SOLITARY
Messengers are the personal and universal corps of the
Conjoint Creator; they are the first and senior order of
the Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit. They
represent the initial creative action of the Infinite
Spirit in solitary function for the purpose of bringing
into existence solitary personality spirits. Neither the
Father nor the Son directly participated in this
stupendous spiritualization.
These spirit
messengers were personalized in a single creative
episode, and their number is stationary. Although I have
one of these extraordinary beings associated with me on
this present mission, I do not know how many such
personalities exist in the universe of universes. I only
know, from time to time, how many are of registry-record
as functioning for the time being within the
jurisdiction of our superuniverse. From the last Uversa
report I observe that there were almost 7,690 trillion
Solitary Messengers then operating within the boundaries
of Orvonton; and I conjecture that this is considerably
less than one seventh of their total number.
1.
NATURE AND ORIGIN OF SOLITARY MESSENGERS
Immediately following the creation of the Seven Spirits
of the Havona Circuits the Infinite Spirit brought into
being the vast corps of Solitary Messengers. There is no
part of the universal creation which is pre-existent to
the Solitary Messengers except Paradise and the Havona
circuits; they have functioned throughout the grand
universe from near eternity. They are fundamental to the
divine technique of the Infinite Spirit for
self-revelation to, and personal contact with, the
far-flung creations of time and space.
Notwithstanding that these messengers are existent from
the near times of eternity, they are all aware of a
beginning of selfhood. They are conscious of time, being
the first of the creation of the Infinite Spirit to
possess such a time consciousness. They are the
first-born creatures of the Infinite Spirit to be
personalized in time and spiritualized in space.
These
solitary spirits came forth in the dawn of time as
full-fledged and perfectly endowed spirit beings. They
are all equal, and there are no classes or subdivisions
founded on personal variation. Their classifications are
based wholly on the type of work to which they are
assigned from time to time.
Mortals
start out as well-nigh material beings on the worlds of
space and ascend inward towards the Great Centers; these
solitary spirits start out at the center of all things
and crave assignment to the remote creations, even to
the individual worlds of the outermost local universes
and even on beyond.
Though
denominated Solitary Messengers, they are not lonesome
spirits, for they truly like to work alone. They are the
only beings in all creation who can and do enjoy a
solitary existence, albeit they equally enjoy
association with the very few orders of universe
intelligence with whom they can fraternize.
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Solitary
Messengers are not isolated in their service; they are
constantly in touch with the wealth of the intellect of
all creation as they are capable of "listening in" on
all the broadcasts of the realms of their sojourn. They
can also intercommunicate with members of their own
immediate corps, those beings doing the same kind of
work in the same superuniverse. They could communicate
with others of their number, but they have been directed
by the council of the Seven Master Spirits not to do so,
and they are a loyal group; they do not disobey or
default. There is no record that a Solitary Messenger
ever stumbled into darkness.
The
Solitary Messengers, like the Universe Power Directors,
are among the very few types of beings operating
throughout the realms who are exempt from apprehension
or detention by the tribunals of time and space. They
could be cited to appear before no one except the Seven
Master Spirits, but not in all the annals of the master
universe has this Paradise council ever been called upon
to adjudicate the case of a Solitary Messenger.
These
messengers of solitary assignment are a dependable,
self-reliant, versatile, thoroughly spiritual, and
broadly sympathetic group of created beings derived from
the Third Source and Center; they operate by the
authority of the Infinite Spirit resident on the central
Isle of Paradise and as personalized on the headquarters
spheres of the local universes. They are constant
partakers of the direct circuit emanating from the
Infinite Spirit, even when they function in the local
creations under the immediate influence of the local
universe Mother Spirits.
