Dan, My parents were both Mormon's and I at one time studied it a great deal, but have chose not to be a part of a religious body. Yes Joseph Smith (the founder) did study Kabbalah and the Occult and did indeed practice some of the ancient ceremonies. When Joseph Smith was killed he had a Jupiter Seal & Square around his neck. There is a book called "Early Mormonism and the Magical World View" by D Michael Quinn that is very informative on Mormon/history. The average (present) Mormon knows very little of what went on in the early days of their Church. Sincerely, Robert rapid3robert2000@... Greetings all, Recently I read an article explaining the Hermetic influence on Joseph Smith and Mormonism at http://gnosis.org/ahp.htm . I don't have any personal experience with Mormonism, so I have a question for anyone who does: how compatible is Bardonism and Mormonism? Do they have similiar outlooks and practices? Thanks, Dan Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links a.. To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BardonPraxis/ b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BardonPraxis-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]