1. 1. THE BOOK OF URANTIA Square Circles Publishing Footnoted Edition Copyright 2014 This work is a reformatted reproduction of the original book published in 1955 by Urantia Foundation, with the addition of footnotes indicating changes authorized by the Standardized Reference Text Committee. This is a work-in-progress. Version: December 14, 2014 The original text of the Urantia Book is in the public domain.
2. 2. The Parts of the Book PART I THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities acting by authority of the Orvonton Ancients of Days PART II THE LOCAL UNIVERSE Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington PART III THE HISTORY OF URANTIA These papers were sponsored by a Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington PART IV THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS This group of papers was sponsored by a commission of twelve Urantia midwayers acting under the supervision of a Melchizedek revelatory director. The basis of this narrative was supplied by a secondary midwayer who was onetime assigned to the superhuman watchcare of the Apostle Andrew. v* *Omitted in subequent printings.
3. 3. Paper Author Page Foreword* Divine Counselor. . . .1 1. The Universal Father. . . . . Divine Counselor. . . .21 2. The Nature of God . . . . . Divine Counselor. . . .33 3. The Attributes of God. . . . . Divine Counselor. . . .44 4. Gods Relation to the Universe.. Divine Counselor. . . .54 5. Gods Relation to the Individual.. Divine Counselor. . . .62 6. The Eternal Son...... Divine Counselor. . . .73 7. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe....... Divine Counselor. . . .81 8. The Infinite Spirit. . . . . . Divine Counselor. . . .90 9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe....... Divine Counselor. . . .98 10. The Paradise Trinity..... Universal Censor. . . .108 11. The Eternal Isle of Paradise... Perfector of Wisdom... 118 12. The Universe of Universes... Perfector of Wisdom... 128 13. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise . . Perfector of Wisdom... 143 14. The Central and Divine Universe.. Perfector of Wisdom... 152 15. The Seven Superuniverses. . . . Universal Censor. . . .164 16. The Seven Master Spirits.... Universal Censor. . . .184 17. The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups. . Divine Counselor. . . .197 18. The Supreme Trinity Personalities. . Divine Counselor. . . .207 19. The Co-ordinate Trinity-Origin Beings . . . . . . . Divine Counselor. . . .214 20. The Paradise Sons of God. . . . Perfector of Wisdom... 223 21. The Paradise Creator Sons... Perfector of Wisdom... 234 22. The Trinitized Sons of God... Mighty Messenger . . . . 243 23. The Solitary Messengers.... Divine Counselor. . . .256 24. Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit........ Divine Counselor. . . .264 25. The Messenger Hosts of Space. . . One High in Authority . . . 273 26. Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe....... Perfector of Wisdom... 285 27. Ministry of the Primary Supernaphim. Perfector of Wisdom... 298 28. Ministering Spirits of the Super- universes....... Mighty Messenger . . . . 306 The Titles of the Papers PART I. THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES vii *In subsequent printings the title Foreword was moved to before Part I title page.
4. 4. Paper Author Page 29. The Universe Power Directors. . . Universal Censor. . . .319 30. Personalities of the Grand Universe . Mighty Messenger . . . . 330 31. The Corps of the Finality.... Divine Counselor and One Without Name and Number...... 345 PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE 32. The Evolution of Local Universes. . Mighty Messenger . . . . 357 33. Administration of the Local Universe....... Chief of Archangels.... 366 34. The Local Universe Mother Spirit. . Mighty Messenger . . . . 374 35. The Local Universe Sons of God.. Chief of Archangels.... 384 36. The Life Carriers. . . . . . Vorondadek Son. . . .396 37. Personalities of the Local Universe. . Brilliant Evening Star. . .406 38. Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe....... Melchizedek. . . . .418 39. The Seraphic Hosts..... Melchizedek. . . . .426 40. The Ascending Sons of God . . . Mighty Messenger . . . . 443 41. Physical Aspects of the Local Universe....... Archangel . . . . . . 455 42. EnergyMind and Matter... Mighty Messenger . . . . 467 43. The Constellations..... Malavatia Melchizedek... 485 44. The Celestial Artisans. . . . . Archangel . . . . . . 497 45. The Local System Administration. . Melchizedek. . . . .509 46. The Local System Headquarters.. Archangel . . . . . . 519 47. The Seven Mansion Worlds . . . Brilliant Evening Star. . .530 48. The Morontia Life..... Archangel . . . . . . 541 49. The Inhabited Worlds. . . . . Melchizedek. . . . .559 50. The Planetary Princes. . . . . Secondary Lanonandek... 572 51. The Planetary Adams. . . . . Secondary Lanonandek.. 580 52. Planetary Mortal Epochs.... Mighty Messenger . . . . 589 53. The Lucifer Rebellion. . . . . Manovandet Melchizedek. .601 54. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion.. Mighty Messenger . . . . 613 55. The Spheres of Light and Life. . . Mighty Messenger . . . . 621 56. Universal Unity...... Mighty Messenger and Machiventa Melchizedek.. 637 PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA 57. The Origin of Urantia. . . . . Life Carrier..... 651 58. Life Establishment on Urantia. . . Life Carrier..... 664 59. The Marine-Life Era on Urantia.. Life Carrier..... 672 60. Urantia during the Early Land-Life Era . . . . . . . . Life Carrier..... 685 61. The Mammalian Era on Urantia.. Life Carrier..... 693 62. The Dawn Races of Early Man . . Life Carrier..... 703 viii The Titles of the Papers
5. 5. Paper Author Page 63. The First Human Family.... Life Carrier..... 711 64. The Evolutionary Races of Color.. Life Carrier..... 718 65. The Overcontrol of Evolution. . . Life Carrier..... 730 66. The Planetary Prince of Urantia.. Melchizedek. . . . .741 67. The Planetary Rebellion.... Melchizedek. . . . .754 68. The Dawn of Civilization. . . . Melchizedek. . . . .763 69. Primitive Human Institutions. . . Melchizedek. . . . .772 70. The Evolution of Human Government...... Melchizedek. . . . .783 71. Development of the State.... Melchizedek. . . . .800 72. Government on a Neighboring Planet. . . . . . . . Melchizedek. . . . .808 73. The Garden of Eden..... Solonia....... 821 74. Adam and Eve . . . . . . Solonia....... 828 75. The Default of Adam and Eve. . . Solonia....... 839 76. The Second Garden..... Solonia....... 847 77. The Midway Creatures . . . . Archangel . . . . . . 855 78. The Violet Race after the Days of Adam. . . . . . . . Archangel . . . . . . 868 79. Andite Expansion in the Orient . . Archangel . . . . . . 878 80. Andite Expansion in the Occident. . Archangel . . . . . . 889 81. Development of Modern Civilization . . . . . . Archangel . . . . . . 900 82. The Evolution of Marriage... Chief of Seraphim.... 913 83. The Marriage Institution.... Chief of Seraphim.... 922 84. Marriage and Family Life. . . . Chief of Seraphim.... 931 85. The Origins of Worship . . . . Brilliant Evening Star. . .944 86. Early Evolution of Religion . . . Brilliant Evening Star. . .950 87. The Ghost Cults...... Brilliant Evening Star. . .958 88. Festishes, Charms, and Magic. . . Brilliant Evening Star. . .967 89. Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement. . . Brilliant Evening Star. . .974 90. ShamanismMedicine Men and Priests....... Melchizedek. . . . .986 91. The Evolution of Prayer .. . . . Chief of Midwayers.... 994 92. The Later Evolution of Religion.. Melchizedek. . . . .1003 93. Machiventa Melchizedek.... Melchizedek. . . . .1014 94. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient. . . . . . . . Melchizedek. . . . .1027 95. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant....... Melchizedek. . . . .1042 96. YahwehGod of the Hebrews . . Melchizedek. . . . .1052 97. Evolution of the God Concept among the Hebrews...... Melchizedek. . . . .1062 98. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident....... Melchizedek. . . . .1077 99. Social Problems of Religion . . . Melchizedek. . . . .1086 100. Religion in Human Experience.. Melchizedek. . . . .1094 101. The Real Nature of Religion... Melchizedek. . . . .1104 102. The Foundations of Religious Faith . Melchizedek. . . . .1118 The Titles of the Papers ix