There is
a technical reason why these Solitary Messengers must
travel and work alone. For short periods and when
stationary, they can collaborate in a group, but when
thus ensembled, they are altogether cut off from the
sustenance and direction of their Paradise circuit; they
are wholly isolated. When in transit, or when operating
in the circuits of space and the currents of time, if
two or more of this order are in close proximity, both
or all are thrown out of liaison with the higher
circulating forces. They are "short circuited" as you
might describe it in illustrative symbols. Therefore
they have inherent within them a power of automatic
alarm, a warning signal, which unerringly operates to
apprise them of approaching conflicts and unfailingly
keeps them sufficiently separated as not to interfere
with their proper and effective functioning. They also
possess inherent and automatic powers which detect and
indicate the proximity of both the Inspired Trinity
Spirits and the divine Thought Adjusters.
These
messengers possess no power of personality extension or
reproduction, but there is practically no work of the
universes in which they cannot engage, and to which they
cannot contribute something essential and helpful.
Especially are they the great timesavers for those who
are concerned in the administration of universe affairs;
and they assist us all, from the highest to the lowest.
2.
ASSIGNMENTS OF SOLITARY MESSENGERS
Solitary
Messengers are not permanently attached to any
individual or group of celestial personalities. They are
on duty, always by assignment, and during such service
they work under the immediate supervision of those who
direct the realms of their attachment. Among themselves
they have neither organization nor government of any
kind; they are Solitary Messengers.
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Solitary
Messengers are assigned by the Infinite Spirit to the
following seven divisions of service:
1.
Messengers of the Paradise Trinity.
2.
Messengers of the Havona Circuits.
3.
Messengers of the Superuniverses.
4.
Messengers of the Local Universes.
5.
Explorers of Undirected Assignment.
6.
Ambassadors and Emissaries of Special Assignment.
7.
Revelators of Truth.
These
spirit messengers are in every sense interchangeable
from one type of service to another; such transfers are
constantly taking place. There are no separate orders of
Solitary Messengers; they are spiritually alike and in
every sense equal. While they are generally designated
by number, they are known to the Infinite Spirit by
personal names. They are known to the rest of us by the
name or number designative of their current assignment.
1.
Messengers of the Paradise Trinity. I am not
permitted to reveal much of the work of the group of
messengers assigned to the Trinity. They are the trusted
and secret servants of the Deities, and when intrusted
with special messages which involve the unrevealed
policies and future conduct of the Gods, they have never
been known to divulge a secret or betray the confidence
reposed in their order. And all this is related in this
connection, not to appear boastful of their perfection,
but rather to point out that the Deities can and do
create perfect beings.
The
confusion and turmoil of Urantia do not signify that the
Paradise Rulers lack either interest or ability to
manage affairs differently. The Creators are possessed
of full power to make Urantia a veritable paradise, but
such an Eden would not contribute to the development of
those strong, noble, and experienced characters which
the Gods are so surely forging out on your world between
the anvils of necessity and the hammers of anguish. Your
anxieties and sorrows, your trials and disappointments,
are just as much a part of the divine plan on your
sphere as are the exquisite perfection and infinite
adaptation of all things to their supreme purpose on the
worlds of the central and perfect universe.
2.
Messengers of the Havona Circuits. Throughout the
ascendant career you will be vaguely, but increasingly,
able to detect the presence of the Solitary Messengers,
but not until you reach Havona will you recognize them
unmistakably. The first of the messengers you will see
face to face will be those of the Havona circuits.
Solitary
Messengers enjoy special relations with the natives of
the Havona worlds. These messengers, who are so
functionally handicapped when associating with one
another, can and do have a very close and personal
communion with the Havona natives. But it is quite
impossible to convey to human minds the supreme
satisfactions consequent upon the contact of the minds
of these divinely perfect beings with the spirits of
such near-transcendent personalities.
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3. Messengers of the Superuniverses. The Ancients
of Days, those personalities of Trinity origin who
preside over the destinies of the seven superuniverses,
those trios of divine power and administrative wisdom,
are bountifully supplied with Solitary Messengers. It is
only through this order of messengers that the triune
rulers of one superuniverse can directly and personally
communicate with the rulers of another. Solitary
Messengers are the only available type of spirit
intelligence--aside, possibly, from the Inspired Trinity
Spirits--that can be dispatched from the headquarters of
one superuniverse directly to the headquarters of
another. All other personalities must make such
excursions by way of Havona and the executive worlds of
the Master Spirits.
