The
personalities and other-than-personal entities now
functioning on Paradise and in the grand universe
constitute a well-nigh limitless number of living
beings. Even the number of major orders and types would
stagger the human imagination, let alone the countless
subtypes and variations. It is, however, desirable to
present something of two basic classifications of living
beings--a suggestion of the Paradise classification and
an abbreviation of the Uversa Personality Register.
It is not
possible to formulate comprehensive and entirely
consistent classifications of the personalities of the
grand universe because all of the groups are not
revealed. It would require numerous additional papers to
cover the further revelation required to systematically
classify all groups. Such conceptual expansion would
hardly be desirable as it would deprive the thinking
mortals of the next thousand years of that stimulus to
creative speculation which these partially revealed
concepts supply. It is best that man not have an
overrevelation; it stifles imagination.
1.
THE PARADISE CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING BEINGS
Living
beings are classified on Paradise in accordance with
inherent and attained relationship to the Paradise
Deities. During the grand gatherings of the central and
superuniverses those present are often grouped in
accordance with origin: those of triune origin, or of
Trinity attainment; those of dual origin; and those of
single origin. It is difficult to interpret the Paradise
classification of living beings to the mortal mind, but
we are authorized to present the following:
I.
TRIUNE-ORIGIN BEINGS. Beings created by all three
Paradise Deities, either as such or as the Trinity,
together with the Trinitized Corps, which designation
refers to all groups of trinitized beings, revealed and
unrevealed.
A. The
Supreme Spirits.
1. The
Seven Master Spirits.
2. The
Seven Supreme Executives.
3. The
Seven Orders of Reflective Spirits.
B. The
Stationary Sons of the Trinity.
1.
Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy.
2.
Eternals of Days.
3.
Ancients of Days.
4.
Perfections of Days.
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5. Recents of Days.
6. Unions
of Days.
7.
Faithfuls of Days.
8.
Perfectors of Wisdom.
9. Divine
Counselors.
10.
Universal Censors.
C.
Trinity-origin and Trinitized Beings.
1.
Trinity Teacher Sons.
2.
Inspired Trinity Spirits.
3. Havona
Natives.
4.
Paradise Citizens.
5.
Unrevealed Trinity-origin Beings.
6.
Unrevealed Deity-trinitized Beings.
7.
Trinitized Sons of Attainment.
8.
Trinitized Sons of Selection.
9.
Trinitized Sons of Perfection.
10.
Creature-trinitized Sons.
II.
DUAL-ORIGIN BEINGS. Those of origin in any two of
the Paradise Deities or otherwise created by any two
beings of direct or indirect descent from the Paradise
Deities.
A. The
Descending Orders.
1.
Creator Sons.
2.
Magisterial Sons.
3. Bright
and Morning Stars.
4. Father
Melchizedeks.
5. The
Melchizedeks.
6. The
Vorondadeks.
7. The
Lanonandeks.
8.
Brilliant Evening Stars.
9. The
Archangels.
10. Life
Carriers.
11.
Unrevealed Universe Aids.
12.
Unrevealed Sons of God.
B. The
Stationary Orders.
1.
Abandonters.
2.
Susatia.
3.
Univitatia.
4.
Spironga.
5.
Unrevealed Dual-origin Beings.
C. The
Ascending Orders.
1.
Adjuster-fused Mortals.
2.
Son-fused Mortals.
3.
Spirit-fused Mortals.
4.
Translated Midwayers.
5.
Unrevealed Ascenders.
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III. SINGLE-ORIGIN BEINGS. Those of origin in any
one of the Paradise Deities or otherwise created by any
one being of direct or indirect descent from the
Paradise Deities.
A. The
Supreme Spirits.
1.
Gravity Messengers.
2. The
Seven Spirits of the Havona Circuits.
3. The
Twelvefold Adjutants of the Havona Circuits.
4. The
Reflective Image Aids.
5.
Universe Mother Spirits.
6. The
Sevenfold Adjutant Mind-Spirits.
7.
Unrevealed Deity-origin Beings.
B. The
Ascending Orders.
1.
