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The 5th Epochal Revelation
-The Urantia Papers
PAPER 43
THE CONSTELLATIONS
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URANTIA is commonly referred to as 606 of Satania in
Norlatiadek of Nebadon, meaning the six hundred sixth
inhabited world in the local system of Satania, situated
in the constellation of Norlatiadek, one of the one
hundred constellations of the local universe of Nebadon.
Constellations being the primary divisions of a local
universe, their rulers link the local systems of
inhabited worlds to the central administration of the
local universe on Salvington and by reflectivity to the
superadministration of the Ancients of Days on Uversa.
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The government of your constellation is situated in a
cluster of 771 architectural spheres, the centermost and
largest of which is Edentia, the seat of the
administration of the Constellation Fathers, the Most
Highs of Norlatiadek. Edentia itself is approximately
one hundred times as large as your world. The seventy
major spheres surrounding Edentia are about ten times
the size of Urantia, while the ten satellites which
revolve around each of these seventy worlds are about
the size of Urantia. These 771 architectural spheres are
quite comparable in size to those of other
constellations.
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Edentia time reckoning and distance measurement are
those of Salvington, and like the spheres of the
universe capital, the constellation headquarters worlds
are fully supplied with all orders of celestial
intelligences. In general, these personalities are not
very different from those described in connection with
the universe administration.
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The supervisor seraphim, the third order of local
universe angels, are assigned to the service of the
constellations. They make their headquarters on the
capital spheres and minister extensively to the
encircling morontia-training worlds. In Norlatiadek the
seventy major spheres, together with the seven hundred
minor satellites, are inhabited by the univitatia, the
permanent citizens of the constellation. All these
architectural worlds are fully administered by the
various groups of native life, for the greater part
unrevealed but including the efficient spironga and the
beautiful spornagia. Being the mid-point in the
morontia-training regime, as you might suspect, the
morontia life of the constellations is both typical and
ideal.
1. THE CONSTELLATION HEADQUARTERS
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Edentia abounds in fascinating highlands, extensive
elevations of physical matter crowned with morontia life
and overspread with spiritual glory, but there are no
rugged mountain ranges such as appear on Urantia. There
are tens of thousands of sparkling lakes and thousands
upon thousands of interconnecting streams, but there are
no great oceans nor torrential rivers. Only the
highlands are devoid of these surface streams.
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The water of Edentia and similar architectural spheres
is no different from the water of the evolutionary
planets. The water systems of such spheres are both
surface and subterranean, and the moisture is in
constant circulation. Edentia can be circumnavigated via
these various water routes, though the chief channel of
transportation is the atmosphere. Spirit beings would
naturally travel above the surface of the sphere, while
the morontia and material beings make use of material
and semimaterial means to negotiate atmospheric passage.
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Edentia and its associated worlds have a true
atmosphere, the usual three-gas mixture which is
characteristic of such architectural creations, and
which embodies the two elements of Urantian atmosphere
plus that morontia gas suitable for the respiration of
morontia creatures. But while this atmosphere is both
material and morontial, there are no storms or
hurricanes; neither is there summer nor winter. This
absence of atmospheric disturbances and of seasonal
variation makes it possible to embellish all outdoors on
these especially created worlds.
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The Edentia highlands are magnificent physical features,
and their beauty is enhanced by the endless profusion of
life which abounds throughout their length and breadth.
Excepting a few rather isolated structures, these
highlands contain no work of creature hands. Material
and morontial ornamentations are limited to the dwelling
areas. The lesser elevations are the sites of special
residences and are beautifully embellished with both
biologic and morontia art.
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Situated on the summit of the seventh highland range are
the resurrection halls of Edentia, wherein awaken the
ascending mortals of the secondary modified order of
ascension. These chambers of creature reassembly are
under the supervision of the Melchizedeks. The first of
the receiving spheres of Edentia (like the planet
Melchizedek near Salvington) also has special
resurrection halls, wherein the mortals of the modified
orders of ascension are reassembled.
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The Melchizedeks also maintain two special colleges on
Edentia. One, the emergency school, is devoted to the
study of problems growing out of the Satania rebellion.
The other, the bestowal school, is dedicated to the
mastery of the new problems arising out of the fact that
Michael made his final bestowal on one of the worlds of
Norlatiadek. This latter college was established almost
four thousand years ago, immediately after the
announcement by Michael that Urantia had been selected
as the world for his final bestowal.