6. 6. Paper AuthorPage 103. The Reality of Religious Experience . Melchizedek. . . . .1129 104. Growth of the Trinity Concept. . . Melchizedek. . . . .1143 105. Deity and Reality. . . . . . Melchizedek. . . . .1152 106. Universe Levels of Reality. . . . Melchizedek. . . . .1162 107. Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters....... Solitary Messenger... 1176 108. Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters....... Solitary Messenger... 1185 109. Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures. . . . . . . Solitary Messenger... 1195 110. Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals . . . . . . . Solitary Messenger... 1203 111. The Adjuster and the Soul. . . . Solitary Messenger... 1215 112. Personality Survival..... Solitary Messenger... 1225 113. The Seraphic Guardians of Destiny. Chief of Seraphim.... 1241 114. Seraphic Planetary Government.. Chief of Seraphim.... 1250 115. The Supreme Being..... Mighty Messenger . . . . 1260 116. The Almighty Supreme . . . . Mighty Messenger . . . . 1268 117. God the Supreme. . . . . . Mighty Messenger . . . . 1278 118. Supreme and UltimateTime and Space. . . . . . . . Mighty Messenger . . . . 1294 119. The Bestowals of Christ Michael.. Chief of Evening Stars . . . 1308 PART IV. THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS 120. The Bestowal of Michael on Urantia. Mantutia Melchizedek . . . 1323 121. The Times of Michaels Bestowal.. Midwayer Commission... 1332 122. Birth and Infancy of Jesus. . . . Midwayer Commission... 1344 123. The Early Childhood of Jesus. . . Midwayer Commission... 1355 124. The Later Childhood of Jesus. . . Midwayer Commission... 1366 125. Jesus at Jerusalem. . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1377 126. The Two Crucial Years.... Midwayer Commission... 1386 127. The Adolescent Years. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1395 128.Jesus Early Manhood. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1407 129. The Later Adult Life of Jesus... Midwayer Commission... 1419 130. On the Way to Rome..... Midwayer Commission... 1427 131. The Worlds Religions. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1442 132. The Sojourn at Rome. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1455 133. The Return from Rome . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1468 134. The Transition Years..... Midwayer Commission... 1483 135. John the Baptist...... Midwayer Commission... 1496 136. Baptism and the Forty Days... Midwayer Commission... 1509 137. Tarrying Time in Galilee.... Midwayer Commission... 1524 138. Training the Kingdoms Messengers . Midwayer Commission... 1538 139. The Twelve Apostles..... Midwayer Commission... 1548 140. The Ordination of the Twelve. . . Midwayer Commission... 1568 141. Beginning the Public Work... Midwayer Commission... 1587 142. The Passover at Jerusalem... Midwayer Commission... 1596 x The Titles of the Papers
7. 7. Paper Author Page 143. Going Through Samaria.... Midwayer Commission... 1607 144. At Gilboa and in the Decapolis.. Midwayer Commission... 1617 145. Four Eventful Days in Capernaum. Midwayer Commission... 1628 146. First Preaching Tour of Galilee.. Midwayer Commission... 1637 147. The Interlude Visit to Jerusalem.. Midwayer Commission... 1647 148. Training Evangelists at Bethsaida.. Midwayer Commission... 1657 149. The Second Preaching Tour... Midwayer Commission... 1668 150. The Third Preaching Tour. . . . Midwayer Commission... 1678 151. Tarrying and Teaching by the Seaside.. Midwayer Commission... 1688 152. Events Leading up to the Capernaum Crisis. . . . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1698 153. The Crisis at Capernaum. . . . Midwayer Commission... 1707 154. Last Days at Capernaum.... Midwayer Commission... 1717 155. Fleeing Through Northern Galilee. . Midwayer Commission... 1725 156. The Sojourn at Tyre and Sidon.. Midwayer Commission... 1734 157. At Caesarea-Philippi..... Midwayer Commission... 1743 158. The Mount of Transfiguration. . . Midwayer Commission... 1752 159. The Decapolis Tour..... Midwayer Commission... 1762 160. Rodan of Alexandria..... Midwayer Commission... 1772 161. Further Discussions with Rodan.. Midwayer Commission... 1783 162. At the Feast of Tabernacles . . . Midwayer Commission... 1788 163. Ordination of the Seventy at Magadan. Midwayer Commission... 1800 164. At the Feast of Dedication. . . . Midwayer Commission... 1809 165. The Perean Mission Begins . . . Midwayer Commission... 1817 166. Last Visit to Northern Perea... Midwayer Commission... 1825 167. The Visit to Philadelphia.... Midwayer Commission... 1833 168. The Resurrection of Lazarus... Midwayer Commission... 1842 169. Last Teaching at Pella. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1850 170. The Kingdom of Heaven.... Midwayer Commission... 1858 171. On the Way to Jerusalem.... Midwayer Commission... 1867 172. Going into Jerusalem..... Midwayer Commission... 1878 173. Monday into Jerusalem.... Midwayer Commission... 1888 174. Tuesday Morning in the Temple.. Midwayer Commission... 1897 175. The Last Temple Discourse . . . Midwayer Commission... 1905 176. Tuesday Evening on Mount Olivet. . Midwayer Commission... 1912 177.Wednesday, The Rest Day. . . . Midwayer Commission... 1920 178. Last Day at the Camp. . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1929 179. The Last Supper...... Midwayer Commission... 1936 180. The Farewell Discourse . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1944 181. Final Admonitions and Warnings.. Midwayer Commission... 1953 182. At Gethsemane . . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 1963 183. The Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus.. Midwayer Commission... 1971 184. Before the Sanhedrin Court... Midwayer Commission... 1978 185. The Trial Before Pilate.... Midwayer Commission... 1987 186. Just Before the Crucifixion... Midwayer Commission... 1997 187. The Crucifixion...... Midwayer Commission... 2004 188. The Time of the Tomb.... Midwayer Commission... 2012 189. The Resurrection. . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 2020 190. Morontia Appearances of Jesus.. Midwayer Commission... 2029 The Titles of the Papers xi *Changed to lowercase in the Standardized version.
8. 8. Paper Author Page 191. Appearances to the Apostles and Other Leaders. . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 2037 192. Appearances in Galilee.... Midwayer Commission... 2045 193. Final Appearances and Ascension. . Midwayer Commission... 2052 194. Bestowal of the Spirit of Truth. . . Midwayer Commission... 2059 195. After Pentecost . . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 2069 196. The Faith of Jesus. . . . . . Midwayer Commission... 2087 xii The Titles of the Papers
9. 9. PART I. THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES Page Foreword*.............. 1 I. Deity and Divinity.......... 2 II.God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 III. The First Source and Center . . . . . . . . . . . 4 The Seven Absolutes Reality Concept of the I AM IV. Universe Reality.......... 6 Paradise V. Personality Realities. . . . . . . . . . 8 VI. Energy and Pattern. . . . . . . . . . 9 VII. The Supreme Being. . . . . . . . . . 10 VIII. God the Sevenfold.......... 11 IX. God the Ultimate . . . . . . . . . . 12 X. God the Absolute . . . . . . . . . . 13 XI. The Three Absolutes......... 13 XII. The Trinities . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Acknowledgment 1. The Universal Father.......... 21 1. The Fathers Name. . . . . . . . . . 22 2. The Reality of God.......... 23 3. God is a Universal Spirit........ 25 4. The Mystery of God. . . . . . . . . . 26 5. Personality of the Universal Father...... 27 6. Personality in the Universe........ 29 7. Spiritual Value of the Personality Concept . . . . 31 2. The Nature of God. . . . . . . . . . . 33 1. The Infinity of God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 2. The Fathers Eternal Perfection. . . . . . . 35 3. Justice and Righteousness........ 36 4. The Divine Mercy.......... 38 5. The Love of God . . . . . . . . . . 38 6. The Goodness of God......... 40 7. Divine Truth and Beauty . . . . . . . . 42 Contents of the Book xiii *In subsequent printings the title Foreword was moved to before Part I title.
10. 10. xiv Contents of the Book Page 3. The Attributes of God. . . . . . . . . . 44 1. Gods Everywhereness......... 44 2. Gods Infinite Power......... 46 3. Gods Universal Knowledge. . . . . . . . 48 4. Gods Limitlessness. . . . . . . . . . 49 5. The Fathers Supreme Rule. . . . . . . . 50 The inevitabilities 6. The Fathers Primacy......... 52 The benediction 4. Gods Relation to the Universe . . . . . . . 54 1. The Universe Attitude of the Father. . . . . . 54 Providence 2. God and Nature.......... 56 3. Gods Unchanging Character . . . . . . . 57 4. The Realization of God. . . . . . . . . 58 5. Erroneous Ideas of God. . . . . . . . . 59 5. Gods Relation to the Individual....... 62 1. The Approach to God......... 62 2. The Presence of God......... 64 3. True Worship........... 65 4. God in Religion. . . . . . . . . . . 66 5. The Consciousness of God........ 68 6. The God of Personality......... 70 6. The Eternal Son........... 73 1. Identity of the Eternal Son........ 73 2. Nature of the Eternal Son........ 74 3. Ministry of the Fathers Love . . . . . . . 75 4. Attributes of the Eternal Son....... 76 Omnipotence, omnipresence, omniscience 5. Limitations of the Eternal Son....... 77 6. The Spirit Mind. . . . . . . . . . . 78 7. Personality of the Eternal Son....... 79 8. Realization of the Eternal Son....... 79 7. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Universe . . . 81 1. The Spirit-Gravity Circuit........ 81 2. The Administration of the Eternal Son..... 83 3. Relation of the Eternal Son to the Individual. . . . 84 4. The Divine Perfection Plans. . . . . . . . 85 5. The Spirit of Bestowal......... 86 Bestowals of the Eternal Son Bestowals of the Original Michael 6. The Paradise Sons of God........ 87 7. The Supreme Revelation of the Father..... 88