Personalized Adjusters.
2.
Ascending Material Sons.
3.
Evolutionary Seraphim.
4.
Evolutionary Cherubim.
5.
Unrevealed Ascenders.
C. The
Family of the Infinite Spirit.
1.
Solitary Messengers.
2.
Universe Circuit Supervisors.
3. Census
Directors.
4.
Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit.
5.
Associate Inspectors.
6.
Assigned Sentinels.
7.
Graduate Guides.
8. Havona
Servitals.
9.
Universal Conciliators.
10.
Morontia Companions.
11.
Supernaphim.
12.
Seconaphim.
13.
Tertiaphim.
14.
Omniaphim.
15.
Seraphim.
16.
Cherubim and Sanobim.
17.
Unrevealed Spirit-origin Beings.
18. The
Seven Supreme Power Directors.
19. The
Supreme Power Centers.
20. The
Master Physical Controllers.
21. The
Morontia Power Supervisors.
IV.
EVENTUATED TRANSCENDENTAL BEINGS. There is to be
found on Paradise a vast host of transcendental beings
whose origin is not ordinarily disclosed to the
universes of time and space until they are settled in
light and life. These Transcendentalers are neither
creators nor creatures; they are the eventuated
children of divinity, ultimacy, and eternity. These "eventuators"
are neither finite nor infinite--they are absonite;
and absonity is neither infinity nor absoluteness.
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These uncreated noncreators are ever loyal to the
Paradise Trinity and obedient to the Ultimate. They are
existent on four ultimate levels of personality activity
and are functional on the seven levels of the absonite
in twelve grand divisions consisting of one thousand
major working groups of seven classes each. These
eventuated beings include the following orders:
1. The
Architects of the Master Universe.
2.
Transcendental Recorders.
3. Other
Transcendentalers.
4.
Primary Eventuated Master Force Organizers.
5.
Associate Transcendental Master Force Organizers.
God, as a
superperson, eventuates; God, as a person, creates; God,
as a preperson, fragments; and such an Adjuster fragment
of himself evolves the spirit soul upon the material and
mortal mind in accordance with the freewill choosing of
the personality which has been bestowed upon such a
mortal creature by the parental act of God as a Father.
V.
FRAGMENTED ENTITIES OF DEITY. This order of living
existence, originating in the Universal Father, is best
typified by the Thought Adjusters, though these entities
are by no means the only fragmentations of the
prepersonal reality of the First Source and Center. The
functions of the other-than-Adjuster fragments are
manifold and little known. Fusion with an Adjuster or
other such fragment constitutes the creature a
Father-fused being.
The
fragmentations of the premind spirit of the Third Source
and Center, though hardly comparable to the Father
fragments, should be here recorded. Such entities differ
very greatly from Adjusters; they do not as such dwell
on Spiritington, nor do they as such traverse the
mind-gravity circuits; neither do they indwell mortal
creatures during the life in the flesh. They are not
prepersonal in the sense that the Adjusters are, but
such fragments of premind spirit are bestowed upon
certain of the surviving mortals, and fusion therewith
constitutes them Spirit-fused mortals in
contradistinction to Adjuster-fused mortals.
Still
more difficult of description is the individualized
spirit of a Creator Son, union with which constitutes
the creature a Son-fused mortal. And there are
still other fragmentations of Deity.
VI.
SUPERPERSONAL BEINGS. There is a vast host of
other-than-personal beings of divine origin and of
manifold service in the universe of universes. Certain
of these beings are resident on the Paradise worlds of
the Son; others, like the superpersonal representatives
of the Eternal Son, are encountered elsewhere. They are
for the most part unmentioned in these narratives, and
it would be quite futile to attempt their description to
personal creatures.
VII.
UNCLASSIFIED AND UNREVEALED ORDERS. During the
present universe age it would not be possible to place
all beings, personal or otherwise, within
classifications pertaining to the present universe age;
nor have all such categories been revealed in these
narratives; hence numerous orders have been omitted from
these lists. Consider the following:
The
Consummator of Universe Destiny.
The
Qualified Vicegerents of the Ultimate.