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The sea of glass, the receiving area of Edentia, is near
the administrative center and is encircled by the
headquarters amphitheater. Surrounding this area are the
governing centers for the seventy divisions of
constellation affairs. One half of Edentia is divided
into seventy triangular sections, whose boundaries
converge at the headquarters buildings of their
respective sectors. The remainder of this sphere is one
vast natural park, the gardens of God.
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During your periodic visits to Edentia, though the
entire planet is open to your inspection, most of your
time will be spent in that administrative triangle whose
number corresponds to that of your current residential
world. You will always be welcome as an observer in the
legislative assemblies.
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The morontia area assigned to ascending mortals resident
on Edentia is located in the mid-zone of the
thirty-fifth triangle adjoining the headquarters of the
finaliters, situated in the thirty-sixth triangle. The
general headquarters of the univitatia occupies an
enormous area in the mid-region of the thirty-fourth
triangle immediately adjoining the residential
reservation of the morontia citizens. From these
arrangements it may be seen that provision is made for
the accommodation of at least seventy major divisions of
celestial life, and also that each of these seventy
triangular areas is correlated with some one of the
seventy major spheres of morontia training.
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The Edentia sea of glass is one enormous circular
crystal about one hundred miles in circumference and
about thirty miles in depth. This magnificent crystal
serves as the receiving field for all transport seraphim
and other beings arriving from points outside the
sphere; such a sea of glass greatly facilitates the
landing of transport seraphim.
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A crystal field on this order is found on almost all
architectural worlds; and it serves many purposes aside
from its decorative value, being utilized for portraying
superuniverse reflectivity to assembled groups and as a
factor in the energy-transformation technique for
modifying the currents of space and for adapting other
incoming physical-energy streams.
2. THE CONSTELLATION GOVERNMENT
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The constellations are the autonomous units of a local
universe, each constellation being administered
according to its own legislative enactments. When the
courts of Nebadon sit in judgment on universe affairs,
all internal matters are adjudicated in accordance with
the laws prevailing in the constellation concerned.
These judicial decrees of Salvington, together with the
legislative enactments of the constellations, are
executed by the administrators of the local systems.
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Constellations thus function as the legislative or
lawmaking units, while the local systems serve as the
executive or enforcement units. The Salvington
government is the supreme judicial and co-ordinating
authority.
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While the supreme judicial function rests with the
central administration of a local universe, there are
two subsidiary but major tribunals at the headquarters
of each constellation, the Melchizedek council and the
court of the Most High.
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All judicial problems are first reviewed by the council
of the Melchizedeks. Twelve of this order who have had
certain requisite experience on the evolutionary planets
and on the system headquarters worlds are empowered to
review evidence, digest pleas, and formulate provisional
verdicts, which are passed on to the court of the Most
High, the reigning Constellation Father. The mortal
division of this latter tribunal consists of seven
judges, all of whom are ascendant mortals. The higher
you ascend in the universe, the more certain you are to
be judged by those of your own kind.
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The constellation legislative body is divided into three
groups. The legislative program of a constellation
originates in the lower house of ascenders, a group
presided over by a finaliter and consisting of one
thousand representative mortals. Each system nominates
ten members to sit in this deliberative assembly. On
Edentia this body is not fully recruited at the present
time.
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The mid-chamber of legislators is composed of the
seraphic hosts and their associates, other children of
the local universe Mother Spirit. This group numbers one
hundred and is nominated by the supervising
personalities who preside over the various activities of
such beings as they function within the constellation.
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The advisory or highest body of constellation
legislators consists of the house of peers -- the house
of the divine Sons. This corps is chosen by the Most
High Fathers and numbers ten. Only Sons of special
experience may serve in this upper house. This is the
fact-finding and timesaving group which very effectively
serves both of the lower divisions of the legislative
assembly.
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The combined council of legislators consists of three
members from each of these separate branches of the
constellation deliberative assembly and is presided over
by the reigning junior Most High. This group sanctions
the final form of all enactments and authorizes their
promulgation by the broadcasters. The approval of this
supreme commission renders legislative enactments the
law of the realm; their acts are final. The legislative
pronouncements of Edentia constitute the fundamental law
of all Norlatiadek.
