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cbayer

(146,218 posts)
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 11:58 AM Oct 2012

Religious group performs mummification rituals in Utah pyramid

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http://www.ksl.com/?nid=1016&sid=22660276

By Grant Olsen, ksl.com Contributor
October 30th, 2012 @ 8:26am

SALT LAKE CITY — On the west side of Salt Lake City, amidst bland warehouses and the hum of I-15 traffic, the Summum Pyramid strikes a stark contrast with its surroundings. Nearly 30 feet high and accessible only through a metal hatch that rises up and out like the door of a Delorean, the Pyramid has presided over 707 Genesee Avenue since 1979. This is the primary instruction and worship center for Utah-based religion Summum. It’s also where the group performs ancient mummification rituals.

Summum’s reverence for pyramids dates back to its origin. Claude “Corky” Nowell founded the church in 1975, claiming to have visited extraterrestrial beings in a pyramid, where they taught him life-changing concepts about creation, the nature of the universe and eternal destiny.

The first of Nowell’s visions took place in his Utah apartment, though he described it as an out-of-body experience that underscored the importance of pyramids to the religion he later established:

"Instantly, I opened my eyes and found myself standing next to an enormous pyramid. … Passing through the wall, I found myself in a large room resonant with light radiating from the air. The walls, floor and ceiling looked as if they were made of very thick glass. Ahead of me, about 30 feet away, stood a group of individuals. They looked like humans, yet they were different. … Their facial features and bodies were so perfectly formed, it seemed as if they were divine in their physical appearance. … They established a high-level telepathic link with my mind, and instantaneously I understood them.”


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Religious group performs mummification rituals in Utah pyramid (Original Post) cbayer Oct 2012 OP
Taking embalming to the next step. MineralMan Oct 2012 #1
The original language from which the Book of Mormon was translated was Egyptian. dimbear Oct 2012 #2

MineralMan

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1. Taking embalming to the next step.
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 12:17 PM
Oct 2012

All perfectly legal, apparently. What do you think about it?

BTW, there's no link in your post.

dimbear

(6,271 posts)
2. The original language from which the Book of Mormon was translated was Egyptian.
Tue Oct 30, 2012, 07:59 PM
Oct 2012

Might have some slight relevance. Certainly the Mormons interact with their dead a great deal more than most Americans, what with baptizing them and marrying them.

Oh, and your dead too, if you happen to be a celebrity.

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