11. 11. Contents of the Book xv Page 8. The Infinite Spirit........... 90 1. The God of Action.......... 90 2. Nature of the Infinite Spirit. . . . . . . . 92 3. Relation of the Spirit to the Father and the Son... 93 4. The Spirit of Divine Ministry . . . . . . . 94 Creative Daughters 5. The Presence of God......... 95 6. Personality of the Infinite Spirit. . . . . . . 96 9. Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe. . . 98 1. Attributes of the Third Source and Center . . . . 98 2. The Omnipresent Spirit. . . . . . . . . 100 3. The Universal Manipulator. . . . . . . . 101 4. The Absolute Mind. . . . . . . . . . 102 5. The Ministry of Mind......... 102 6. The Mind-Gravity Circuit........ 103 7. Universe Reflectivity . . . . . . . . . 105 8. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit...... 105 Functional family of the Third Source and Center 10. The Paradise Trinity . . . . . . . . . . 108 1. Self-Distribution of the First Source and Center... 108 2. Deity Personalization . . . . . . . . . 109 3. The Three Persons of Deity. . . . . . . . 110 4. The Trinity Union of Deity........ 112 5. Functions of the Trinity. . . . . . . . . 113 Finite, absonite, and absolute attitude 6. The Stationary Sons of the Trinity...... 114 Justice, evidence, and judgment 7. The Overcontrol of Supremacy....... 115 8. The Trinity Beyond the Finite....... 116 Limits of mortal destiny 11. The Eternal Isle of Paradise........ 118 1. The Divine Residence......... 118 2. Nature of the Eternal Isle . . . . . . . . 119 3. Upper Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . 120 4. Peripheral Paradise. . . . . . . . . . 121 5. Nether Paradise. . . . . . . . . . . 122 6. Space Respiration.......... 123 Unpervaded space 7. Space Functions of Paradise. . . . . . . . 124 Midspace zones 8. Paradise Gravity . . . . . . . . . . 125 Force, energy, power 9. The Uniqueness of Paradise. . . . . . . . 126
12. 12. xvi Contents of the Book Page 12. The Universe of Universes. . . . . . . . . 128 1. Space Levels of the Master Universe. . . . . . 128 2. The Domains of the Unqualified Absolute . . . . 130 3. Universal Gravity.......... 131 4. Space and Motion.......... 133 5. Space and Time. . . . . . . . . . . 134 6. Universal Overcontrol......... 135 7. The Part and the Whole. . . . . . . . . 137 8. Matter, Mind, and Spirit . . . . . . . . . 139 9. Personal Realities.......... 141 13. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise....... 143 1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father..... 144 (1) Divinington (2) Sonarington (3) Spiritington (4) Vicegerington (5) Solitarington (6) Seraphington (7) Ascendington 2. Father-World Relationships. . . . . . . . 147 3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son . . . . . 149 4. The Worlds of the Infinite Spirit. . . . . . . 149 Executive abodes of the Master Spirits 14. The Central and Divine Universe. . . . . . . 152 1. The Paradise-Havona System . . . . . . . 152 Paradise-Havona day The dark gravity bodies 2. Constitution of Havona. . . . . . . . . 154 3. The Havona Worlds. . . . . . . . . . 155 4. Creatures of the Central Universe . . . . . . 156 Havona natives 5. Life in Havona. . . . . . . . . . . 158 Monotony and adventure 6. The Purpose of the Central Universe. . . . . . 160 15. The Seven Superuniverses......... 164 1. The Superuniverse Space Level....... 164 2. Organization of the Superuniverses...... 165 3. The Superuniverse of Orvonton. . . . . . . 167 4. NebulaeThe Ancestors of Universes..... 169 5. The Origin of Space Bodies. . . . . . . . 170 6. The Spheres of Space . . . . . . . . . 172 7. The Architectural Spheres........ 174 Superuniverse time 8. Energy Control and Regulation....... 175
13. 13. Contents of the Book xvii Page 9. Circuits of the Superuniverses....... 176 Local universe circuits 10. Rulers of the Superuniverses. . . . . . . . 178 11. The Deliberative Assembly........ 179 12. The Supreme Tribunals. . . . . . . . . 180 13. The Sector Government. . . . . . . . . 181 14. Purposes of the Seven Superuniverses . . . . . 181 16. The Seven Master Spirits......... 184 1. Relation to Triune Deity. . . . . . . . . 185 2. Relation to the Infinite Spirit....... 185 3. Identity and Diversity of the Master Spirits.... 186 4. Attributes and Functions of the Master Spirits . . . 189 5. Relation to Creatures . . . . . . . . . 190 6. The Cosmic Mind.......... 191 Causation, duty, and worship 7. Morals, Virtue, and Personality....... 192 8. Urantia Personality. . . . . . . . . . 194 9. Reality of Human Consciousness...... 195 17. The Seven Supreme Spirit Groups....... 197 1. The Seven Supreme Executives....... 198 Creature-trinitized Sons 2. MajestonChief of Reflectivity. . . . . . . 199 3. The Reflective Spirits......... 200 4. The Reflective Image Aids........ 202 5. The Seven Spirits of the Circuits. . . . . . . 202 6. The Local Universe Creative Spirits. . . . . . 203 7. The Adjutant Mind-Spirits........ 205 8. Functions of the Supreme Spirits...... 205 18. The Supreme Trinity Personalities...... 207 1. The Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy. . . . . . 207 2. The Eternals of Days . . . . . . . . . 208 3. The Ancients of Days . . . . . . . . . 209 4. The Perfections of Days. . . . . . . . . 210 5. The Recents of Days......... 211 6. The Unions of Days. . . . . . . . . . 212 7. The Faithfuls of Days......... 213 19. The Co-ordinate Trinity-Origin Beings . . . . . 214 1. The Trinity Teacher Sons . . . . . . . . 214 2. The Perfectors of Wisdom........ 215 3. The Divine Counselors......... 216 4. The Universal Censors......... 217 Stationary Sons of the Trinity 5. Inspired Trinity Spirits......... 219 6. Havona Natives.......... 221 7. Paradise Citizens . . . . . . . . . . 222
14. 14. xviii Contents of the Book Page 20. The Paradise Sons of God......... 223 1. The Descending Sons of God....... 223 2. The Magisterial Sons . . . . . . . . . 224 3. Judicial Actions. . . . . . . . . . . 226 4. Magisterial Missions......... 226 5. Bestowal of the Paradise Sons of God..... 227 6. The Mortal-Bestowal Careers....... 228 7. The Trinity Teacher Sons . . . . . . . . 230 8. Local Universe Ministry of the Daynals..... 231 9. Planetary Service of the Daynals. . . . . . . 231 10. United Ministry of the Paradise Sons. . . . . . 232 21. The Paradise Creator Sons. . . . . . . . . 234 The Original Michael 1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons...... 234 2. The Creators of Local Universes. . . . . . . 235 3. Local Universe Sovereignty. . . . . . . . 237 4. The Michael Bestowals. . . . . . . . . 239 5. Relation of Master Sons to the Universe..... 240 6. Destiny of the Master Michaels....... 241 22. The Trinitized Sons of God. . . . . . . . . 243 1. The Trinity-Embraced Sons. . . . . . . . 243 Trinitized Sons of Attainment Trinitized Sons of Selection Trinitized Sons of Perfection 2. The Mighty Messengers. . . . . . . . . 245 3. Those High in Authority........ 246 4. Those Without Name and Number...... 246 5. The Trinitized Custodians........ 247 6. The Trinitized Ambassadors. . . . . . . . 248 7. Technique of Trinitization........ 249 Ascender-trinitized Sons Paradise-Havona trinitized Sons Trinitized sons of destiny 8. The Creature-Trinitized Sons . . . . . . . 251 9. The Celestial Guardians. . . . . . . . . 252 10. High Son Assistants. . . . . . . . . . 253 23. The Solitary Messengers......... 256 1. Nature and Origin of Solitary Messengers . . . . 256 2. Assignments of Solitary Messengers...... 257 3. Time and Space Services of Solitary Messengers. . . 260 Seraphic and other space velocities 4. Special Ministry of Solitary Messengers..... 262 Trinitized sons of destiny
15. 15. Contents of the Book xix Page 24. Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit.... 264 1. The Universe Circuit Supervisors . . . . . . 265 2. The Census Directors......... 266 3. Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit...... 268 4. The Associate Inspectors........ 268 5. The Assigned Sentinels......... 268 6. The Graduate Guides......... 269 Grandfanda, the first ascender 7. Origin of the Graduate Guides....... 270 25. The Messenger Hosts of Space. . . . . . . . 273 1. The Havona Servitals......... 273 2. The Universal Conciliators........ 275 3. The Far-Reaching Service of Conciliators.... 276 4. Technical Advisers.......... 279 5. The Custodians of Records on Paradise..... 281 6. The Celestial Recorders. . . . . . . . . 281 7. The Morontia Companions........ 282 8. The Paradise Companions........ 283 26. Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe. . . . 285 1. The Ministering Spirits......... 285 Ministering Spirits of the Central Universe Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses Ministering Spirits of the Local Universes 2. The Mighty Supernaphim........ 286 3. The Tertiary Supernaphim........ 288 (1) The Harmony Supervisors (2) The Chief Recorders (3) The Broadcasters (4) The Messengers (5) The Intelligence Co-ordinators (6) The Transport Personalities (7) The Reserve Corps 4. The Secondary Supernaphim....... 289 Ascenders arrival in Havona 5. The Pilgrim Helpers......... 291 6. The Supremacy Guides. . . . . . . . . 292 7. The Trinity Guides.......... 292 8. The Son Finders.......... 293 Failure to find Deity 9. The Father Guides.......... 294 10. The Counselors and Advisers . . . . . . . 295 Assignments of defeated candidates 11. The Complements of Rest........ 296 Creature-trinitized sons