3. THE MOST HIGHS OF NORLATIADEK
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The rulers of the constellations are of the Vorondadek
order of local universe sonship. When commissioned to
active duty in the universe as constellation rulers or
otherwise, these Sons are known as the
Most Highs
since they embody the highest administrative wisdom,
coupled with the most farseeing and intelligent loyalty,
of all the orders of the Local Universe Sons of God.
Their personal integrity and their group loyalty have
never been questioned; no disaffection of the Vorondadek
Sons has ever occurred in Nebadon.
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At least three Vorondadek Sons are commissioned by
Gabriel as the Most Highs of each of the Nebadon
constellations. The presiding member of this trio is
known as the
Constellation Father and his two associates as the
senior Most High
and the junior
Most High. A Constellation Father reigns for ten
thousand standard years (about 50,000 Urantia years),
having previously served as junior associate and as
senior associate for equal periods.
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The Psalmist knew that Edentia was ruled by three
Constellation Fathers and accordingly spoke of their
abode in the plural: "There is a river, the streams
whereof shall make glad the city of God, the most holy
place of the tabernacles of the Most Highs."
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Down through the ages there has been great confusion on
Urantia regarding the various universe rulers. Many
later teachers confused their vague and indefinite
tribal deities with the Most High Fathers. Still later,
the Hebrews merged all of these celestial rulers into a
composite Deity. One teacher understood that the Most
Highs were not the Supreme Rulers, for he said, "He who
dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide
under the shadow of the Almighty." In the Urantia
records it is very difficult at times to know exactly
who is referred to by the term "Most High." But Daniel
fully understood these matters. He said, "The Most High
rules in the kingdom of men and gives it to whomsoever
he will."
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The Constellation Fathers are little occupied with the
individuals of an inhabited planet, but they are closely
associated with those legislative and lawmaking
functions of the constellations which so greatly concern
every mortal race
and national
group of the inhabited worlds.
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Although the constellation regime stands between you and
the universe administration, as individuals you would
ordinarily be little concerned with the constellation
government. Your great interest would normally center in
the local system, Satania; but temporarily, Urantia is
closely related to the constellation rulers because of
certain system and planetary conditions growing out of
the Lucifer rebellion.
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The Edentia Most Highs seized certain phases of
planetary authority on the rebellious worlds at the time
of the Lucifer secession. They have continued to
exercise this power, and the Ancients of Days long since
confirmed this assumption of control over these wayward
worlds. They will no doubt continue to exercise this
assumed jurisdiction as long as Lucifer lives. Much of
this authority would ordinarily, in a loyal system, be
invested in the System Sovereign.
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But there is still another way in which Urantia became
peculiarly related to the Most Highs. When Michael, the
Creator Son, was on his terminal bestowal mission, since
the successor of Lucifer was not in full authority in
the local system, all Urantia affairs which concerned
the Michael bestowal were immediately supervised by the
Most Highs of Norlatiadek.
4. MOUNT ASSEMBLY -- THE FAITHFUL OF DAYS
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The most holy mount of assembly is the dwelling place of
the Faithful of Days, the representative of the Paradise
Trinity who functions on Edentia.
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This Faithful of Days is a Trinity Son of Paradise and
has been present on Edentia as the personal
representative of Immanuel since the creation of the
headquarters world. Ever the Faithful of Days stands at
the right hand of the Constellation Fathers to counsel
them, but never does he proffer advice unless it is
asked for. The high Sons of Paradise never participate
in the conduct of the affairs of a local universe except
upon the petition of the acting rulers of such domains.
But all that a Union of Days is to a Creator Son, a
Faithful of Days is to the Most Highs of a
constellation.
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The residence of the Edentia Faithful of Days is the
constellation center of the Paradise system of
extrauniverse communication and intelligence. These
Trinity Sons, with their staffs of Havona and Paradise
personalities, in liaison with the supervising Union of
Days, are in direct and constant communication with
their order throughout all the universes, even to Havona
and Paradise.
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The most holy mount is exquisitely beautiful and
marvelously appointed, but the actual residence of the
Paradise Son is modest in comparison with the central
abode of the Most Highs and the surrounding seventy
structures comprising the residential unit of the
Vorondadek Sons. These appointments are exclusively
residential; they are entirely separate from the
extensive administrative headquarters buildings wherein
the affairs of the constellation are transacted.
