The Urantia Book/Part 1
PART I
THE CENTRAL AND SUPERUNIVERSES
Sponsored by a Uversa Corps of Superuniverse Personalities
acting by authority of the Orvonton
Ancients of Days.
| 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 |
| 2.The Nature of God | 33 |
| 1.The Infinity of God | 33 |
| 2.The Father's 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 |
| 3.The Attributes of God | 44 |
| 1.God's Everywhereness | 44 |
| 2.God's Infinite Power | 46 |
| 3.God's Universal Knowledge | 48 |
| 4.God's Limitlessness | 49 |
| 5.The Father's Supreme Rule | 50 |
| The inevitabilities | |
| 6.The Father's Primacy | 52 |
| The benediction |
| 4.God's Relation to the Universe | 54 |
| 1.The Universe Attitude of the Father | 54 |
| Providence | |
| 2.God and Nature | 56 |
| 3.God's Unchanging Character | 57 |
| 4.The Realization of God | 58 |
| 5.Erroneous Ideas of God | 59 |
| 5.God's 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 Father's 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 |
| 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.Universal Manipulator | 101 |
| 4.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.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 Superuniveres | 164 |
| 1.The Superuniverse Space Level | 164 |
| 2.Organization of the Superuniverses | 165 |
| 3.The Superuniverse of Orvonton | 167 |
| 4.Nebulae—The 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 |
| 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 Governments | 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.Majeston—Chief 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.Complements of Rest | 296 |
| Creature-trinitized sons |
| 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)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 |
| (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 |
| (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 |