16. 16. xx Contents of the Book Page 27. Ministry of the Primary Supernaphim. . . . . . 298 1. Instigators of Rest.......... 299 Nature of rest 2. Chiefs of Assignment . . . . . . . . . 300 3. Interpreters of Ethics . . . . . . . . . 300 4. Directors of Conduct......... 301 5. The Custodians of Knowledge....... 301 6. Masters of Philosophy......... 302 7. Conductors of Worship......... 303 28. Ministering Spirits of the Superuniverses . . . . 306 1. The Tertiaphim. . . . . . . . . . . 306 2. The Omniaphim.......... 307 3. The Seconaphim.......... 307 4. The Primary Seconaphim . . . . . . . . 307 (1) The Voice of the Conjoint Actor (2) The Voice of the Seven Master Spirits (3) The Voice of the Creator Sons (4) The Voice of the Angelic Hosts (5) Broadcast Receivers (6) Transport Personalities (7) The Reserve Corps 5. The Secondary Seconaphim. . . . . . . . 310 (1) The Voice of Wisdom (2) The Soul of Philosophy (3) The Union of Souls (4) The Heart of Counsel (5) The Joy of Existence (6) The Satisfaction of Service (7) The Discerner of Spirits 6. The Tertiary Seconaphim . . . . . . . . 313 (1) The Significance of Origins (2) The Memory of Mercy (3) The Import of Time (4) The Solemnity of Trust (5) The Sanctity of Service (6) and (7) The Secret of Greatness and the Soul of Goodness 7. Ministry of the Seconaphim. . . . . . . . 317 29. The Universe Power Directors. . . . . . . . 319 1. The Seven Supreme Power Directors. . . . . . 320 2. The Supreme Power Centers....... 320 (1) Supreme Center Supervisors (2) Havona Centers (3) Superuniverse Centers (4) Local Universe Centers (5) Constellation Centers Page
17. 17. Contents of the Book xxi (6) System Centers (7) Unclassified Centers 3. The Domain of Power Centers....... 322 4. The Master Physical Controllers. . . . . . . 324 (1) Associate Power Directors (2) Mechanical Controllers (3) Energy Transformers (4) Energy Transmitters (5) Primary Associators (6) Secondary Dissociators (7) The Frandalanks The Chronoldeks 5. The Master Force Organizers . . . . . . . 329 Primary Eventuated Master Force Organizers Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers 30. Personalities of the Grand Universe. . . . . . 330 1. The Paradise Classification of Living Beings... 330 I. Triune-Origin Beings II. Dual-Origin Beings III. Single-Origin Beings IV. Eventuated Transcendental Beings V. Fragmented Entities of Deity VI. Superpersonal Beings VII. Unclassified and Unrevealed Orders 2. The Uversa Personality Register. . . . . . . 334 I. The Paradise Deities II. The Supreme Spirits III. The Trinity-Origin Beings IV. The Sons of God V. Personalities of the Infinite Spirit VI. The Universe Power Directors VII. The Corps of Permanent Citizenship Composite Personality Groups 3. The Courtesy Colonies......... 338 (1) The Star Students (2) The Celestial Artisans (3) The Reversion Directors (4) Extension-School Instructors (5) The Various Reserve Corps (6) The Student Visitors (7) The Ascending Pilgrims 4. The Ascending Mortals. . . . . . . . . 340 (1) Planetary Mortals (2) Sleeping Survivors (3) Mansion World Students (4) Morontia Progressors (5) Superuniverse Wards
18. 18. xxii Contents of the Book Page (6) Havona Pilgrims (7) Paradise Arrivals 31. The Corps of the Finality......... 345 1. The Havona Natives . . . . . . . . . 346 2. Gravity Messengers. . . . . . . . . . 346 3. Glorified Mortals . . . . . . . . . . 347 4. Adopted Seraphim.......... 348 5. Glorified Material Sons. . . . . . . . . 349 6. Glorified Midway Creatures....... 349 7. The Evangels of Light......... 349 8. The Transcendentalers......... 350 9. Architects of the Master Universe . . . . . . 351 10. The Ultimate Adventure........ 352 PART II. THE LOCAL UNIVERSE 32. The Evolution of Local Universes...... 357 1. Physical Emergence of Universes...... 357 2. Universe Organization......... 358 3. The Evolutionary Idea......... 360 4. Gods Relation to a Local Universe...... 362 5. The Eternal and Divine Purpose. . . . . . . 364 33. Administration of the Local Universe . . . . . 366 1. Michael of Nebadon......... 366 2. The Sovereign of Nebadon........ 367 3. The Universe Son and Spirit. . . . . . . . 368 4. GabrielThe Chief Executive....... 369 5. The Trinity Ambassadors . . . . . . . . 370 6. General Administration. . . . . . . . . 371 Local universe time 7. The Courts of Nebadon. . . . . . . . . 372 8. The Legislative and Executive Functions.... 373 34. The Local Universe Mother Spirit...... 374 1. Personalization of the Creative Spirit..... 374 2. Nature of the Divine Minister....... 375 3. The Son and Spirit in Time and Space..... 376 4. The Local Universe Circuits. . . . . . . . 377 5. The Ministry of the Spirit . . . . . . . . 379 6. The Spirit in Man.......... 380 Dual nature of man 7. The Spirit and the Flesh. . . . . . . . . 382 This is the way. 35. The Local Universe Sons of God....... 384 1. The Father Melchizedek. . . . . . . . . 384 2. The Melchizedek Sons......... 385
19. 19. Contents of the Book xxiii Page 3. The Melchizedek Worlds........ 387 4. Special Work of the Melchizedeks . . . . . . 388 Melchizedek incarnations 5. The Vorondadek Sons......... 389 6. The Constellation Fathers........ 390 7. The Vorondadek Worlds........ 391 8. The Lanonandek Sons......... 392 Primary Lanonandeks Secondary Lanonandeks Tertiary Lanonandeks 9. The Lanonandek Rulers. . . . . . . . . 393 10. The Lanonandek Worlds . . . . . . . . 394 36. The Life Carriers........... 396 1. Origin and Nature of Life Carriers...... 396 2. The Life Carrier Worlds. . . . . . . . . 397 3. Life Transplantation......... 399 4. Melchizedek Life Carriers........ 400 The midsoniters Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters 5. The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits...... 401 (1) The spirit of intuition (2) The spirit of understanding (3) The spirit of courage (4) The spirit of knowledge (5) The spirit of counsel (6) The spirit of worship (7) The spirit of wisdom 6. Living Forces........... 403 37. Personalities of the Local Universe...... 406 1. The Universe Aids.......... 406 2. The Brilliant Evening Stars. . . . . . . . 407 Created Evening Stars Ascendant Evening Stars The Worlds of the Evening Stars 3. The Archangels. . . . . . . . . . . 408 The Worlds of the Archangels 4. Most High Assistants . . . . . . . . . 409 5. High Commissioners......... 410 Race commissioners Nebadon Corps of Perfection Worlds of the Spirit-fused Mortals 6. Celestial Overseers.......... 412 Nebadon educational system 7. Mansion World Teachers........ 413 8. Higher Spirit Orders of Assignment...... 413 Solitary Messengers
20. 20. xxiv Contents of the Book Page Universe Circuit SupervisorAndovontia Census DirectorSalsatia Associate Inspector Assigned Sentinels Universal Conciliators Technical Advisers Celestial recorders Morontia Companions 9. Permanent Citizens of the Local Universe.... 414 (1)Susatia (2) Univitatia (3) Material Sons (4) Midway Creatures Abandonters 10. Other Local Universe Groups....... 416 The Spironga The Spornagia Courtesy colonies 38. Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe . . . . 418 1. Origin of Seraphim. . . . . . . . . . 418 2. Angelic Natures. . . . . . . . . . . 419 3. Unrevealed Angels.......... 420 4. The Seraphic Worlds . . . . . . . . . 420 5. Seraphic Training.......... 420 6. Seraphic Organization......... 421 7. Cherubim and Sanobim. . . . . . . . . 422 8. Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim..... 423 (1) Ascension Candidates (2) Mid-phase Cherubim (3) Morontia Cherubim 9. The Midway Creatures......... 424 (1) Primary Midwayers (2) Secondary Midwayers 39. The Seraphic Hosts. . . . . . . . . . . 426 1. Supreme Seraphim.......... 427 (1) Son-Spirit Ministers Bestowal attendants (2) Court Advisers (3) Universe Orientators (4) The Teaching Counselors (5) Directors of Assignment (6) The Recorders (7) Unattached Ministers 2. Superior Seraphim.......... 429 (1) The Intelligence Corps (2) The Voice of Mercy (3) Spirit Co-ordinators
21. 21. Contents of the Book xxv Page (4) Assistant Teachers (5) The Transporters Seraphic transport techniques (6) The Recorders Broadcasters (7) The Reserves 3. Supervisor Seraphim . . . . . . . . . 432 (1) Supervising Assistants (2) Law Forecasters (3) Social Architects (4) Ethical Sensitizers (5) The Transporters (6) The Recorders (7) The Reserves 4. Administrator Seraphim. . . . . . . . . 434 (1) Administrative Assistants (2) Justice Guides (3) Interpreters of Cosmic Citizenship (4) Quickeners of Morality (5) The Transporters (6) The Recorders (7) The Reserves 5. Planetary Helpers.......... 436 (1) The Voices of the Garden (2) The Spirits of Brotherhood (3) The Souls of Peace (4) The Spirits of Trust (5) The Transporters Departure of a seraphic transport (6) The Recorders (7) The Reserves 6. Transition Ministers. . . . . . . . . . 439 7. Seraphim of the Future. . . . . . . . . 440 8. Seraphic Destiny . . . . . . . . . . 440 9. The Corps of Seraphic Completion...... 441 40. The Ascending Sons of God........ 443 1. Evolutionary Seraphim. . . . . . . . . 443 2. Ascending Material Sons........ 444 3. Translated Midwayers......... 444 4. Personalized Adjusters......... 444 5. Mortals of Time and Space........ 445 Mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn Mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential The unnumbered series 6. The Faith Sons of God......... 447 7. Father-Fused Mortals......... 448 8. Son-Fused Mortals.......... 449