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The residence of the Faithful of Days on Edentia is
located to the north of these residences of the Most
Highs and is known as the "mount of Paradise assembly."
On this consecrated highland the ascending mortals
periodically assemble to hear this Son of Paradise tell
of the long and intriguing journey of progressing
mortals through the one billion perfection worlds of
Havona and on to the indescribable delights of Paradise.
And it is at these special gatherings on Mount Assembly
that the morontia mortals become more fully acquainted
with the various groups of personalities of origin in
the central universe.
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The traitorous Lucifer, onetime sovereign of Satania, in
announcing his claims to increased jurisdiction, sought
to displace all superior orders of sonship in the
governmental plan of the local universe. He purposed in
his heart, saying: "I will exalt my throne above the
Sons of God; I will sit upon the mount of assembly in
the north; I will be like the Most High."
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The one hundred System Sovereigns come periodically to
the Edentia conclaves which deliberate on the welfare of
the constellation. After the Satania rebellion the
archrebels of Jerusem were wont to come up to these
Edentia councils just as they had on former occasions.
And there was found no way to stop this arrogant
effrontery until after the bestowal of Michael on
Urantia and his subsequent assumption of unlimited
sovereignty throughout all Nebadon. Never, since that
day, have these instigators of sin been permitted to sit
in the Edentia councils of the loyal System Sovereigns.
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That the teachers of olden times knew of these things is
shown by the record: "And there was a day when the Sons
of God came to present themselves before the Most Highs,
and Satan came also and presented himself among them."
And this is a statement of fact regardless of the
connection in which it chances to appear.
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Since the triumph of Christ, all Norlatiadek is being
cleansed of sin and rebels. Sometime before Michael's
death in the flesh the fallen Lucifer's associate,
Satan, sought to attend such an Edentia conclave, but
the solidification of sentiment against the archrebels
had reached the point where the doors of sympathy were
so well-nigh universally closed that there could be
found no standing ground for the Satania adversaries.
When there exists no open door for the reception of
evil, there exists no opportunity for the entertainment
of sin. The doors of the hearts of all Edentia closed
against Satan; he was unanimously rejected by the
assembled System Sovereigns, and it was at this time
that the Son of Man "beheld Satan fall as lightning from
heaven."
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Since the Lucifer rebellion a new structure has been
provided near the residence of the Faithful of Days.
This temporary edifice is the headquarters of the Most
High liaison, who functions in close touch with the
Paradise Son as adviser to the constellation government
in all matters respecting the policy and attitude of the
order of Days toward sin and rebellion.
5. THE EDENTIA FATHERS SINCE THE LUCIFER REBELLION
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The rotation of the Most Highs on Edentia was suspended
at the time of the Lucifer rebellion. We now have the
same rulers who were on duty at that time. We infer that
no change in these rulers will be made until Lucifer and
his associates are finally disposed of.
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The present government of the constellation, however,
has been expanded to include twelve Sons of the
Vorondadek order. These twelve are as follows:
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1. The Constellation Father. The present Most High ruler
of Norlatiadek is number 617,318 of the Vorondadek
series of Nebadon. He saw service in many constellations
throughout our local universe before taking up his
Edentia responsibilities.
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2. The senior Most High associate.
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3. The junior Most High associate.
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4. The Most High adviser, the personal representative of
Michael since his attainment of the status of a Master
Son.
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5. The Most High executive, the personal representative
of Gabriel stationed on Edentia ever since the Lucifer
rebellion.
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6. The Most High chief of planetary observers, the
director of the Vorondadek observers stationed on the
isolated worlds of Satania.
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7. The Most High referee, the Vorondadek Son intrusted
with the duty of adjusting all difficulties
consequential to rebellion within the constellation.
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8. The Most High emergency administrator, the Vorondadek
Son charged with the task of adapting the emergency
enactments of the Norlatiadek legislature to the
rebellion-isolated worlds of Satania.
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9. The Most High mediator, the Vorondadek Son assigned
to harmonize the special bestowal adjustments on Urantia
with the routine administration of the constellation.
The presence of certain archangel activities and
numerous other irregular ministrations on Urantia,
together with the special activities of the Brilliant
Evening Stars on Jerusem, necessitates the functioning
of this Son.
