This is very helpful. The rituals aren't something I have any business poking my nose into, of course -- as a Freemason (among other things), I recognize the importance of keeping certain things private! The temple tradition I explore in my book The Secret of the Temple focuses mostly on the architecture, though incense (or other sources of volatile oils in the air) and music also plays a role in it. I'd be very interested to hear a Mormon take on the temple tradition as I've outlined it -- if that amounts to "no, that's not like anything we're into," that's also a data point.
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Date: 2023-08-14 05:44 pm (UTC)