Guide to pronunciation of names and words in the urantia book. Absolute the absolute level is beginningless, endless, timeless, and spaceless. To maximize our understanding of the urantia papers, i think it is very important to know dictionary definitions of words in 1934, if possible. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. It gives a comprehensive record of mans origin, history and destiny. This guide to pronunciation of names and words contains words from the urantia book, many of which cannot be found in dictionaries or other sources. Several scientific developments, unexpected in 1955, reported in 2005 in science and nature, and referenced below, were somehow, described rather precisely already in the urantia book. The urantia book, jesus, on health and sickness in the matter of sickness and health, you should know that these bodily states are the result of material causes. Both acknowledge the divine feminine, as either the sophia or the mother spirit.
The urantia book contributed by michael gleghorn this article is also available in spanish. Also features a discussion board, question and answer section, spiritual news, and glossary. Health, mental efficiency, and happiness arise from the unification of physical systems, mind systems, and spirit systems. The urantia book concordance edited and revised by randy moser. On the first mansion world it is the practice to teach the less advanced students by the parallel technique. The urantia book, 2097 pages, completed in 1935, published in 1955 by urantia foundation, chicago. Pdf the urantia book book by urantia foundation free. John harvey kellogg, adventist surgeon, health and diet author, and brother of cornflake king william keith kellogg. Readers around the world have told us that reading the urantia book has profoundly affected them and often changed their lives. According to the urantia book fellowship ubf, the urantia book ub is.
It also describes gods plan for the progressive evolution of individuals, human society. The urantia book technology center is where you can find the latest and gretest technology for discovering, reading, researching, and simply marveling at the fifth epochal revelation. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. Anger depletes the health, debases the mind, and handicaps the spirit. The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. An inspiring reading experience for both believers, and nonbelievers, authored by anonymous revelators. Those of us who measure our readership in decades rather than in years recall a time when it was virtually forbidden to discuss the origin of the urantia book. Safeguard the name urantia to protect it from being preempted. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 2097 pages and is available in hardcover format. Each coloured link within the article will lead you to a related topic on a different page of this site. The urantia book is the book you have been hoping to find. Sadler, who taught at chicagos mccormick theological seminary. The great cult mystery, he sets forth the full range of evidence to support this conclusion.
The main characters of this spirituality, religion story are. Urantia book, table of contents urantia book fellowship. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago, chicago, illinois. The book s message is that all human beings are one family, the sons and daughters of one god, the universal father. The indwelling presence of the father in the mortal mind of man assists in the evolution of the immortal soul of eternal survival. A study based upon the urantia book, the bible, and the work of abraham maslow. Here is a brief description of the urantia book from its official web site. Empower others to expand the awareness, education, dissemination, and socialization of the good news of the urantia book. The substance of such a soul is the child of both the mortal. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr.
Free download or read online the urantia book pdf epub book. Part i the central and superuniverses sponsored by a uversa corps of superuniverse personalities acting by authority of the orvonton ancients of days. Having a ub dictionary of terminology cannot do justice to the urantia book. The urantia book and gnosticism religion, theology. Both teach that there is one ultimate god with many subordinate divine beings. Ive been curious more on the origin story of the book and ive tried to find martin gardners urantia. Granted the possession of a normal body and reasonably good health, we must next look for those lures which will act as a stimulus to call forth mans slumbering spiritual forces. A collection of key passages from the urantia book by elstrott, kelly and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Though first published in 1955, the bulk of its material was actually channeled in the early 1930s. Update 2020 kindle edition by contact personality, anonymous. However while the text is part of the original article, the links are not. His hopes of survival are strung on a figment of mortal imagination. Urantia is the name these alleged superhumans gave to our planet.