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10. The Most High judge-advocate, the head of the
emergency tribunal devoted to the adjustment of the
special problems of Norlatiadek growing out of the
confusion consequent upon the Satania rebellion.
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11. The Most High liaison, the Vorondadek Son attached
to the Edentia rulers but commissioned as a special
counselor with the Faithful of Days regarding the best
course to pursue in the management of problems
pertaining to rebellion and creature disloyalty.
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12. The Most High director, the president of the
emergency council of Edentia. All personalities assigned
to Norlatiadek because of the Satania upheaval
constitute the emergency council, and their presiding
officer is a Vorondadek Son of extraordinary experience.
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And this takes no account of the numerous Vorondadeks,
envoys of Nebadon constellations, and others who are
also resident on Edentia.
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Ever since the Lucifer rebellion the Edentia Fathers
have exercised a special care over Urantia and the other
isolated worlds of Satania. Long ago the prophet
recognized the controlling hand of the Constellation
Fathers in the affairs of nations. "When the Most High
divided to the nations their inheritance, when he
separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the
people."
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Every quarantined or isolated world has a Vorondadek Son
acting as an observer. He does not participate in
planetary administration except when ordered by the
Constellation Father to intervene in the affairs of the
nations. Actually it is this Most High observer who
"rules in the kingdoms of men." Urantia is one of the
isolated worlds of Norlatiadek, and a Vorondadek
observer has been stationed on the planet ever since the
Caligastia betrayal. When Machiventa Melchizedek
ministered in semimaterial form on Urantia, he paid
respectful homage to the Most High observer then on
duty, as it is written, "And Melchizedek, king of Salem,
was the priest of the Most High." Melchizedek revealed
the relations of this Most High observer to Abraham when
he said, "And blessed be the Most High, who has
delivered your enemies into your hand."
6. THE GARDENS OF GOD
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The system capitals are particularly beautified with
material and mineral constructions, while the universe
headquarters is more reflective of spiritual glory, but
the capitals of the constellations are the acme of
morontia activities and living embellishments. On the
constellation headquarters worlds living embellishment
is more generally utilized, and it is this preponderance
of life -- botanic artistry -- that causes these worlds
to be called "the gardens of God."
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About one half of Edentia is devoted to the exquisite
gardens of the Most Highs, and these gardens are among
the most entrancing morontia creations of the local
universe. This explains why the extraordinarily
beautiful places on the inhabited worlds of Norlatiadek
are so often called "the garden of Eden."
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Centrally located in this magnificent garden is the
worship shrine of the Most Highs. The Psalmist must have
known something about these things, for he wrote: "Who
shall ascend the hill of the Most Highs? Who shall stand
in this holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure
heart, who has not lifted up his soul to vanity nor
sworn deceitfully." At this shrine the Most Highs, on
every tenth day of relaxation, lead all Edentia in the
worshipful contemplation of God the Supreme.
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The architectural worlds enjoy ten forms of life of the
material order. On Urantia there is plant and animal
life, but on such a world as Edentia there are ten
divisions of the material orders of life. Were you to
view these ten divisions of Edentia life, you would
quickly classify the first three as vegetable and the
last three as animal, but you would be utterly unable to
comprehend the nature of the intervening four groups of
prolific and fascinating forms of life.
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Even the distinctively animal life is very different
from that of the evolutionary worlds, so different that
it is quite impossible to portray to mortal minds the
unique character and affectionate nature of these
nonspeaking creatures. There are thousands upon
thousands of living creatures which your imagination
could not possibly picture. The whole animal creation is
of an entirely different order from the gross animal
species of the evolutionary planets. But all this animal
life is most intelligent and exquisitely serviceable,
and all the various species are surprisingly gentle and
touchingly companionable. There are no carnivorous
creatures on such architectural worlds; there is nothing
in all Edentia to make any living being afraid.
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The vegetable life is also very different from that of
Urantia, consisting of both material and morontia
varieties. The material growths have a characteristic
green coloration, but the morontia equivalents of
vegetative life have a violet or orchid tinge of varying
hue and reflection. Such morontia vegetation is purely
an energy growth; when eaten there is no residual
portion.
