Hidden Wisdom
Initiating Truth-Seekers in the Mysteries, gently guiding them toward a lived experience of the Divine that awakens and transforms faith - without dismantling family or community.
Hidden Wisdom is a podcast for seekers who sense there’s more to faith than meets the eye. Drawing from LDS teachings, Christian mysticism, and universal esoteric principles, Hidden Wisdom bridges the worlds of religion and spirituality, inviting listeners to rediscover the sacred language of symbol and integrate the divine masculine and divine feminine within.
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Hidden Wisdom
Mormonism as a Wisdom Tradition, with Maxine Hanks
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Was Joseph Smith restoring more than early Christianity? In this episode, Maxine Hanks explores Mormonism as a wisdom tradition—one rooted in revelation, spiritual vision, Sophia wisdom, apocryphal texts, and direct connection with the divine.
Together, Meghan and Maxine discuss Gnostic Christianity, the role of women in early Christianity and early Mormonism, Joseph Smith’s engagement with wisdom literature, the First Vision as a wisdom-seeking event, and why many of the truths people search for outside Mormonism may already exist within the Restoration.
If you're interested in Mormon mysticism, esoteric Christianity, Sophia, Mary Magdalene, continuing revelation, and the deeper dimensions of the Restoration, this conversation offers a compelling framework for reexamining LDS origins.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro & Pentecost Themes
02:40 Why Maxine Calls Mormonism a Wisdom Tradition
08:30 Early Christianity & LDS Restoration Parallels
18:00 Women, Priesthood & the Elect Lady
27:00 What Is a Wisdom Tradition?
37:00 Vision Traditions, Mysticism & Revelation
48:00 Esoteric vs. Exoteric Religion
58:00 Apocrypha, Wisdom Literature & Sacred Texts
1:08:00 Joseph Smith, Wisdom of Solomon & the First Vision
1:16:00 Nested Levels of Spiritual Truth
1:20:00 Gnostic Themes in Mormon Theology
1:28:00 Hugh Nibley & Rediscovering Ancient Wisdom
Maxine Hanks is a Mormon theologian, historian, author, and researcher known for her work on women in Mormonism, early Christianity, mysticism, Gnostic traditions, and Mormon theology. Her scholarship frequently explores the intersections of restoration theology, spiritual experience, the divine feminine, and religious history.
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- The Way of Healing: Restoring Wholeness to the Soul
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