Though the urantia book was not published until 1955, the year 1934 is noted several times in the text. While the humor of urantia is exceedingly crude and most inartistic, it does serve a valuable purpose both as a health insurance and as a liberator of emotional pressure, thus preventing injurious nervous tension and overserious selfcontemplation. The urantia book contains many new terms and concepts, some of which are difficult to grasp. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
These study aids summarize the main concepts from the book. Health, sanity, and happiness are integrations of truth, beauty, and goodness as they are blended in human experience. Urantia book inviolate by using the circles and the name urantia foundation to identify the urantia book and translations published by urantia foundation. The urantia book paper 33 administration of the local universe 33. Study aids and materials for the urantia book urantia. Not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. Building on the worlds religious heritage, the urantia book describes an endless destiny for humankind, teaching that living faith is the key to personal spiritual progress and eternal survival.
The writings in the urantia book instruct us on the genesis, history, and destiny of humanity and on our relationship with god the father. The first society of the urantia book fellowship was formed in chicago, in 1955. The urantia book 3 had it under my observation more or less ever since, having been present at probably 250 of the night sessions, many of which have been attended by a stenographer who made voluminous notes. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955.
The urantia book s revelation on mind embryonic soul 2. Urantiaproject urantia book glossary topical urantia book project. It has been freely available on the internet since 2001. It was first published in 1955 by urantia foundation. In the tradition of the urantia book, these revelations are not to be construed as an addendum to the urantia book, which is a separate works, albeit, the s of the urantia book are in now the public domain. It is a fact that urantia has become known among other neighboring inhabited planets as the world of the cross. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life.
Believers in the mysterious urantia book maintain that it is an epochal revelation of supernatural origin that is not the product of human authorship of. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. May 27, 2004 michael gleghorn takes a hard look at the claims of the urantia book and finds it lacking in substance and evidence introduction to the urantia book. The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion.
Introduction to the urantia book not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. The urantia book, first published by the urantia foundation in 1955, was authored by celestial beings as a special revelation to our planet, urantia. The urantia book debating christianity and religion. Preferably it should be read front to back page by page. This glossary and pronunciation reference has been limited primarily to those words. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. This is believed to be a translation of the jacques weiss glossary. Midwayers are the permanent inhabitants of a world until released for. Sadler purchase dr william s sadlers urantia book workbooks. The urantia book fellowship the urantia book glossary.
To bring about a true and lasting peace and a real brotherhood of man, we need to foster spiritual growth and progress within individuals. The urantia book, reason is the act of recognizing the conclusions of consciousness with regard to the experience in and with the physical world of energy and matter. The mind of man thus becomes the mediator between material things and spiritual realities. Skeptic martin gardner, in a book otherwise highly critical of the urantia book, writes that it is highly imaginative and that the cosmology outrivals in fantasy the cosmology of any sciencefiction work known to me.
All we knew were conflicting rumors, fragmented stories and mysterious mandates about what took place from early in the twentieth century until late in 1955. The urantia book is 2,097 pages long and consists of an introductory foreword followed by 196 papers divided into four parts. It explains our life as cosmic citizens in the grand universe of universes. Contains information regarding jesus, angels, and evolution as described in the urantia book. Also known as the world of the cross, referring to the crucifixion of. Commonly referred to as 606 of satania in norlatiadek of nebadon, meaning the six hundred and 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.
Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators. The urantia book is a series of papers describing the concept of deity, the organisation of the universes, the history of this planet from its inception and the life of jesus christ. Mind is truly of divine origin, and it does have a divine destiny, but your mortal minds are not yet of divine dignity. The urantia book is a revelation of new information to all the people of earth urantia. Lut headed the guardians of health and life commission. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading urantia. Find books like the urantia book from the worlds largest community of readers. Part ii the local universe sponsored by a nebadon corps of local universe personalities.