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Being endowed with ten divisions of physical life, not
to mention the morontia variations, these architectural
worlds provide tremendous possibilities for the biologic
beautification of the landscape and of the material and
the morontia structures. The celestial artisans direct
the native spornagia in this extensive work of botanic
decoration and biologic embellishment. Whereas your
artists must resort to inert paint and lifeless marble
to portray their concepts, the celestial artisans and
the univitatia more frequently utilize living materials
to represent their ideas and to capture their ideals.
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If you enjoy the flowers, shrubs, and trees of Urantia,
then will you feast your eyes upon the botanical beauty
and the floral grandeur of the supernal gardens of
Edentia. But it is beyond my powers of description to
undertake to convey to the mortal mind an adequate
concept of these beauties of the heavenly worlds. Truly,
eye has not seen such glories as await your arrival on
these worlds of the mortal-ascension adventure.
7. THE UNIVITATIA
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Univitatia are the permanent citizens of Edentia and its
associated worlds, all seven hundred seventy worlds
surrounding the constellation headquarters being under
their supervision. These children of the Creator Son and
the Creative Spirit are projected on a plane of
existence in between the material and the spiritual, but
they are not morontia creatures. The natives of each of
the seventy major spheres of Edentia possess different
visible forms, and the morontia mortals have their
morontia forms attuned to correspond with the ascending
scale of the univitatia each time they change residence
from one Edentia sphere to another as they pass
successively from world number one to world number
seventy.
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Spiritually, the univitatia are alike; intellectually,
they vary as do mortals; in form, they much resemble the
morontia state of existence, and they are created to
function in seventy diverse orders of personality. Each
of these orders of univitatia exhibits ten major
variations of intellectual activity, and each of these
varying intellectual types presides over the special
training and cultural schools of progressive
occupational or practical socialization on some one of
the ten satellites which swing around each of the major
Edentia worlds.
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These seven hundred minor worlds are technical spheres
of practical education in the working of the entire
local universe and are open to all classes of
intelligent beings. These training schools of special
skill and technical knowledge are not conducted
exclusively for ascending mortals, although morontia
students constitute by far the largest group of all
those who attend these courses of training. When you are
received on any one of the seventy major worlds of
social culture, you are immediately given clearance for
each of the ten surrounding satellites.
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In the various courtesy colonies, ascending morontia
mortals predominate among the reversion directors, but
the univitatia represent the largest group associated
with the Nebadon corps of celestial artisans. In all
Orvonton no extra-Havona beings excepting the Uversa
abandonters can equal the univitatia in artistic skill,
social adaptability, and co-ordinating cleverness.
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These citizens of the constellation are not actually
members of the artisan corps, but they freely work with
all groups and contribute much to making the
constellation worlds the chief spheres for the
realization of the magnificent artistic possibilities of
transition culture. They do not function beyond the
confines of the constellation headquarters worlds.
8. THE EDENTIA TRAINING WORLDS
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The physical endowment of Edentia and its surrounding
spheres is well-nigh perfect; they could hardly equal
the spiritual grandeur of the spheres of Salvington, but
they far surpass the glories of the training worlds of
Jerusem. All these Edentia spheres are energized
directly by the universal space currents, and their
enormous power systems, both material and morontial, are
expertly supervised and distributed by the constellation
centers, assisted by a competent corps of Master
Physical Controllers and Morontia Power Supervisors.
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The time spent on the seventy training worlds of
transition morontia culture associated with the Edentia
age of mortal ascension, is the most settled period in
an ascending mortal's career up to the status of a
finaliter; this is really the typical morontia life.
While you are rekeyed each time you pass from one major
cultural world to another, you retain the same morontia
body, and there are no periods of personality
unconsciousness.
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Your sojourn on Edentia and its associated spheres will
be chiefly occupied with the mastery of group ethics,
the secret of pleasant and profitable interrelationship
between the various universe and superuniverse orders of
intelligent personalities.
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On the mansion worlds you completed the unification of
the evolving mortal personality; on the system capital
you attained Jerusem citizenship and achieved the
willingness to submit the self to the disciplines of
group activities and co-ordinated undertakings; but now
on the constellation training worlds you are to achieve
the real socialization of your evolving morontia
personality. This supernal cultural acquirement consists
in learning how to:
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1. Live happily and work effectively with ten diverse
fellow morontians, while ten such groups are associated
in companies of one hundred and then federated in corps
of one thousand.