22. 22. xxvi Contents of the Book Page 9. Spirit-Fused Mortals......... 450 Techniques of memory reconstruction 10. Ascendant Destinies. . . . . . . . . . 452 41. Physical Aspects of the Local Universe..... 455 1. The Nebadon Power Centers....... 455 2. The Satania Physical Controllers...... 456 3. Our Starry Associates......... 458 4. Sun Density. . . . . . . . . . . . 459 5. Solar Radiation. . . . . . . . . . . 460 6. CalciumThe Wanderer of Space...... 461 7. Sources of Solar Energy. . . . . . . . . 463 8. Solar-Energy Reactions. . . . . . . . . 464 9. Sun Stability . . . . . . . . . . . 465 10. Origin of Inhabited Worlds........ 465 42.EnergyMind and Matter. . . . . . . . . 467 1. Paradise Forces and Energies . . . . . . . 467 2. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies) 469 (1) Space potency (2) Primordial force (3) Emergent energies a. Puissant energy b. Gravity energy (4) Universe power (5) Havona energy (6) Transcendental energy (7) Monota 3. Classification of Matter. . . . . . . . . 471 4. Energy and Matter Transmutations...... 472 5. Wave-Energy Manifestations....... 474 6. Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms...... 476 7. Atomic Matter........... 477 8. Atomic Cohesion . . . . . . . . . . 478 9. Natural Philosophy. . . . . . . . . . 479 10. Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material Mind Systems) . . . . . . . . . . . 480 (1) Preadjutant-spirit minds (2) Adjutant-spirit minds (3) Evolving morontia minds The cosmic mind 11. Universe Mechanisms......... 481 12. Pattern and FormMind Dominance . . . . . 483 43. The Constellations.......... 485 1. The Constellation Headquarters. . . . . . . 485 2. The Constellation Government....... 487 3. The Most Highs of Norlatiadek....... 488 4. Mount AssemblyThe Faithful of Days. . . . . 489
23. 23. Contents of the Book xxvii Page 5. The Edentia Fathers Since the Lucifer Rebellion. . . 490 6. The Gardens of God......... 492 7. The Univitatia........... 493 8. The Edentia Training Worlds . . . . . . . 493 9. Citizenship on Edentia......... 495 44. The Celestial Artisans. . . . . . . . . . 497 1. The Celestial Musicians. . . . . . . . . 499 2. The Heavenly Reproducers........ 500 3. The Divine Builders......... 501 4. The Thought Recorders. . . . . . . . . 503 5. The Energy Manipulators........ 504 6. The Designers and Embellishers. . . . . . . 506 7. The Harmony Workers......... 507 8. Mortal Aspirations and Morontia Achievements... 507 45. The Local System Administration. . . . . . . 509 1. Transitional Culture Worlds. . . . . . . . 509 (1) The Finaliter World (2) The Morontia World (3) The Angelic World (4) The Superangel World (5) The World of the Sons (6) The World of the Spirit (7) The World of the Father 2. The System Sovereign......... 511 3. The System Government........ 512 4. The Four and Twenty Counselors . . . . . . 513 5. The Material Sons.......... 514 6. Adamic Training of Ascenders....... 515 Parental experience The probation nursery of Satania 7. The Melchizedek Schools........ 517 46. The Local System Headquarters....... 519 1. Physical Aspects of Jerusem. . . . . . . . 519 2. Physical Features of Jerusem....... 520 3. The Jerusem Broadcasts. . . . . . . . . 522 4. Residential and Administrative Areas . . . . . 522 5. The Jerusem Circles. . . . . . . . . . 523 (1) Circles of the Sons of God (2) Circles of the angels (3) Circles of the Universe Aids (4) Circles of the Master Physical Controllers (5) Circles of the ascending mortals (6) Circles of the courtesy colonies (7) Circles of the finaliters 6. The Executive-Administrative Squares..... 527 7. The RectanglesThe Spornagia. . . . . . . 527 8. The Jerusem Triangles......... 528
24. 24. xxviii Contents of the Book Page 47. The Seven Mansion Worlds . . . . . . . . .530 1. The Finaliters World......... 530 Requisite parental experience 2. The Probationary Nursery........ 531 3. The First Mansion World . . . . . . . . 532 Morontia Companions 4. The Second Mansion World. . . . . . . . 534 5. The Third Mansion World........ 535 6. The Fourth Mansion World. . . . . . . . 536 7. The Fifth Mansion World........ 537 8. The Sixth Mansion World........ 537 Adjuster fusion 9. The Seventh Mansion World....... 538 10. Jerusem Citizenship. . . . . . . . . . 539 48. The Morontia Life........... 541 1. Morontia Materials. . . . . . . . . . 541 2. Morontia Power Supervisors....... 542 (1) Circuit Regulators (2) System Co-ordinators (3) Planetary Custodians (4) Combined Controllers (5) Liaison Stabilizers (6) Selective Assorters (7) Associate Registrars 3. Morontia Companions......... 545 (1) Pilgrim Guardians (2) Pilgrim Receivers and Free Associators (3) Hosts to Celestial Visitors (4) Co-ordinators and Liaison Directors (5) Interpreters and Translators (6) Excursion and Reversion Supervisors (7) Area and Building Custodians 4. The Reversion Directors. . . . . . . . . 547 Celestial humor Mortal humor 5. The Mansion World Teachers . . . . . . . 550 6. Morontia World SeraphimTransition Ministers.. 551 (1) Seraphic Evangels Original of Twenty-third Psalm (2) Racial Interpreters (3) Mind Planners (4) Morontia Counselors Stereoscopic effect of mota (5) Technicians (6) Recorder-Teachers Truth and fact (7) Ministering Reserves Success, failure, and ego
25. 25. Contents of the Book xxix Page 7. Morontia Mota. . . . . . . . . . . 556 8. The Morontia Progressors........ 557 49. The Inhabited Worlds.......... 559 1. The Planetary Life.......... 559 2. Planetary Physical Types........ 560 (1) The atmospheric types (2) The elemental types (3) The gravity types (4) The temperature types (5) The electric types (6) The energizing types (7) The unnamed types 3. Worlds of the Nonbreathers. . . . . . . . 563 4. Evolutionary Will Creatures. . . . . . . . 564 5. The Planetary Series of Mortals. . . . . . . 565 (1) Adjustment to planetary environment Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia (2) Brain-type series (3) Spirit-reception series (4) Planetary-mortal epochs (5) Creature-kinship serials (6) Adjuster-fusion series (7) Techniques of terrestrial escape 6. Terrestrial Escape.......... 568 (1) The dispensational or group order of survival (2) The individual orders of ascension (3) The probationary-dependent orders of ascension (4) The secondary modified orders of ascension (5) The primary modified order of ascension 50. The Planetary Princes. . . . . . . . . . 572 1. Mission of the Princes......... 572 2. Planetary Administration . . . . . . . . 573 3. The Princes Corporeal Staff....... 574 4. The Planetary Headquarters and Schools.... 575 5. Progressive Civilization. . . . . . . . . 576 6. Planetary Culture.......... 578 7. The Rewards of Isolation . . . . . . . . 578 Agondonters Tabamantia an agondonter 51. The Planetary Adams.......... 580 1. Origin and Nature of the Material Sons of God... 580 2. Transit of the Planetary Adams....... 582 3. The Adamic Missions......... 582 4. The Six Evolutionary Races. . . . . . . . 584 5. Racial AmalgamationBestowal of the Adamic Blood . . 585 6. The Edenic Regime. . . . . . . . . . 586 7. United Administration......... 587
26. 26. xxx Contents of the Book Page 52. Planetary Mortal Epochs......... 589 1. Primitive Man........... 589 2. Post-Planetary Prince Man........ 591 3. Post-Adamic Man.......... 592 4. Post-Magisterial Son Man........ 594 5. Post-Bestowal Son Man. . . . . . . . . 595 6. Urantias Post-Bestowal Age....... 597 7. Post-Teacher Son Man......... 598 53. The Lucifer Rebellion. . . . . . . . . . 601 1. The Leaders of Rebellion . . . . . . . . 601 2. The Causes of Rebellion. . . . . . . . . 602 3. The Lucifer Manifesto......... 603 4. Outbreak of the Rebellion........ 604 5. Nature of the Conflict......... 605 6. A Loyal Seraphic Commander....... 606 7. History of the Rebellion. . . . . . . . . 607 8. The Son of Man on Urantia. . . . . . . . 609 9. Present Status of the Rebellion....... 610 54. Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion...... 613 1. True and False Liberty......... 613 2. The Theft of Liberty......... 614 3. The Time Lag of Justice. . . . . . . . . 615 4. The Mercy Time Lag . . . . . . . . . 615 5. The Wisdom of Delay......... 617 Twelve reasons 6. The Triumph of Love......... 618 55. The Spheres of Light and Life. . . . . . . . 621 1. The Morontia Temple......... 622 2. Death and Translation......... 623 3. The Golden Ages . . . . . . . . . . 624 4. Administrative Readjustments....... 626 The seven stages on a planet Release of midwayers Adamic departure 5. The Acme of Material Development. . . . . . 629 6. The Individual Mortal......... 630 7. The First or Planetary Stage. . . . . . . . 631 8. The Second or System Stage. . . . . . . . 632 9. The Third or Constellation Stage...... 633 10. The Fourth or Local Universe Stage. . . . . . 634 11. The Minor and Major Sector Stages. . . . . . 635 12. The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage. . . . . . 636 The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme 56. Universal Unity........... 637 1. Physical Co-ordination......... 637 2. Intellectual Unity.......... 638