Everyday quotes about life are offered for inspiration and comfort for free here on. The urantia book part the life and teachings of jesus the urantia book part 1 audiobook with music love, god, jesus, univ. Identification of item, urantia book historical society, inc. Jul 12, 2005 page 1 of 16 urantia book who couldve hoaxed this. The urantia book is the fifth epochal to our planet. The search will return a list of any items found which contain the sequence of letters you entered. Human beings are still more confused and uncertain about the relationships of the divine personalities designated by these numerous appellations. Studying the urantia book a place to discuss what the ub says, how to apply it to daily life, and how to change the world for the better. I was hoping you all could help me find more information about the urantia book. White and the origins of seventhday adventist health reform, 2nd. Salvington is the immense and marvelous capital of our local universe of nebadon and the personal headquarters of christ michael. They are designed to enable easeofuse and optimum results with top performance. A glossary and synopsis of the urantia book urantia is the cosmic name of our planet the earth sixty anonymous master minds present.
The great cult of mystery at the library but after putting. This resource is a collection of some terms used in the king james bible. The urantia book was purportedly written by extraterrestrials and published in 1955. They exist and function in the realm midway between human and angel and appear in two types. A definitive topical glossary of words from the urantia book revelation not found in standard. Mind, on urantia, is a compromise between the essence of thought perfection and the evolving mentality of your immature human nature. The urantians are the normal mortals of the various earthly races, the terrestrians of the past, of the present, and of the future. Jun 10, 2009 the unnamed contactee was wilfred a nephew of w. But the great problem of religious living consists in the task of unifying the soul powers of the personality by the dominance of love. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, world history, jesus, and ourselves at.
The word god cannot be defined and therefore stands for the infinite concept of the. The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. The first edition of the novel was published in 1955, and was written by urantia foundation. A safe and welcoming place for those new to the urantia book to ask questions. Sadler formed a group to discuss these revelations, from which the urantia foundation was formed in 1950. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934.
The physical things can be taken for granted, but the master has well said, man cannot live by bread alone. It leads each of us into an intimate personal relationship with our indwelling spirit and calls us to a life of service to our global family. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago. It describes the pronunciation of the listed words the way they should be pronounced in accordance with the american variant of the english language. According to these supermortal beings, earth is the 606th planet in satania which is in norlatiadek which is in nebadon which is in orvonton which revolves around havona, all of which revolves around the center of infinity where some sort of god dwells. The foreward contains the required terminology for a complete understanding, the problem being time.
Here is a brief outlinesummary of the adventist connection. Goodreads members who liked the urantia book also liked. Paper 33 administration of the local universe urantia book. Urantia book historical society archive online archive of california. During the covid19 pandemic consider this one from the urantia book. The urantia book is noted for its high level of internal consistency and an advanced writing style. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. To the unbelieving materialist, man is simply an evolutionary accident. Science is only satisfied with first causes, religion with supreme personality, and philosophy with unity. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library.
The definitions provided here may be of help in your overall understanding of the content and scope of the book. There are several comparisons that can be made between the urantia book and gnosticism. The urantia book paper 6 baptism and the forty days 6. For those of you who want more, i would refer you to ronald l. The urantia book, the bible, and the work of abraham maslow. The urantia book, first published by urantia foundation in 1955, claims to have been presented by celestial beings as a revelation to our planet, urantia. Sadler 18751969 was a central figurelikely the central figurein the whole urantia book phenomenon, but he.
Among other topics, the book discusses the origin and meaning of life. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. Nov 25, 2019 the urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The urantia book front page parts of the booktitles of the paperscontents of the book foreword part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4. As the custodian of a large and growing repository of important, spirituallyoriented, digital resources e.
The urantia book is a gift of revelation that extends our knowledge of spirituality, the universe, ourselves, and our destiny. It is provided here to help the urantia book student to understand how bible scholars define terms in ways that may differ from the working definitions a urantia book scholar is likely to use. It is a revelation to mankind that should be taken seriously and studied with intent and purpose. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition.
This book is educational in that it provides information about the origin, history, and destiny of mankind and this planet we live on. For discussions on experiences relating to study groups. It is like an owners manual, providing us with clues as to how to live and grow, how to connect with the indwelling spirit that is our ticket to eternity. A book which appears frequently in the hands of mystical, new age, and spiritual seekers is the urantia book. The charts show how sadler wrote each book, chapter by chapter.
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