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The Orphic Gold Tablets: A “Ritual for the Dead”
In my last post on the Orphic Gold Tablets (“Arriving in the Afterlife and the Importance of Memory for Salvation”), I discussed the tablets’ instructions for the soul as it arrives in the Netherworld, and how the soul there encounters a scene very reminiscent of Lehi’s vision of the Tree of Life and its surroundings. [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, Temple Also tagged Afterlife, Bacchus, Dionysus, Greek Mythology, Hades, Initiation, Initiatory, Initiatory rite, mystery cult, Orphic Gold Tablets, Orphic Mystery Religion, Persephone, rite, ritual, ritual for the dead, Underworld 4 Comments
Instructions for the Netherworld: The Orphic Gold Tablets
Introduction to the Orphic Gold Tablets
As I have been promising for some time now, I would now like to introduce you to the Orphic Gold Tablets, a series of small gold tablets/plates that have been discovered in southern Europe buried with the dead and offering to the same instructions regarding what they should do and [...]
Posted in Doctrinal Issues, LDS Interest, Temple Also tagged Afterlife, gold plates, Orphic gold plates, Orphic Gold Tablets, Orphic Mystery Religion, soul's journey, Underworld 7 Comments
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New Look
If you are a returning visitor to this site, you may not recognize this as the Heavenly Ascents you are familiar with. I have completely changed the look of the site, although none of the previous content has been lost. I will miss the antique, maroon and tan theme the blog has had over [...]
Posted in Heavenly Ascents, LDS Interest, News and Events, Temple Also tagged Afterlife, Book of Mormon, Heavenly Ascents, Orphic Gold Tablets, Orphic Mystery Religion 2 Comments













The Orphic Gold Tablets: “The Longed-For Crown”