27. 27. Contents of the Book xxxi Page 3. Spiritual Unification......... 639 4. Personality Unification......... 639 5. Deity Unity. . . . . . . . . . . . 640 6. Unification of Evolutionary Deity . . . . . . 641 7. Universal Evolutionary Repercussions..... 642 8. The Supreme Unifier . . . . . . . . . 643 9. Universal Absolute Unity . . . . . . . . 644 10. Truth, Beauty, and Goodness....... 646 PART III. THE HISTORY OF URANTIA 57. The Origin of Urantia.......... 651 1. The Andronover Nebula........ 651 2. The Primary Nebular Stage. . . . . . . . 652 3. The Secondary Nebular Stage....... 653 4. Tertiary and Quartan Stages. . . . . . . . 654 Origin of the Sun 5. The Origin of MonmatiaThe Urantia Solar System. 655 Retrograde motion 6. The Solar System Stage. . . . . . . . . 657 The planet-forming era Tidal friction Gravity-tidal explosions 7. The Meteoric Era.......... 658 The Volcanic Age The Primitive Planetary Atmosphere 8. Crustal Stabilization......... 660 The Age of Earthquakes The World Ocean and the First Continent 58. Life Establishment on Urantia . . . . . . . 664 1. Physical-Life Prerequisites........ 664 2. The Urantia Atmosphere . . . . . . . . 665 3. Spatial Environment . . . . . . . . . 666 4. The Life-Dawn Era. . . . . . . . . . 667 5. The Continental Drift......... 668 6. The Transition Period......... 669 7. The Geologic History Book........ 670 59. The Marine-Life Era on Urantia....... 672 1. Early Marine Life in the Shallow Seas..... 673 The Trilobite Age 2. The First Continental Flood Stage...... 674 The Invertebrate-Animal Age 3. The Second Great Flood Stage....... 676 The Coral Period The Brachiopod Age
28. 28. xxxii Contents of the Book Page 4. The Great Land-Emergence Stage...... 678 The Vegetative Land-Life Period The Age of Fishes 5. The Crustal-Shifting Stage........ 680 The Fern-Forest Carboniferous Period The Age of Frogs 6. The Climatic Transition Stage....... 682 The Seed-Plant Period The Age of Biologic Tribulation 60. Urantia During the Early Land-Life Era. . . . . 685 1. The Early Reptilian Age........ 685 2. The Later Reptilian Age. . . . . . . . . 687 3. The Cretaceous Stage......... 688 The Flowering-Plant Period The Age of Birds 4. The End of the Chalk Period....... 691 61. The Mammalian Era on Urantia....... 693 1. The New Continental Land Stage . . . . . . 693 The Age of Early Mammals 2. The Recent Flood Stage. . . . . . . . . 694 The Age of Advanced Mammals 3. The Modern Mountain Stage....... 696 Age of the Elephant and the Horse 4. The Recent Continental-Elevation Stage. . . . . 698 The Last Great Mammalian Migration 5. The Early Ice Age.......... 699 6. Primitive Man in the Ice Age....... 700 7. The Continuing Ice Age. . . . . . . . . 700 62. The Dawn Races of Early Man. . . . . . . . 703 1. The Early Lemur Types. . . . . . . . . 703 2. The Dawn Mammals . . . . . . . . . 703 3. The Mid-Mammals. . . . . . . . . . 704 Origin of the Simian tribes 4. The Primates........... 706 5. The First Human Beings........ 707 6. Evolution of the Human Mind....... 709 7. Recognition as an Inhabited World...... 709 63. The First Human Family . . . . . . . . . 711 1. Andon and Fonta.......... 711 2. The Flight of the Twins. . . . . . . . . 712 3. Andons Family. . . . . . . . . . . 713 4. The Andonic Clans. . . . . . . . . . 713 5. Dispersion of the Andonites. . . . . . . . 715 6. OnagarThe First Truth Teacher...... 715 7. The Survival of Andon and Fonta...... 717
29. 29. Contents of the Book xxxiii Page 64. The Evolutionary Races of Color. . . . . . . 718 1. The Andonic Aborigines. . . . . . . . . 718 2. The Foxhall Peoples. . . . . . . . . . 719 3. The Badonan Tribes......... 720 4. The Neanderthal Races. . . . . . . . . 720 5. Origin of the Colored Races. . . . . . . . 722 6. The Six Sangik Races of Urantia. . . . . . . 722 (1) The red man (2) The orange man (3) The yellow man (4) The green man (5) The blue man (6) The indigo race Purpose of the six races 7. Dispersion of the Colored Races. . . . . . . 726 65. The Overcontrol of Evolution....... 730 1. Life Carrier Functions......... 730 (1) The physical level of electrochemistry (2) The usual mid-phase of quasi-morontial existence (3) The advanced semispiritual level 2. The Evolutionary Panorama....... 731 3. The Fostering of Evolution........ 733 4. The Urantia Adventure. . . . . . . . . 734 5. Life-Evolution Vicissitudes........ 736 6. Evolutionary Techniques of Life. . . . . . . 737 7. Evolutionary Mind Levels........ 738 Mechanical-nonteachable mind Nonmechanical experiencing mind 8. Evolution in Time and Space....... 739 66. The Planetary Prince of Urantia. . . . . . . 741 1. Prince Caligastia . . . . . . . . . . 741 2. The Princes Staff.......... 742 3. DalamatiaThe City of the Prince...... 743 4. Early Days of the One Hundred. . . . . . . 743 5. Organization of the One Hundred . . . . . . 745 (1) The council on food and material welfare (2) The board of animal domestication and utilization (3) The advisers regarding the conquest of predatory animals (4) The faculty on dissemination and conservation of knowledge (5) The commission on industry and trade (6) The college of revealed religion (7) The guardians of health and life (8) The planetary council on art and science (9) The governors of advanced tribal relations
30. 30. xxxiv Contents of the Book Page (10) The supreme court of tribal co-ordination and racial co-operation 6. The Princes Reign.......... 749 7. Life in Dalamatia.......... 750 8. Misfortunes of Caligastia . . . . . . . . 752 67. The Planetary Rebellion......... 754 1. The Caligastia Betrayal. . . . . . . . . 754 2. The Outbreak of Rebellion........ 755 3. The Seven Crucial Years........ 756 4. The Caligastia One Hundred After Rebellion. . . . 757 5. Immediate Results of Rebellion....... 758 6. VanThe Steadfast. . . . . . . . . . 759 7. Remote Repercussions of Sin....... 760 8. The Human Hero of the Rebellion...... 761 68. The Dawn of Civilization......... 763 1. Protective Socialization. . . . . . . . . 763 2. Factors in Social Progression....... 764 3. Socializing Influence of Ghost Fear...... 766 4. Evolution of the Mores......... 767 5. Land TechniquesMaintenance Arts . . . . . 768 (1) The collection stage (2) The hunting stage (3) The pastoral stage (4) The agricultural stage 6. Evolution of Culture......... 769 The land-man ratio 69. Primitive Human Institutions. . . . . . . . 772 1. Basic Human Institutions........ 772 (1) Institutions of self-maintenance (2) Institutions of self-perpetuation (3) Institutions of self-gratification 2. The Dawn of Industry......... 773 3. The Specialization of Labor. . . . . . . . 773 4. The Beginnings of Trade........ 775 5. The Beginnings of Capital........ 775 6. Fire in Relation to Civilization....... 777 7. The Utilization of Animals........ 778 8. Slavery as a Factor in Civilization . . . . . . 778 9. Private Property.......... 780 70. The Evolution of Human Government..... 783 1. The Genesis of War. . . . . . . . . . 783 2. The Social Value of War. . . . . . . . . 785 Modern industrialism versus militarism 3. Early Human Associations........ 787 4. Clans and Tribes . . . . . . . . . . 788 5. The Beginnings of Government. . . . . . . 788 6. Monarchial Government........ 789
31. 31. Contents of the Book xxxv Page 7. Primitive Clubs and Secret Societies. . . . . . 790 8. Social Classes........... 792 9. Human Rights........... 793 10. Evolution of Justice. . . . . . . . . . 794 11. Laws and Courts . . . . . . . . . . 796 12. Allocation of Civil Authority....... 797 71. Development of the State. . . . . . . . . 800 1. The Embryonic State . . . . . . . . . 800 2. The Evolution of Representative Government . . . 801 3. The Ideals of Statehood. . . . . . . . . 803 4. Progressive Civilization. . . . . . . . . 804 5. The Evolution of Competition....... 805 6. The Profit Motive.......... 805 7. Education............ 806 8. The Character of Statehood. . . . . . . . 806 72. Government on a Neighboring Planet..... 808 1. The Continental Nation. . . . . . . . . 808 2. Political Organization......... 809 3. The Home Life. . . . . . . . . . . 811 4. The Educational System........ 812 5. Industrial Organization. . . . . . . . . 813 6. Old-Age Insurance.......... 814 7. Taxation . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 8. The Special Colleges......... 816 9. The Plan of Universal Suffrage....... 817 10. Dealing with Crime. . . . . . . . . . 818 11. Military Preparedness......... 818 12. The Other Nations.......... 819 73. The Garden of Eden.......... 821 Tabamantias inspection 1. The Nodites and the Amadonites...... 821 2. Planning for the Garden. . . . . . . . . 822 3. The Garden Site.......... 823 4. Establishing the Garden. . . . . . . . . 823 5. The Garden Home.......... 824 6. The Tree of Life. . . . . . . . . . . 825 7. The Fate of Eden.......... 826 74. Adam and Eve . . . . . . . . . . . . 828 1. Adam and Eve on Jerusem........ 828 2. Arrival of Adam and Eve . . . . . . . . 829 3. Adam and Eve Learn About the Planet..... 830 4. The First Upheaval. . . . . . . . . . 832 5. Adams Administration. . . . . . . . . 833 6. Home Life of Adam and Eve....... 834 7. Life in the Garden.......... 835 8. The Legend of Creation. . . . . . . . . 836