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The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme.
The
Unrevealed Creative Agencies of the Ancients of Days.
Majeston
of Paradise.
The
Unnamed Reflectivator Liaisons of Majeston.
The
Midsonite Orders of the Local Universes.
No
especial significance need attach to the listing of
these orders together except that none of them appear in
the Paradise classification as revealed herein. These
are the unclassified few; you have yet to learn of the
unrevealed many.
There are
spirits: spirit entities, spirit presences, personal
spirits, prepersonal spirits, superpersonal spirits,
spirit existences, spirit personalities--but neither
mortal language nor mortal intellect are adequate. We
may however state that there are no personalities of
"pure mind"; no entity has personality unless he is
endowed with it by God who is spirit. Any mind entity
that is not associated with either spiritual or physical
energy is not a personality. But in the same sense that
there are spirit personalities who have mind there are
mind personalities who have spirit. Majeston and his
associates are fairly good illustrations of
mind-dominated beings, but there are better
illustrations of this type of personality unknown to
you. There are even whole unrevealed orders of such
mind personalities, but they are always spirit
associated. Certain other unrevealed creatures are what
might be termed mindal- and physical-energy
personalities. This type of being is nonresponsive
to spirit gravity but is nonetheless a true
personality--is within the Father's circuit.
These
papers do not--cannot--even begin to exhaust the story
of the living creatures, creators, eventuators, and
still-otherwise-existent beings who live and worship and
serve in the swarming universes of time and in the
central universe of eternity. You mortals are persons;
hence we can describe beings who are personalized,
but how could an absonitized being ever be
explained to you?
2.
THE UVERSA PERSONALITY REGISTER
The
divine family of living beings is registered on Uversa
in seven grand divisions:
1. The
Paradise Deities.
2. The
Supreme Spirits.
3. The
Trinity-origin Beings.
4. The
Sons of God.
5.
Personalities of the Infinite Spirit.
6. The
Universe Power Directors.
7. The
Corps of Permanent Citizenship.
These
groups of will creatures are divided into numerous
classes and minor subdivisions. The presentation of this
classification of the personalities of the grand
universe is however chiefly concerned in setting forth
those orders of intelligent beings who have been
revealed in these narratives, most of whom will be
encountered in the ascendant experience of the mortals
of time on their progressive climb to Paradise. The
following listings make no mention of vast orders of
universe beings who carry forward their work apart from
the mortal ascension scheme.
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I. THE PARADISE DEITIES.
1. The
Universal Father.
2. The
Eternal Son.
3. The
Infinite Spirit.
II.
THE SUPREME SPIRITS.
1. The
Seven Master Spirits.
2. The
Seven Supreme Executives.
3. The
Seven Groups of Reflective Spirits.
4. The
Reflective Image Aids.
5. The
Seven Spirits of the Circuits.
6. Local
Universe Creative Spirits.
7.
Adjutant Mind-Spirits.
III.
THE TRINITY-ORIGIN BEINGS.
1.
Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy.
2.
Eternals of Days.
3.
Ancients of Days.
4.
Perfections of Days.
5.
Recents of Days.
6. Unions
of Days.
7.
Faithfuls of Days.
8.
Trinity Teacher Sons.
9.
Perfectors of Wisdom.
10.
Divine Counselors.
11.
Universal Censors.
12.
Inspired Trinity Spirits.
13.
Havona Natives.
14.
Paradise Citizens.
IV.
THE SONS OF GOD.
A.
Descending Sons.
1.
Creator Sons--Michaels.
2.
Magisterial Sons--Avonals.
3.
Trinity Teacher Sons--Daynals.
4.
Melchizedek Sons.
5.
Vorondadek Sons.
6.
Lanonandek Sons.
7. Life
Carrier Sons.
B.
Ascending Sons.
1.
Father-fused Mortals.
2.
Son-fused Mortals.
3.
Spirit-fused Mortals.
4.
Evolutionary Seraphim.
5.
Ascending Material Sons.
6.
Translated Midwayers.
7.
Personalized Adjusters.
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C. Trinitized Sons.