There are
some kinds of information which cannot be obtained
either by Gravity Messengers, reflectivity, or
broadcast. And when the Ancients of Days would certainly
know these things, they must dispatch a Solitary
Messenger to the source of knowledge. Long before the
presence of life on Urantia the messenger now associated
with me was assigned on a mission out of Uversa to the
central universe--was absent from the roll calls of
Orvonton for almost a million years but returned in due
time with the desired information.
There is
no limitation upon the service of Solitary Messengers in
the superuniverses; they may function as executioners of
the high tribunals or as intelligence gatherers for the
good of the realm. Of all the supercreations they most
delight to serve in Orvonton because here the need is
greatest and the opportunities for heroic effort are
greatly multiplied. In the more needy realms we all
enjoy the satisfaction of a more replete function.
4.
Messengers of the Local Universes. In the services
of a local universe there is no limit upon the
functioning of the Solitary Messengers. They are the
faithful revealers of the motives and intent of the
local universe Mother Spirit, although they are under
the full jurisdiction of the reigning Master Son. And
this is true of all messengers operating in a local
universe, whether they are traveling out directly from
universe headquarters, or whether they are acting
temporarily in liaison with Constellation Fathers,
System Sovereigns, or Planetary Princes. Before the
concentration of all power in the hands of a Creator Son
at the time of his elevation as sovereign ruler of his
universe, these messengers of the local universes
function under the general direction of the Ancients of
Days and are immediately responsible to their resident
representative, the Union of Days.
5.
Explorers of Undirected Assignment. When the reserve
corps of the Solitary Messengers is overrecruited, there
issues from one of the Seven Supreme Power Directors a
call for exploration volunteers; and there is never a
lack of volunteers, for they delight to be dispatched as
free and untrammeled explorers, to experience the thrill
of finding the organizing nucleuses of new worlds and
universes.
They go
forth to investigate the clues furnished by the space
contemplators of the realms. Undoubtedly the Paradise
Deities know of the existence of these undiscovered
energy systems of space, but they never divulge such
information. If the Solitary Messengers did not explore
and chart these newly organizing energy centers, such
phenomena would long remain unnoticed even by the
intelligences of adjacent realms. Solitary Messengers,
as a class, are highly sensitive to gravity; accordingly
they can sometimes detect the probable presence of very
small dark planets, the very worlds which are best
adapted to life experiments.
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These messenger-explorers of undirected assignment
patrol the master universe. They are constantly out on
exploring expeditions to the uncharted regions of all
outer space. Very much of the information which we
possess of transactions in the realms of outer space, we
owe to the explorations of the Solitary Messengers as
they often work and study with the celestial
astronomers.
6.
Ambassadors and Emissaries of Special Assignment.
Local universes situated within the same superuniverse
customarily exchange ambassadors selected from their
native orders of sonship. But to avoid delay, Solitary
Messengers are frequently asked to go as ambassadors
from one local creation to another, to represent and
interpret one realm to another. For example: When a
newly inhabited realm is discovered, it may prove to be
so remote in space that a long time will pass before an
enseraphimed ambassador can reach this far-distant
universe. An enseraphimed being cannot possibly exceed
the velocity of 558,840 Urantia miles in one second of
your time. Massive stars, crosscurrents, and detours, as
well as attraction tangents, will all tend to retard
such speed so that on a long journey the velocity will
average about 550,000 miles per second.
When it
develops that it will require hundreds of years for a
native ambassador to reach a far-distant local universe,
a Solitary Messenger is often asked to proceed there
immediately to act as ambassador ad interim. Solitary
Messengers can go in very short order, not independently
of time and space as do the Gravity Messengers, but
nearly so. They also serve in other circumstances as
emissaries of special assignment.
