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About Me

When I’m not researching, I’m probably out with my family hiking or leading tours.

But this site is essentially a dumping ground for religious and spiritual thoughts, beliefs, impressions and visions of which I have way too many. I don’t expect it to be taken too seriously by many, and as my writings don’t always capture or fully represent my beliefs I would hope that no one puts too much stock in any part of the site they might disagree with. 😉  Although I believe I have Galilean answers on a couple topics such as Egyptian & Book of Mormon archaeology, geologic chronology, and LDS theological issues where mainstream beliefs are gone astray from the realities.  By profession, I am a geologist, and web developer. By hobby, I consume history, archaeology, physics, channeled literature and spiritualism. In practice, I am mostly a father and nature explorer.

I went into geology because from an early age I was fascinated with earth history and wanted to personally validate or disprove the prevailing views on the subject. I wanted to know for myself exactly how the landscape of Southern Utah was formed– spending thousands of hours studying palogeography. Early in my university years, I had an overwhelming flood of ideas come to me concerning the underlying causes for the structure of our Galaxy, as well as the causes for the ‘ice age’, and the relationship between the supraluminal speed of the expanding universe and decay constants. To me, much of the very foundations of modern science were based on antiquated assumptions which ignore incredibly important evidence (like the geometry of the Pleistocene Ice Caps) and the consequences of special relativity and neutrinos/electromagnetic fields on decay constants.

I developed a sense of skepticism for most religious, scientific and political dogma early in life. Always wanting to prove all ideas for myself.  Spiritually I had strong metaphysical experiences from an early age. Like many mystics through the ages I’ve had frequent visionary experiences (mostly in the early hours of the morning in the hypnopompic state). Through these experiences I felt divinely called in my early 20’s to try and correct the aspects of science and religion which I see as being grossly off-base. It is these experiences which form the basis of many of my unique beliefs and philosophies (so take them for what they are worth). I feel I was led to a number of the very rare texts I host on this site (such as the Book of Ben Kathryn, Kolbrin and Oahspe), and that through the concepts and prophesies found in these texts I can help myself and those close to me or who will listen to me, to avoid some of the coming termoil in the world (such as the coming fracturing of the United States, and Middle Eastern war). I was raised in a typical Mormon or Latter-day Saint family and served a mission. However, like many early adults I quickly moved through the stages of faith, using my visions to universalize my faith. (Something which I believe every effective religion prepares a way for, Mormonism being no exception).  As such, this website contains many articles showing how a universalist space has been thoughtfully written into the LDS/Biblical religious cannon and theology. But also understanding that religions as a whole, progress themselves slowly through the stages of faith–thus patience must be exercised with the group as they move toward enlightenment/salvation.

Universalism & Reformation

Religious Universalism is a view arguing that essentially all persons will ultimately be reconciled to God or the divine unity. It is a belief that essentially all religious systems can be used to access god and salvation. It stands in contrast to Christian exceptionalism or religious exclusivity– which is the fundamentalist idea that only the members of one particular faith, religion or sect will be saved or ‘exalted’. As such, mainstream Mormon theology is essentially universalist (through its work for the dead in temple ceremonies).  However, Mormon Universalism takes this argument a few steps further by attempting to show that LDS scripture was originally designed to teach that Christ’s “only true church”, is a spiritual movement composed of all the good people on earth who are making themselves worthy of the “heavenly church.” (a type of divine unity achieved in the metaphysical realms after death) And that the “trueness” of an earthly sect corresponds to how well they exemplify or align themselves with the heavenly church. This is opposed to many LDS exclusivists teachings which suggest that all people must be Mormon to be saved, or that the mortal Mormon church is the “only true church” mentioned in scripture (see “reexamining the ‘only true church’ doctrine“). LDS universalists believe in ONE incomprehensible, archetypal ‘God’ or Spirit who is symbolically ‘Father/Mother’ to all, and has allowed mediators (Son of God), or lower human spirits to subtly influence the creation of revealed religion (including Mormonism) as a SYMBOL or metaphor (type, shadow, ensign, light, archetype, or example) of how divinity deals with EVERYBODY, regardless of which religion they follow. A universalist embraces the idea of unknowability, and simply has faith that life continues after death despite a complete acceptance that such matters are unprovable. It seems to me that the Highest Heaven or afterlife dimension (or “Christ’s” heavenly Church) is composed of ALL those which have achieved (through their Christ-like self-sacrificing characters) the greatest level of deserved respect, group harmony, balance, love and felicity. I suggest that LDS and Christian scripture teaches that selfless unity in wisdom, as exemplified by Jesus is the key to Eternal Exaltation or progression. I reject any creed, dogma, sect, idol or belief that unjustly divides people. I believe that LDS scripture supports the idea that the Christs (like the Church and other great religious leaders) were chosen in order to be examples or archetypes of the Heavenly Church (which is composed of a body of totally equal and unified individuals– equal in race, gender and authority and unified through psychically joined consciousness). But that Christian followers and well meaning leaders have all too often turned “God” and Christ into anthropomorphic idols, carved from their own faulty conceptions of the divine.