1. Mighty
Messengers.
2. Those
High in Authority.
3. Those
without Name and Number.
4.
Trinitized Custodians.
5.
Trinitized Ambassadors.
6.
Celestial Guardians.
7. High
Son Assistants.
8.
Ascender-trinitized Sons.
9.
Paradise-Havona-trinitized Sons.
10.
Trinitized Sons of Destiny.
V.
PERSONALITIES OF THE INFINITE SPIRIT.
A.
Higher Personalities of the Infinite Spirit.
1.
Solitary Messengers.
2.
Universe Circuit Supervisors.
3. Census
Directors.
4.
Personal Aids of the Infinite Spirit.
5.
Associate Inspectors.
6.
Assigned Sentinels.
7.
Graduate Guides.
B. The
Messenger Hosts of Space.
1. Havona
Servitals.
2.
Universal Conciliators.
3.
Technical Advisers.
4.
Custodians of Records on Paradise.
5.
Celestial Recorders.
6.
Morontia Companions.
7.
Paradise Companions.
C. The
Ministering Spirits.
1.
Supernaphim.
2.
Seconaphim.
3.
Tertiaphim.
4.
Omniaphim.
5.
Seraphim.
6.
Cherubim and Sanobim.
7.
Midwayers.
VI.
THE UNIVERSE POWER DIRECTORS.
A. The
Seven Supreme Power Directors.
B.
Supreme Power Centers.
1.
Supreme Center Supervisors.
2. Havona
Centers.
3.
Superuniverse Centers.
4. Local
Universe Centers.
5.
Constellation Centers.
6. System
Centers.
7.
Unclassified Centers.
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C. Master Physical Controllers.
1.
Associate Power Directors.
2.
Mechanical Controllers.
3. Energy
Transformers.
4. Energy
Transmitters.
5.
Primary Associators.
6.
Secondary Dissociators.
7.
Frandalanks and Chronoldeks.
D.
Morontia Power Supervisors.
1.
Circuit Regulators.
2. System
Co-ordinators.
3.
Planetary Custodians.
4.
Combined Controllers.
5.
Liaison Stabilizers.
6.
Selective Assorters.
7.
Associate Registrars.
VII.
THE CORPS OF PERMANENT CITIZENSHIP.
1. The
Planetary Midwayers.
2. The
Adamic Sons of the Systems.
3. The
Constellation Univitatia.
4. The
Local Universe Susatia.
5.
Spirit-fused Mortals of the Local Universes.
6. The
Superuniverse Abandonters.
7.
Son-fused Mortals of the Superuniverses.
8. The
Havona Natives.
9.
Natives of the Paradise Spheres of the Spirit.
10.
Natives of the Father's Paradise Spheres.
11. The
Created Citizens of Paradise.
12.
Adjuster-fused Mortal Citizens of Paradise.
This is
the working classification of the personalities of the
universes as they are of record on the headquarters
world of Uversa.
COMPOSITE PERSONALITY GROUPS. There are on Uversa
the records of numerous additional groups of intelligent
beings, beings that are also closely related to the
organization and administration of the grand universe.
Among such orders are the following three composite
personality groups:
A. The
Paradise Corps of the Finality.
1. The
Corps of Mortal Finaliters.
2. The
Corps of Paradise Finaliters.
3. The
Corps of Trinitized Finaliters.
4. The
Corps of Conjoint Trinitized Finaliters.
5. The
Corps of Havona Finaliters.
6. The
Corps of Transcendental Finaliters.
7. The
Corps of Unrevealed Sons of Destiny.
The
Mortal Corps of the Finality is dealt with in the next
and final paper of this series.
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B. The Universe Aids.
1. Bright
and Morning Stars.
2.
Brilliant Evening Stars.
3.
Archangels.
4. Most
High Assistants.
5. High
Commissioners.
6.
Celestial Overseers.
7.
Mansion World Teachers.
On all
headquarters worlds of both local and superuniverses,
provision is made for these beings who are engaged in
specific missions for the Creator Sons, the local
universe rulers. We welcome these Universe Aids
on Uversa, but we have no jurisdiction over them. Such
emissaries prosecute their work and carry on their
observations under authority of the Creator Sons. Their
activities are more fully described in the narrative of
your local universe.
