lake City is the Gilgal Sculpture Garden created by Thomas Child, a local contractor. The Garden is...
Joshua Baird
Oct 17, 20201 min read
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