I believe that Mormonism or the Modern LDS church has lost focus on these truths, abundantly taught in their scriptures (see D&C 88 for instance). That much like the Catholic church before us, they have come to focus too much on our religious exclusivism– or the idea that we are the ONLY true church, with the ONLY path to god and the ONLY priesthood and ordinances which lead to exaltation. (instead of a Christ-like life leading to exaltation). We have created a dogmatic view of God that is essentially an idol projection of our own ego. Like the Jews of old, WE have taken possession of “God’s” truths in a prideful way. We need to restore focus to the fact that God’s truths, church, ordinances and priesthood are UNIVERSAL. That NO religion has THE truth but simply holds symbols and allegories that point people toward that ultimate truth. That we are only one of MANY restorations, and that all these restorations lead the worthy to the “heavenly church”, which is the ONLY true “church” and holds the keys to exaltation.

My Philosophy

Despite some claims to the contrary, Mormonism IS a reformation. It was founded by people open to inspiration from outside the box. Individuals seeking for things outside the traditional status quo of their 19th century cultures and divisive religions. I’m trying to carry on that torch… trying to follow the spirit leading me to reconcile people. I’m trying to do my part to unify people and their beliefs. Its actually a task I’ve been undertaking in my own worldview for the last decade or so and now I am sharing my journey. Like many out there, I believe God has spoken to me through dreams and a burning heart. I want to share the things I’ve learned in my dreams & visions with out pretense that my experiences make me more special, or true than others. I want to bring unity. I want to bring peace. Maybe its impossible? Maybe in my quest for unity, I’m going to cause more division than I remediate? Maybe… But if you want to help out drop me a line and write a guest article.

In my worldview I don’t see a lot of difference between an atheist and a theist. Between a Mormon and a Christian. Between a Christian and a Muslim or Confucian. The differences seem rather trite really. Like different leaves on the same tree. When I was younger it seemed all my religion did was highlight the differences between my ‘true’ religion and the world’s ‘false’ religion. I could say the same of my family’s traditional political leanings. And I certainly put in my hours marching to that tune. But somewhere in the last decade I stepped through a veil. I found the real Jesus in the Book of Mormon. I found Muhammad in the LDS Doctrine & Covenants. I found Confucian enlightenment hidden in the Masonic symbology of the LDS temple ceremony. I found angels and spirits to escort me through the maze-like hallways of a religion founded by heaven but built by human hands.

I gained this vision of a tree of life with love filled fruit; a diverging river flowing down a mountain with living waters. And despite thinking that my Mormon orthodoxy had brought me closer to Christ, I found I was actually on a branch far from the trunk; a tributary far from the source. But with unity as my goal I struggled up the current toward the source… and the craziest thing happened. As long as I headed upstream with my eyes fixed on the unity of the source, all these other branches and tributaries started joining with my mine. Our beliefs merged. The current grew stronger as the waters combined, but they also grew purer, more blissful and loving. It was like backtracking through time by traversing up a branching genealogical tree. Turning one’s “heart to the fathers” of division; from Joseph Smith to Luther, to Pope Leo to Peter to Rehoboam to Abraham to the biblical patriarchs and back to Christ/Adam & Atman/Manu through myths of Brahma, Fu Xi and Shem.

that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (John 17:21, 3 Nephi 11:27)

Our Approach

My articles may often do a crappy job of achieving my purpose. So I apologize in advance. But if you share similar goals, write an article for us! Attempt to reconcile estranged beliefs. Promote pluralism. If these ideas do not resonate with you, and you believe your way is the only true way, or other’s beliefs are full of crap.. I wish you well and certainly can’t blame you–because I saw the world that way once too.

But I hope in this blog, I can show through Mormon and Christian scripture that unity is actually the goal of these traditions. I hope to show that hidden in Christian revelation are the keys to understanding the fundamental unity of all global religion, philosophy and people. That most theological controversies begin and end in paradox; and in the end people believe what they choose to believe, based on their goals of unity or division, control or acceptance–love or pride.

Check out some of our key articles in achieving pluralism within the Mormon worldview: …  A comparative, cosmology, The only true church? Religious idolatry, etc