C. The
Seven Courtesy Colonies.
1. Star
Students.
2.
Celestial Artisans.
3.
Reversion Directors.
4.
Extension-school Instructors.
5. The
Various Reserve Corps.
6.
Student Visitors.
7.
Ascending Pilgrims.
These
seven groups of beings will be found thus organized and
governed on all headquarters worlds from the local
systems up to the capitals of the superuniverses,
particularly the latter. The capitals of the seven
superuniverses are the meeting places for almost all
classes and orders of intelligent beings. With the
exception of numerous groups of Paradise-Havoners, here
the will creatures of every phase of existence may be
observed and studied.
3.
THE COURTESY COLONIES
The seven
courtesy colonies sojourn on the architectural spheres
for a longer or shorter time while engaged in the
furtherance of their missions and in the execution of
their special assignments. Their work may be described
as follows:
1. The
Star Students, the celestial astronomers, choose to
work on spheres like Uversa because such specially
constructed worlds are unusually favorable for their
observations and calculations. Uversa is favorably
situated for the work of this colony, not only because
of its central location, but also because there are no
gigantic living or dead suns near at hand to disturb the
energy currents. These students are not in any manner
organically connected with the affairs of the
superuniverse; they are merely guests.
The
astronomical colony of Uversa contains individuals from
many near-by realms, from the central universe, and even
from Norlatiadek. Any being on any world in any system
of any universe may become a star student, may aspire to
join some corps of celestial astronomers. The only
requisites are: continuing life and sufficient knowledge
of the worlds of space, especially their physical laws
of evolution and control. Star students are not required
to serve eternally in this corps, but no one admitted to
this group may withdraw under one millennium of Uversa
time.
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The
star-observer colony of Uversa now numbers over one
million. These astronomers come and go, though some
remain for comparatively long periods. They carry on
their work with the aid of a multitude of mechanical
instruments and physical appliances; they are also
greatly assisted by the Solitary Messengers and other
spirit explorers. These celestial astronomers make
constant use of the living energy transformers and
transmitters, as well as of the reflective
personalities, in their work of star study and space
survey. They study all forms and phases of space
material and energy manifestations, and they are just as
much interested in force function as in stellar
phenomena; nothing in all space escapes their scrutiny.
Similar
astronomer colonies are to be found on the sector
headquarters worlds of the superuniverse as well as on
the architectural capitals of the local universes and
their administrative subdivisions. Except on Paradise,
knowledge is not inherent; understanding of the physical
universe is largely dependent on observation and
research.
2. The
Celestial Artisans serve throughout the seven
superuniverses. Ascending mortals have their initial
contact with these groups in the morontia career of the
local universe in connection with which these artisans
will be more fully discussed.
3. The
Reversion Directors are the promoters of relaxation
and humor--reversion to past memories. They are of great
service in the practical operation of the ascending
scheme of mortal progression, especially during the
earlier phases of morontia transition and spirit
experience. Their story belongs to the narrative of the
mortal career in the local universe.
4.
Extension-School Instructors. The next higher
residential world of the ascendant career always
maintains a strong corps of teachers on the world just
below, a sort of preparatory school for the progressing
residents of that sphere; this is a phase of the
ascendant scheme for advancing the pilgrims of time.
These schools, their methods of instruction and
examinations, are wholly unlike anything which you essay
to conduct on Urantia.
The
entire ascendant plan of mortal progression is
characterized by the practice of giving out to other
beings new truth and experience just as soon as
acquired. You work your way through the long school of
Paradise attainment by serving as teachers to those
pupils just behind you in the scale of progression.
5. The
Various Reserve Corps. Vast reserves of beings not
under our immediate supervision are mobilized on Uversa
as the reserve-corps colony. There are seventy primary
divisions of this colony on Uversa, and it is a liberal
education to be permitted to spend a season with these
extraordinary personalities. Similar general reserves
are maintained on Salvington and other universe
capitals; they are dispatched on active service on the
requisition of their respective group directors.