7.
Revelators of Truth. The Solitary Messengers regard
the assignment to reveal truth as the highest trust of
their order. And they function ever and anon in this
capacity, from the superuniverses to the individual
planets of space. They are frequently attached to
commissions which are sent to enlarge the revelation of
truth to the worlds and systems.
3.
TIME AND SPACE SERVICES OF SOLITARY MESSENGERS
The
Solitary Messengers are the highest type of perfect and
confidential personality available in all realms for the
quick transmission of important and urgent messages when
it is inexpedient to utilize either the broadcast
service or the reflectivity mechanism. They serve in an
endless variety of assignments, helping out the
spiritual and material beings of the realms,
particularly where the element of time is involved. Of
all orders assigned to the services of the superuniverse
domains, they are the highest and most versatile
personalized beings who can come so near to defying time
and space.
The
universe is well supplied with spirits who utilize
gravity for purposes of transit; they can go anywhere
any time--instanter--but they are not persons. Certain
other gravity traversers are personal beings, such as
Gravity Messengers and Transcendental Recorders, but
they are not available to the super- and the local
universe administrators. The worlds teem with angels and
men and other highly personal beings, but they are
handicapped by time and space: The limit of velocity for
most nonenseraphimed beings is 186,280 miles of your
world per second of your time; the midway creatures and
certain others can, often do, attain double
velocity--372,560 miles per second--while the seraphim
and others can traverse space at triple velocity, about
558,840 miles per second.
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There are, however, no transit or messenger
personalities who function between the instantaneous
velocities of the gravity traversers and the
comparatively slow speeds of the seraphim, except the
Solitary Messengers.
Solitary
Messengers are, therefore, generally used for dispatch
and service in those situations where personality is
essential to the achievement of the assignment, and
where it is desired to avoid the loss of time which
would be occasioned by the sending of any other readily
available type of personal messenger. They are the only
definitely personalized beings who can synchronize with
the combined universal currents of the grand universe.
Their velocity in traversing space is variable,
depending on a great variety of interfering influences,
but the record shows that on the journey to fulfill this
mission my associate messenger proceeded at the rate of
841,621,642,000 of your miles per second of your time.
It is
wholly beyond my ability to explain to the material type
of mind how a spirit can be a real person and at the
same time traverse space at such tremendous velocities.
But these very Solitary Messengers actually come to, and
go from, Urantia at these incomprehensible speeds;
indeed, the whole economy of universal administration
would be largely deprived of its personal element were
this not a fact.
The
Solitary Messengers are able to function as emergency
lines of communication throughout remote space regions,
realms not embraced within the established circuits of
the grand universe. It develops that one messenger, when
so functioning, can transmit a message or send an
impulse through space to a fellow messenger about one
hundred light-years away as Urantia astronomers estimate
stellar distances.
Of the
myriads of beings who co-operate with us in the conduct
of the affairs of the superuniverse, none are more
important in practical helpfulness and timesaving
assistance. In the universes of space we must reckon
with the handicaps of time; hence the great service of
the Solitary Messengers, who, by means of their personal
prerogatives of communication, are somewhat independent
of space and, by virtue of their tremendous transit
velocities, are so nearly independent of time.
I am at a
loss to explain to Urantia mortals how the Solitary
Messengers can be without form and yet possess real and
definite personalities. Although they are without that
form which would naturally be associated with
personality, they do possess a spirit presence which is
discernible by all higher types of spirit beings. The
Solitary Messengers are the only class of beings who
seem to be possessed of well-nigh all the advantages of
a formless spirit coupled with all the prerogatives of a
full-fledged personality. They are true persons, yet
endowed with nearly all of the attributes of impersonal
spirit manifestation.
In the
seven superuniverses, ordinarily--but not
always--everything which tends to increase any
creature's liberation from the handicaps of time and
space proportionately diminishes personality
prerogatives. Solitary Messengers are an exception to
this general law. They are in their activities all but
unrestricted in the utilization of any and all of the
limitless avenues of spiritual expression, divine
service, personal ministry, and cosmic communication. If
you could view these extraordinary beings in the light
of my experience in universe administration, you would
comprehend how difficult it would be to co-ordinate
superuniverse affairs were it not for their versatile
co-operation.