32. 32. xxxvi Contents of the Book Page 75. The Default of Adam and Eve. . . . . . . . 839 1. The Urantia Problem . . . . . . . . . 839 2. Caligastias Plot. . . . . . . . . . . 840 3. The Temptation of Eve. . . . . . . . . 841 4. The Realization of Default........ 842 5. Repercussions of Default........ 843 6. Adam and Eve Leave the Garden . . . . . . 844 7. Degradation of Adam and Eve....... 845 8. The So-Called Fall of Man........ 845 76. The Second Garden. . . . . . . . . . . 847 1. The Edenites Enter Mesopotamia . . . . . . 847 2. Cain and Abel........... 848 3. Life in Mesopotamia......... 849 The Sethite priesthood 4. The Violet Race. . . . . . . . . . . 850 5. Death of Adam and Eve. . . . . . . . . 851 Michaels message 6. Survival of Adam and Eve........ 853 77. The Midway Creatures. . . . . . . . . . 855 1. The Primary Midwayers........ 855 2. The Nodite Race.......... 856 3. The Tower of Babel. . . . . . . . . . 858 4. Nodite Centers of Civilization....... 859 5. Adamson and Ratta. . . . . . . . . . 861 6. The Secondary Midwayers........ 862 7. The Rebel Midwayers......... 863 8. The United Midwayers......... 864 9. The Permanent Citizens of Urantia...... 865 78. The Violet Race after the Days of Adam..... 868 1. Racial and Cultural Distribution. . . . . . . 868 2. The Adamites in the Second Garden. . . . . . 869 3. Early Expansions of the Adamites...... 870 4. The Andites........... 871 5. The Andite Migrations......... 872 6. The Last Andite Dispersions. . . . . . . . 873 7. The Floods in Mesopotamia. . . . . . . . 874 Story of Noah 8. The SumeriansLast of the Andites. . . . . . 875 79. Andite Expansion in the Orient....... 878 1. The Andites of Turkestan . . . . . . . . 878 2. The Andite Conquest of India....... 879 3. Dravidian India. . . . . . . . . . . 881 4. The Aryan Invasion of India....... 882 5. Red Man and Yellow Man........ 883 6. Dawn of Chinese Civilization . . . . . . . 884
33. 33. Contents of the Book xxxvii Page 7. The Andites Enter China . . . . . . . . 886 8. Later Chinese Civilization........ 887 80. Andite Expansion in the Occident...... 889 1. The Adamites Enter Europe. . . . . . . . 889 2. Climatic and Geologic Changes....... 890 Flooding of the Mediterranean 3. The Cro-Magnoid Blue Man....... 891 4. The Andite Invasions of Europe. . . . . . . 892 5. The Andite Conquest of Northern Europe . . . . 893 6. The Andites Along the Nile. . . . . . . . 894 7. Andites of the Mediterranean Isles...... 895 8. The Danubian Andonites . . . . . . . . 896 9. The Three White Races. . . . . . . . . 897 81. Development of Modern Civilization. . . . . . 900 1. The Cradle of Civilization........ 900 2. The Tools of Civilization........ 901 (1) The taming of fire (2) The domestication of animals (3) The enslavement of captives (4) Private property 3. Cities, Manufacture, and Commerce. . . . . . 903 4. The Mixed Races . . . . . . . . . . 904 (1) The Caucasoid races (2) The Mongoloid races (3) The Negroid races 5. Cultural Society. . . . . . . . . . . 905 Might and right 6. The Maintenance of Civilization. . . . . . . 906 (1) Natural circumstances (2) Capital goods (3) Scientific knowledge (4) Human resources (5) Effectiveness of material resources (6) Effectiveness of language (7) Effectiveness of mechanical devices (8) Character of torchbearers (9) The racial ideals (10) Co-ordination of specialists (11) Place-finding devices (12) The willingness to co-operate (13) Effective and wise leadership (14) Social changes (15) The prevention of transitional breakdown 82. The Evolution of Marriage........ 913 1. The Mating Instinct. . . . . . . . . . 913 2. The Restrictive Taboos......... 914
34. 34. xxxviii Contents of the Book Page 3. Early Marriage Mores......... 915 4. Marriage Under the Property Mores. . . . . . 917 5. Endogamy and Exogamy . . . . . . . . 918 6. Racial Mixtures. . . . . . . . . . . 919 83. The Marriage Institution......... 922 1. Marriage as a Societal Institution...... 922 2. Courtship and Betrothal. . . . . . . . . 923 3. Purchase and Dowry......... 923 4. The Wedding Ceremony. . . . . . . . . 924 5. Plural Marriages.......... 925 6. True MonogamyPair Marriage...... 927 7. The Dissolution of Wedlock. . . . . . . . 928 8. The Idealization of Marriage....... 929 84. Marriage and Family Life......... 931 1. Primitive Pair Associations........ 931 2. The Early Mother-Family........ 932 3. The Family Under Father Dominance . . . . . 933 4. Womans Status in Early Society. . . . . . . 935 5. Woman Under the Developing Mores..... 936 6. The Partnership of Man and Woman..... 938 7. The Ideals of Family Life . . . . . . . . 939 8. Dangers of Self-Gratification....... 942 85. The Origins of Worship. . . . . . . . . . 944 1. Worship of Stones and Hills. . . . . . . . 944 2. Worship of Plants and Trees. . . . . . . . 945 3. The Worship of Animals . . . . . . . . . 946 4. Worship of the Elements........ 946 5. Worship of the Heavenly Bodies. . . . . . . 947 6. Worship of Man. . . . . . . . . . . 948 7. The Adjutants of Worship and Wisdom..... 948 86. Early Evolution of Religion........ 950 1. Chance: Good Luck and Bad Luck...... 950 2. The Personification of Chance....... 951 3. DeathThe Inexplicable . . . . . . . . 952 4. The Death-Survival Concept....... 952 5. The Ghost-Soul Concept........ 953 6. The Ghost-Spirit Environment....... 955 7. The Function of Primitive Religion...... 956 87. The Ghost Cults........... 958 1. Ghost Fear. . . . . . . . . . . . 958 2. Ghost Placation. . . . . . . . . . . 959 3. Ancestor Worship.......... 960 4. Good and Bad Spirit Ghosts. . . . . . . . 961 5. The Advancing Ghost Cult........ 962
35. 35. Contents of the Book xxxix Page 6. Coercion and Exorcism. . . . . . . . . 963 7. Nature of Cultism.......... 965 88. Fetishes, Charms, and Magic........ 967 1. Belief in Fetishes . . . . . . . . . . 967 2. Evolution of the Fetish......... 968 Images and idols Sacred Books 3. Totemism............ 970 4. Magic............. 970 5. Magical Charms.......... 971 6. The Practice of Magic......... 972 89. Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement. . . . . . . . 974 1. The Taboo............ 974 2. The Concept of Sin. . . . . . . . . . 975 3. Renunciation and Humiliation....... 976 The continence cult 4. Origins of Sacrifice.......... 977 5. Sacrifices and Cannibalism........ 978 6. Evolution of Human Sacrifice....... 980 7. Modifications of Human Sacrifice . . . . . . 981 Temple harlotry 8. Redemption and Covenants. . . . . . . . 982 9. Sacrifices and Sacraments........ 983 10. Forgiveness of Sin.......... 984 90. ShamanismMedicine Men and Priests..... 986 1. The First ShamansThe Medicine Men. . . . . 986 2. Shamanistic Practices......... 987 3. The Shamanic Theory of Disease and Death. . . . 989 4. Medicine Under the Shamans . . . . . . . 990 5. Priests and Rituals.......... 992 91. The Evolution of Prayer......... 994 1. Primitive Prayer.......... 994 2. Evolving Prayer.......... 995 Prayer versus magic 3. Prayer and the Alter Ego........ 996 4. Ethical Praying. . . . . . . . . . . 997 5. Social Repercussions of Prayer....... 998 6. The Province of Prayer......... 999 7. Mysticism, Ecstasy, and Inspiration...... 1000 8. Praying as a Personal Experience...... 1001 9. Conditions of Effective Prayer....... 1002 92. The Later Evolution of Religion....... 1003 1. The Evolutionary Nature of Religion..... 1003 2. Religion and the Mores......... 1004
36. 36. xl Contents of the Book Page 3. The Nature of Evolutionary Religion..... 1005 4. The Gift of Revelation......... 1007 (1) The Dalamatian teachings (2) The Edenic teachings (3) The Melchizedek of Salem (4) Jesus of Nazareth (5) The Urantia Papers 5. The Great Religious Leaders....... 1008 6. The Composite Religions . . . . . . . . 1010 Eleven living religions 7. The Further Evolution of Religion...... 1012 93. Machiventa Melchizedek......... 1014 1. The Machiventa Incarnation....... 1014 2. The Sage of Salem.......... 1015 3. Melchizedeks Teachings........ 1016 4. The Salem Religion. . . . . . . . . . 1017 The creed The seven commandments 5. The Selection of Abraham........ 1018 6. Melchizedeks Covenant with Abraham. . . . . 1020 7. The Melchizedek Missionaries....... 1021 8. Departure of Melchizedek........ 1022 9. After Melchizedeks Departure....... 1022 10. Present Status of Machiventa Melchizedek.... 1024 94. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Orient . . . . 1027 1. The Salem Teachings in Vedic India. . . . . . 1027 The Rig-Veda 2. Brahmanism . . . . . . . . . . . 1028 Doctrine of reincarnation 3. Brahmanic Philosophy......... 1030 4. The Hindu Religion. . . . . . . . . . 1031 5. The Struggle for Truth in China. . . . . . . 1032 6. Lao-Tse and Confucius. . . . . . . . . 1033 7. Gautama Siddhartha . . . . . . . . . 1035 8. The Buddhist Faith. . . . . . . . . . 1036 The gospel of Gautama The moral commandments 9. The Spread of Buddhism . . . . . . . . 1037 10. Religion in Tibet.......... 1038 11. Buddhist Philosophy......... 1038 12. The God Concept of Buddhism....... 1040 95. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Levant . . . . 1042 1. The Salem Religion in Mesopotamia. . . . . . 1042 2. Early Egyptian Religion. . . . . . . . . 1043 3. Evolution of Moral Concepts....... 1045 4. The Teachings of Amenomope*. . . . . . . 1046 *Corrected to Amenemope in subsequent printings.