6. The
Student Visitors. From all the universe a constant
stream of celestial visitors pours through the various
headquarters worlds. As individuals and as classes these
various types of beings flock in upon us as observers,
exchange pupils, and student helpers. On Uversa, at
present, there are over one billion persons in this
courtesy colony. Some of these visitors may tarry a day,
others may remain a year, all dependent on the nature of
their mission. This colony contains almost every class
of universe beings except Creator personalities and
morontia mortals.
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Morontia
mortals are student visitors only within the confines of
the local universe of their origin. They may visit in a
superuniverse capacity only after they have attained
spirit status. Fully one half of our visitor colony
consists of "stopovers," beings enroute elsewhere who
pause to visit the Orvonton capital. These personalities
may be executing a universe assignment, or they may be
enjoying a period of leisure--freedom from assignment.
The privilege of intrauniverse travel and observation is
a part of the career of all ascending beings. The human
desire to travel and observe new peoples and worlds will
be fully gratified during the long and eventful climb to
Paradise through the local, super-, and central
universes.
7. The
Ascending Pilgrims. As the ascending pilgrims are
assigned to various services in connection with their
Paradise progression, they are domiciled as a courtesy
colony on the various headquarters spheres. While
functioning here and there throughout a superuniverse,
such groups are largely self-governing. They are an
ever-shifting colony embracing all orders of
evolutionary mortals and their ascending associates.
4.
THE ASCENDING MORTALS
While the
mortal survivors of time and space are denominated
ascending pilgrims when accredited for the
progressive ascent to Paradise, these evolutionary
creatures occupy such an important place in these
narratives that we here desire to present a synopsis of
the following seven stages of the ascending universe
career:
1.
Planetary Mortals.
2.
Sleeping Survivors.
3.
Mansion World Students.
4.
Morontia Progressors.
5.
Superuniverse Wards.
6. Havona
Pilgrims.
7.
Paradise Arrivals.
The
following narrative presents the universe career of an
Adjuster-indwelt mortal. The Son- and Spirit-fused
mortals share portions of this career, but we have
elected to tell this story as it pertains to the
Adjuster-fused mortals, for such a destiny may be
anticipated by all of the human races of Urantia.
1.
Planetary Mortals. Mortals are all animal-origin
evolutionary beings of ascendant potential. In origin,
nature, and destiny these various groups and types of
human beings are not wholly unlike the Urantia peoples.
The human races of each world receive the same ministry
of the Sons of God and enjoy the presence of the
ministering spirits of time. After natural death all
types of ascenders fraternize as one morontia family on
the mansion worlds.
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2. Sleeping Survivors. All mortals of survival
status, in the custody of personal guardians of destiny,
pass through the portals of natural death and, on the
third period, personalize on the mansion worlds. Those
accredited beings who have, for any reason, been unable
to attain that level of intelligence mastery and
endowment of spirituality which would entitle them to
personal guardians, cannot thus immediately and directly
go to the mansion worlds. Such surviving souls must rest
in unconscious sleep until the judgment day of a new
epoch, a new dispensation, the coming of a Son of God to
call the rolls of the age and adjudicate the realm, and
this is the general practice throughout all Nebadon. It
was said of Christ Michael that, when he ascended on
high at the conclusion of his work on earth, "He led a
great multitude of captives." And these captives were
the sleeping survivors from the days of Adam to the day
of the Master's resurrection on Urantia.
The
passing of time is of no moment to sleeping mortals;
they are wholly unconscious and oblivious to the length
of their rest. On reassembly of personality at the end
of an age, those who have slept five thousand years will
react no differently than those who have rested five
days. Aside from this time delay these survivors pass on
through the ascension regime identically with those who
avoid the longer or shorter sleep of death.
These
dispensational classes of world pilgrims are utilized
for group morontia activities in the work of the local
universes. There is a great advantage in the
mobilization of such enormous groups; they are thus kept
together for long periods of effective service.
3.
Mansion World Students. All surviving mortals who
reawaken on the mansion worlds belong to this class.