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2. Abide joyfully and co-operate heartily with ten
univitatia, who, though similar intellectually to
morontia beings, are very different in every other way.
And then must you function with this group of ten as it
co-ordinates with ten other families, which are in turn
confederated into a corps of one thousand univitatia.
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3. Achieve simultaneous adjustment to both fellow
morontians and these host univitatia. Acquire the
ability voluntarily and effectively to co-operate with
your own order of beings in close working association
with a somewhat dissimilar group of intelligent
creatures.
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4. While thus socially functioning with beings like and
unlike yourself, achieve intellectual harmony with, and
make vocational adjustment to, both groups of
associates.
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5. While attaining satisfactory socialization of the
personality on intellectual and vocational levels,
further perfect the ability to live in intimate contact
with similar and slightly dissimilar beings with
ever-lessening irritability and ever-diminishing
resentment. The reversion directors contribute much to
this latter attainment through their group-play
activities.
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6. Adjust all of these various socialization techniques
to the furtherance of the progressive co-ordination of
the Paradise-ascension career; augment universe insight
by enhancing the ability to grasp the eternal
goal-meanings concealed within these seemingly
insignificant time-space activities.
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7. And then, climax all of these procedures of
multisocialization with the concurrent enhancement of
spiritual insight as it pertains to the augmentation of
all phases of personal endowment through group spiritual
association and morontia co-ordination. Intellectually,
socially, and spiritually two moral creatures do not
merely double their personal potentials of universe
achievement by partnership technique; they more nearly
quadruple their attainment and accomplishment
possibilities.
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We have portrayed Edentia socialization as an
association of a morontia mortal with a univitatia
family group consisting of ten intellectually dissimilar
individuals concomitant with a similar association with
ten fellow morontians. But on the first seven major
worlds only one ascending mortal lives with ten
univitatia. On the second group of seven major worlds
two mortals abide with each native group of ten, and so
on up until, on the last group of seven major spheres,
ten morontia beings are domiciled with ten univitatia.
As you learn how better to socialize with the
univitatia, you will practice such improved ethics in
your relations with your fellow morontia progressors.
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As ascending mortals you will enjoy your sojourn on the
progress worlds of Edentia, but you will not experience
that personal thrill of satisfaction which characterizes
your initial contact with universe affairs on the system
headquarters or your farewell touch with these realities
on the final worlds of the universe capital.
9. CITIZENSHIP ON EDENTIA
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After graduation from world number seventy, ascending
mortals take up residence on Edentia. Ascenders now, for
the first time, attend the "assemblies of Paradise" and
hear the story of their far-flung career as it is
depicted by the Faithful of Days, the first of the
Supreme Trinity-origin Personalities they have met.
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This entire sojourn on the constellation training
worlds, culminating in Edentia citizenship, is a period
of true and heavenly bliss for the morontia progressors.
Throughout your sojourn on the system worlds you were
evolving from a near-animal to a morontia creature; you
were more material than spiritual. On the Salvington
spheres you will be evolving from a morontia being to
the status of a true spirit; you will be more spiritual
than material. But on Edentia, ascenders are midway
between their former and their future estates, midway in
their passage from evolutionary animal to ascending
spirit. During your whole stay on Edentia and its worlds
you are "as the angels"; you are constantly progressing
but all the while maintaining a general and a typical
morontia status.
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This constellation sojourn of an ascending mortal is the
most uniform and stabilized epoch in the entire career
of morontia progression. This experience constitutes the
prespirit socialization training of the ascenders. It is
analogous to the prefinaliter spiritual experience of
Havona and to the preabsonite training on Paradise.
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Ascending mortals on Edentia are chiefly occupied with
the assignments on the seventy progressive univitatia
worlds. They also serve in varied capacities on Edentia
itself, mainly in conjunction with the constellation
program concerned with group, racial, national, and
planetary welfare. The Most Highs are not so much
engaged in fostering individual advancement on the
inhabited worlds; they rule in the kingdoms of men
rather than in the hearts of individuals.
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And on that day when you are prepared to leave Edentia
for the Salvington career, you will pause and look back
on one of the most beautiful and most refreshing of all
your epochs of training this side of Paradise. But the
glory of it all augments as you ascend inward and
achieve increased capacity for enlarged appreciation of
divine meanings and spiritual values.
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Sponsored by Malavatia Melchizedek.
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