37. 37. Contents of the Book xli Page 5. The Remarkable Ikhnaton........ 1047 6. The Salem Doctrines in Iran. . . . . . . . 1049 7. The Salem Teachings in Arabia....... 1050 96. YahwehGod of the Hebrews. . . . . . . . 1052 1. Deity Concepts Among the Semites...... 1052 2. The Semitic Peoples. . . . . . . . . . 1054 3. The Matchless Moses . . . . . . . . . 1055 4. The Proclamation of Yahweh . . . . . . . 1056 5. The Teachings of Moses. . . . . . . . . 1057 Materialistic Providence 6. The God Concept After Moses Death . . . . . 1059 7. Psalms and the Book of Job. . . . . . . . 1060 97. Evolution of the God Concept Among the Hebrews. . 1062 1. SamuelFirst of the Hebrew Prophets..... 1062 2. Elijah and Elisha.......... 1064 3. Yahweh and Baal.......... 1064 4. Amos and Hosea.......... 1065 5. The First Isaiah.......... 1066 Micah and Obadiah 6. Jeremiah the Fearless . . . . . . . . . 1067 7. The Second Isaiah.......... 1068 8. Sacred and Profane History. . . . . . . . 1070 9. Hebrew History. . . . . . . . . . . 1071 Ephriam* and Judah Saul and David Solomon and taxation Israel and Judah Destruction of the Kingdom of Israel End of the Kingdom of Judah The Babylonian captivity 10. The Hebrew Religion . . . . . . . . . 1075 98. The Melchizedek Teachings in the Occident. . . . 1077 1. The Salem Religion Among the Greeks..... 1077 2. Greek Philosophic Thought. . . . . . . . 1078 3. The Melchizedek Teachings in Rome..... 1080 4. The Mystery Cults.......... 1081 The Phrygian cult of Cybele and Attis The Egyptian cult of Osiris and Isis The Iranian cult of Mithras 5. The Cult of Mithras. . . . . . . . . . 1082 6. Mithraism and Christianity. . . . . . . . 1083 7. The Christian Religion......... 1083 99. The Social Problems of Religion....... 1086 1. Religion and Social Reconstruction...... 1086 2. Weakness of Institutional Religion...... 1087 *Corrected to Ephraim in subsequent printings.
38. 38. xlii Contents of the Book Page 3. Religion and the Religionist. . . . . . . . 1088 4. Transition Difficulties......... 1089 5. Social Aspects of Religion........ 1090 6. Institutional Religion . . . . . . . . . 1092 7. Religions Contribution. . . . . . . . . 1092 100. Religion in Human Experience....... 1094 1. Religious Growth.......... 1094 2. Spiritual Growth . . . . . . . . . . 1095 3. Concepts of Supreme Value. . . . . . . . 1096 4. Problems of Growth. . . . . . . . . . 1097 5. Conversion and Mysticism........ 1098 6. Marks of Religious Living........ 1100 7. The Acme of Religious Living....... 1101 101. The Real Nature of Religion........ 1104 1. True Religion........... 1104 2. The Fact of Religion......... 1105 3. The Characteristics of Religion....... 1107 Twelve illustrations of spiritual faith 4. The Limitations of Revelation....... 1109 5. Religion Expanded by Revelation . . . . . . 1110 6. Progressive Religious Experience...... 1111 Seven aspects of salvation 7. A Personal Philosophy of Religion...... 1113 8. Faith and Belief. . . . . . . . . . . 1114 9. Religion and Morality......... 1115 10. Religion as Mans Liberator. . . . . . . . 1116 102. The Foundations of Religious Faith...... 1118 1. Assurances of Faith. . . . . . . . . . 1118 2. Religion and Reality......... 1119 3. Knowledge, Wisdom, and Insight . . . . . . 1121 4. The Fact of Experience. . . . . . . . . 1123 5. The Supremacy of Purposive Potential..... 1123 6. The Certainty of Religious Faith. . . . . . . 1124 7. The Certitude of the Divine. . . . . . . . 1126 8. The Evidences of Religion........ 1127 103. The Reality of Religious Experience. . . . . . 1129 1. Philosophy of Religion......... 1129 2. Religion and the Individual. . . . . . . . 1130 3. Religion and the Human Race....... 1132 4. Spiritual Communion......... 1133 5. The Origin of Ideals. . . . . . . . . . 1133 6. Philosophic Co-ordination........ 1135 7. Science and Religion......... 1137 8. Philosophy and Religion. . . . . . . . . 1140 9. The Essence of Religion. . . . . . . . . 1140
39. 39. Contents of the Book xliii Page 104. Growth of the Trinity Concept . . . . . . . 1143 1. Urantian Trinity Concepts........ 1143 2. Trinity Unity and Deity Plurality...... 1145 3. Trinities and Triunities......... 1146 4. The Seven Triunities......... 1147 5. Triodities............ 1151 105. Deity and Reality........... 1152 1. The Philosophic Concept of the I AM..... 1152 2. The I AM as Triune and as Sevenfold..... 1153 3. The Seven Absolutes of Infinity. . . . . . . 1155 4. Unity, Duality, and Triunity. . . . . . . . 1157 5. Promulgation of Finite Reality....... 1158 6. Repercussions of Finite Reality....... 1159 7. Eventuation of Transcendentals. . . . . . . 1159 106. Universe Levels of Reality........ 1162 1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals . . . . 1163 God the Sevenfold 2. Secondary Supreme Finite Integration..... 1164 The Supreme Being 3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality Association. . . . 1165 The Trinity Ultimate 4. Ultimate Quartan Integration....... 1166 Ultimate Deity 5. Coabsolute or Fifth-Phase Association..... 1167 The Trinity Absolute 6. Absolute or Sixth-Phase Integration. . . . . . 1167 The cosmos infinite 7. Finality of Destiny.......... 1168 8. The Trinity of Trinities......... 1170 (1) The level of three Trinities (2) The level of experiential Deity (3) The level of the I AM 9. Existential Infinite Unification....... 1173 107. Origin and Nature of Thought Adjusters.... 1176 1. Origin of Thought Adjusters. . . . . . . . 1177 2. Classification of Adjusters........ 1178 3. The Divinington Home of Adjusters. . . . . . 1179 4. Nature and Presence of Adjusters . . . . . . 1180 5. Adjuster Mindedness . . . . . . . . . 1181 6. Adjusters as Pure Spirits........ 1182 7. Adjusters and Personality........ 1183 108. Mission and Ministry of Thought Adjusters.... 1185 1. Selection and Assignment . . . . . . . . 1185 2. Prerequisites of Adjuster Indwelling. . . . . . 1186 On Urantia On other worlds
40. 40. xliv Contents of the Book Page 3. Organization and Administration . . . . . . 1188 Tabamantias tribute 4. Relation to Other Spiritual Influences . . . . . 1190 5. The Adjusters Mission. . . . . . . . . 1191 6. God in Man. . . . . . . . . . . . 1192 109. Relation of Adjusters to Universe Creatures. . . .1195 1. Development of Adjusters........ 1195 2. Self-Acting Adjusters . . . . . . . . . 1196 3. Relation of Adjusters to Mortal Types . . . . . 1197 4. Adjusters and Human Personality...... 1198 5. Material Handicaps to Adjuster Indwelling.... 1199 6. The Persistence of True Values....... 1200 The Adjuster that indwelt Jesus 7. Destiny of Personalized Adjusters . . . . . . 1201 Omnipersonal beings 110. Relation of Adjusters to Individual Mortals... 1203 1. Indwelling the Mortal Mind. . . . . . . . 1203 2. Adjusters and Human Will........ 1204 3. Co-operation with the Adjuster....... 1205 4. The Adjusters Work in the Mind . . . . . . 1207 5. Erroneous Concepts of Adjuster Guidance.... 1207 6. The Seven Psychic Circles........ 1209 7. The Attainment of Immortality....... 1212 The Adjusters plea to the soul 111. The Adjuster and the Soul. . . . . . . . . 1215 1. The Mind Arena of Choice........ 1216 2. Nature of the Soul.......... 1217 3. The Evolving Soul.......... 1218 4. The Inner Life........... 1219 5. The Consecration of Choice. . . . . . . . 1221 6. The Human Paradox . . . . . . . . . 1221 7. The Adjusters Problem. . . . . . . . . 1223 A guardian of destinys statement 112. Personality Survival.......... 1225 Fourteen aspects of personality 1. Personality and Reality......... 1226 2. The Self............ 1227 3. The Phenomenon of Death........ 1229 4. Adjusters after Death......... 1231 5. Survival of the Human Self. . . . . . . . 1232 6. The Morontia Self.......... 1235 7. Adjuster Fusion. . . . . . . . . . . 1237 113. Seraphic Guardians of Destiny . . . . . . . .1241 1. The Guardian Angels......... 1241 2. The Destiny Guardians. . . . . . . . . 1242
41. 41. Contents of the Book xlv Page 3. Relation to Other Spirit Influences...... 1244 4. Seraphic Domains of Action. . . . . . . . 1245 5. Seraphic Ministry to Mortals....... 1245 6. Guardian Angels After Death . . . . . . . 1246 7. Seraphim and the Ascendant Career. . . . . . 1248 114. Seraphic Planetary Government....... 1250 1. The Sovereignty of Urantia........ 1250 2. The Board of Planetary Supervisors. . . . . . 1251 3. The Resident Governor General. . . . . . . 1252 4. The Most High Observer . . . . . . . . 1253 Most High regencies 5. The Planetary Government. . . . . . . . 1254 6. The Master Seraphim of Planetary Supervision... 1254 (1) The epochal angels (2) The progress angels (3) The religious guardians (4) The angels of national life (5) The angels of the races (6) The angels of the future (7) The angels of enlightenment (8) The angels of health (9) The home seraphim (10) The angels of industry (11) The angels of diversion (12) The angels of superhuman ministry 7. The Reserve Corps of Destiny....... 1257 115. The Supreme Being. . . . . . . . . . . 1260 1. Relativity of Concept Frames . . . . . . . 1260 2. The Absolute Basis for Supremacy...... 1261 3. Original, Actual, and Potential....... 1261 4. Sources of Supreme Reality........ 1263 5. Relation of the Supreme to the Paradise Trinity... 1264 6. Relation of the Supreme to the Triodities. . . . . 1265 7. The Nature of the Supreme. . . . . . . . 1266 116. The Almighty Supreme. . . . . . . . . . 1268 1. The Supreme Mind. . . . . . . . . . 1268 The cosmic mind 2. The Almighty and God the Sevenfold..... 1269 3. The Almighty and Paradise Deity . . . . . . 1270 4. The Almighty and the Supreme Creators. . . . . 1271 5. The Almighty and the Sevenfold Controllers. . . . 1273 The problem of equilibrium 6. Spirit Dominance.......... 1275 7. The Living Organism of the Grand Universe. . . . 1276