The
physical body of mortal flesh is not a part of the
reassembly of the sleeping survivor; the physical body
has returned to dust. The seraphim of assignment
sponsors the new body, the morontia form, as the new
life vehicle for the immortal soul and for the
indwelling of the returned Adjuster. The Adjuster is the
custodian of the spirit transcript of the mind of the
sleeping survivor. The assigned seraphim is the keeper
of the surviving identity--the immortal soul--as far as
it has evolved. And when these two, the Adjuster and the
seraphim, reunite their personality trusts, the new
individual constitutes the resurrection of the old
personality, the survival of the evolving morontia
identity of the soul. Such a reassociation of soul and
Adjuster is quite properly called a resurrection, a
reassembly of personality factors; but even this does
not entirely explain the reappearance of the surviving
personality. Though you will probably never
understand the fact of such an inexplicable transaction,
you will sometime experientially know the truth of it if
you do not reject the plan of mortal survival.
The plan
of initial mortal detention on seven worlds of
progressive training is nearly universal in Orvonton. In
each local system of approximately one thousand
inhabited planets there are seven mansion worlds,
usually satellites or subsatellites of the system
capital. They are the receiving worlds for the majority
of ascending mortals.
Sometimes
all training worlds of mortal residence are called
universe "mansions," and it was to such spheres that
Jesus alluded when he said: "In my Father's house are
many mansions." From here on, within a given group of
spheres like the mansion worlds, ascenders will progress
individually from one sphere to another and from one
phase of life to another, but they will always advance
from one stage of universe study to another in class
formation.
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4.
Morontia Progressors. From the mansion worlds on up
through the spheres of the system, constellation, and
the universe, mortals are classed as morontia
progressors; they are traversing the transition spheres
of mortal ascension. As the ascending mortals progress
from the lower to the higher of the morontia worlds,
they serve on countless assignments in association with
their teachers and in company with their more advanced
and senior brethren.
Morontia
progression pertains to continuing advancement of
intellect, spirit, and personality form. Survivors are
still three-natured beings. Throughout the entire
morontia experience they are wards of the local
universe. The regime of the superuniverse does not
function until the spirit career begins.
Mortals
acquire real spirit identity just before they leave the
local universe headquarters for the receiving worlds of
the minor sectors of the superuniverse. Passing from the
final morontia stage to the first or lowest spirit
status is but a slight transition. The mind,
personality, and character are unchanged by such an
advance; only does the form undergo modification. But
the spirit form is just as real as the morontia body,
and it is equally discernible.
Before
departing from their native local universes for the
superuniverse receiving worlds, the mortals of time are
recipients of spirit confirmation from the Creator Son
and the local universe Mother Spirit. From this point
on, the status of the ascending mortal is forever
settled. Superuniverse wards have never been known to go
astray. Ascending seraphim are also advanced in angelic
standing at the time of their departure from the local
universes.
5.
Superuniverse Wards. All ascenders arriving on the
training worlds of the superuniverses become the wards
of the Ancients of Days; they have traversed the
morontia life of the local universe and are now
accredited spirits. As young spirits they begin the
ascension of the superuniverse system of training and
culture, extending from the receiving spheres of their
minor sector in through the study worlds of the ten
major sectors and on to the higher cultural spheres of
the superuniverse headquarters.
There are
three orders of student spirits in accordance with their
sojourn upon the minor sector, major sectors, and the
superuniverse headquarters worlds of spirit progression.
As morontia ascenders studied and worked on the worlds
of the local universe, so spirit ascenders continue to
master new worlds while they practice at giving out to
others that which they have imbibed at the experiential
founts of wisdom. But going to school as a spirit being
in the superuniverse career is very unlike anything that
has ever entered the imaginative realms of the material
mind of man.
Before
leaving the superuniverse for Havona, these ascending
spirits receive the same thorough course in
superuniverse management that they received during their
morontia experience in local universe supervision.
Before spirit mortals reach Havona, their chief study,
but not exclusive occupation, is the mastery of local
and superuniverse administration. The reason for all of
this experience is not now fully apparent, but no doubt
such training is wise and necessary in view of their
possible future destiny as members of the Corps of the
Finality.