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No matter how much the universe may enlarge, no more
Solitary Messengers will probably ever be created. As
the universes grow, the expanded work of administration
must be increasingly borne by other types of spirit
ministers and by those beings who take origin in these
new creations, such as the creatures of the Sovereign
Sons and the local universe Mother Spirits.
4.
SPECIAL MINISTRY OF SOLITARY MESSENGERS
The
Solitary Messengers seem to be personality co-ordinators
for all types of spirit beings. Their ministry helps to
make all the personalities of the far-flung spiritual
world akin. They contribute much to the development, in
all spirit beings, of a consciousness of group identity.
Every type of spirit being is served by special groups
of Solitary Messengers who foster the ability of such
beings to understand and fraternize with all other types
and orders, however dissimilar.
The
Solitary Messengers demonstrate such an amazing ability
to co-ordinate all types and orders of finite
personality--even to make contact with the absonite
regime of the master universe overcontrollers--that some
of us postulate that the creation of these messengers by
the Infinite Spirit is in some manner related to the
Conjoint Actor's bestowal of Supreme-Ultimate Mind.
When a
finaliter and a Paradise Citizen co-operate in the
trinitization of a "child of time and eternity"--a
transaction involving the unrevealed mind potentials of
the Supreme-Ultimate--and when such an unclassified
personality is dispatched to Vicegerington, a Solitary
Messenger (a conjectured personality repercussion of the
bestowal of such deity mind) is always assigned as
guardian-companion to such a creature-trinitized son.
This messenger accompanies the new son of destiny to the
world of his assignment and nevermore leaves
Vicegerington. When thus attached to the destinies of a
child of time and eternity, a Solitary Messenger is
forever transferred to the sole supervision of the
Architects of the Master Universe. What the future of
such an extraordinary association may be, we do not
know. For ages these partnerships of unique
personalities have continued to forgather on
Vicegerington, but not even a single pair has ever gone
forth therefrom.
Solitary
Messengers are of stationary numbers, but the
trinitization of the sons of destiny is apparently an
unlimited technique. Since each trinitized son of
destiny has assigned to him a Solitary Messenger, it
appears to us that at some time in the remote future the
supply of messengers will become exhausted. Who will
take up their work in the grand universe? Will their
service be assumed by some new development among the
Inspired Trinity Spirits? Is the grand universe at some
remote period going to be more nearly administered by
Trinity-origin beings while the single- and dual-origin
creatures move on into the realms of outer space? If the
messengers return to their former service, will these
sons of destiny accompany them? Will the trinitizations
between finaliters and Paradise-Havoners cease when the
supply of Solitary Messengers has been absorbed as
guardian-companions of these sons of destiny? Are all
our efficient Solitary Messengers going to be
concentrated on Vicegerington? Are these extraordinary
spirit personalities going to be eternally associated
with these trinitized sons of unrevealed destiny? What
significance should we attach to the fact that these
couples forgathering on Vicegerington are under the
exclusive direction of those mighty mystery beings, the
Architects of the Master Universe? These and many
similar questions we ask ourselves, and ask numerous
other orders of celestial beings, but we do not know the
answers.
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This
transaction, together with many similar occurrences in
universe administration, unmistakably indicates that the
personnel of the grand universe, even that of Havona and
Paradise, is undergoing a definite and certain
reorganization in co-ordination with, and with reference
to, the vast energy evolutions now taking place
throughout the realms of outer space.
We
incline to the belief that the eternal future will
witness phenomena of universe evolution which will far
transcend all that the eternal past has experienced. And
we anticipate such tremendous adventures, even as you
should, with keen relish and ever-heightening
expectation.
[Presented
by a Divine Counselor from Uversa.] |