The
superuniverse regime is not the same for all ascending
mortals. They receive the same general education, but
special groups and classes are carried through special
courses of instruction and are put through specific
courses of training.
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6.
Havona Pilgrims. When spirit development is
complete, even though not replete, then the surviving
mortal prepares for the long flight to Havona, the haven
of evolutionary spirits. On earth you were a creature of
flesh and blood; through the local universe you were a
morontia being; through the superuniverse you were an
evolving spirit; with your arrival on the receiving
worlds of Havona your spiritual education begins in
reality and in earnest; your eventual appearance on
Paradise will be as a perfected spirit.
The
journey from the superuniverse headquarters to the
Havona receiving spheres is always made alone. From now
on no more class or group instruction will be
administered. You are through with the technical and
administrative training of the evolutionary worlds of
time and space. Now begins your personal education,
your individual spiritual training. From first to last,
throughout all Havona, the instruction is personal and
threefold in nature: intellectual, spiritual, and
experiential.
The first
act of your Havona career will be to recognize and thank
your transport seconaphim for the long and safe journey.
Then you are presented to those beings who will sponsor
your early Havona activities. Next you go to register
your arrival and prepare your message of thanksgiving
and adoration for dispatch to the Creator Son of your
local universe, the universe Father who made possible
your sonship career. This concludes the formalities of
the Havona arrival; whereupon you are accorded a long
period of leisure for free observation, and this affords
opportunity for looking up your friends, fellows, and
associates of the long ascension experience. You may
also consult the broadcasts to ascertain who of your
fellow pilgrims have departed for Havona since the time
of your leaving Uversa.
The fact
of your arrival on the receiving worlds of Havona will
be duly transmitted to the headquarters of your local
universe and personally conveyed to your seraphic
guardian, wherever that seraphim may chance to be.
The
ascendant mortals have been thoroughly trained in the
affairs of the evolutionary worlds of space; now they
begin their long and profitable contact with the created
spheres of perfection. What a preparation for some
future work is afforded by this combined, unique, and
extraordinary experience! But I cannot tell you about
Havona; you must see these worlds to appreciate their
glory or to understand their grandeur.
7.
Paradise Arrivals. On reaching Paradise with
residential status, you begin the progressive course in
divinity and absonity. Your residence on Paradise
signifies that you have found God, and that you are to
be mustered into the Mortal Corps of the Finality. Of
all the creatures of the grand universe, only those who
are Father fused are mustered into the Mortal Corps of
the Finality. Only such individuals take the finaliter
oath. Other beings of Paradise perfection or attainment
may be temporarily attached to this finality corps, but
they are not of eternal assignment to the unknown and
unrevealed mission of this accumulating host of the
evolutionary and perfected veterans of time and space.
Paradise
arrivals are accorded a period of freedom, after which
they begin their associations with the seven groups of
the primary supernaphim. They are designated Paradise
graduates when they have finished their course with the
conductors of worship and then, as finaliters, are
assigned on observational and co-operative service to
the ends of the far-flung creation. As yet there seems
to be no specific or settled employment for the Mortal
Corps of Finaliters, though they serve in many
capacities on worlds settled in light and life.
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If there
should be no future or unrevealed destiny for the Mortal
Corps of the Finality, the present assignment of these
ascendant beings would be altogether adequate and
glorious. Their present destiny wholly justifies the
universal plan of evolutionary ascent. But the future
ages of the evolution of the spheres of outer space will
undoubtedly further elaborate, and with more repleteness
divinely illuminate, the wisdom and loving-kindness of
the Gods in the execution of their divine plan of human
survival and mortal ascension.
This
narrative, together with what has been revealed to you
and with what you may acquire in connection with
instruction respecting your own world, presents an
outline of the career of an ascending mortal. The story
varies considerably in the different superuniverses, but
this recital affords a glimpse of the average plan of
mortal progression as it is operative in the local
universe of Nebadon and in the seventh segment of the
grand universe, the superuniverse of Orvonton.
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