Urantia21: A Restatement of The Urantia Book for the 21st Century

Episode Summary: Closest to the material planets of human habitation are the creators of local universes, a division of the seven superuniverses. Local Universe Creators are descending beings charged with the responsibility for organizing a new segment of space into a cohesive whole and then overseeing that entity until it reaches its ultimate fulfilment of evolution. The Local Universe Creator is...

Episode Summary: While spiritual progressors of human origin ascend toward Paradise, beings created in perfection descend to lower levels of the universe to provide service in the human ascension scheme. These descending beings are of various classes, all having different functions within the universe structure. Some of these beings are directly bestowed on material worlds for the benefit of human...

Episode Summary: Further attenuation of the chain of ministry and administration results in the creation of this level of beings, some of whom are directly involved in service to spiritual progressors of human origin, others to the services of divine beings. This paper provides additional insights into the range and complexity of universe personalities and their functions. What is The Urantia Book...

Episode Summary: This is a further description of the spirit personalities that represent the administrative policies of the Paradise Trinity. These particular beings are perfect administrators, and  have responsibility for various segments of the inhabited universes. Their structure provides an additional glimpse into the organization of universe governance, from Paradise to the farthest rea...

Episode Summary: These spirit groups are the coordinating directors of the seven superuniverses. Together they oversee all aspects of these gigantic space clusters, using associates at every level. The governance of the superuniverses is a complex undertaking, but there are beings supremely qualified to handle all of the required tasks. Some of those beings and their functions are described in thi...

Episode Summary: The Paradise Trinity has created a host of beings who carry out the plans of the Trinity. The Seven Master Spirits are the creation of the Third Source and Center, but each of the Master Spirits represents a unique quality of one of the seven combinations of the characteristics of the three absolute Deities. These seven qualities permeate the inhabited universes, each of the seven...

Episode Summary: The next space level beyond the central universe is composed of seven enormous clusters of galaxies that revolve forever around the central nucleus. The seven superuniverses are the gateway to perfection for progressing mortals, and they constitute one vast school which provides the experience necessary for spiritual progression. This paper describes the organization and function...

Episode Summary: Surrounding Paradise is another perfect creation, the central universe. It is the final destination before spiritual progressors are admitted to Paradise. The central universe is made up of a billion planets of a material nature, but the residents range all the way from material to absolute. This paper describes the central universe, its inhabitants, and its function with regard t...

Episode Summary: The area immediately beyond the borders of Paradise contains orbiting bodies dedicated to the work of the highest orders of beings. The members of the Paradise Trinity each have a set of worlds where their unique functions are coordinated. These worlds are the lodgings of all universe beings who have attained the pinnacle of their existence, and who alternate between these home pl...

Episode Summary: The cosmology of universal reality is too vast for human comprehension, but The Urantia Book attempts to provide a glimpse into that reality in terms that might be understandable. All of the divisions of space exist in concentric circles around Paradise, and consist of different levels of existence. Closest to Paradise is the material universe, revealing a far more organized struc...

Episode Summary: In conjunction with the creation of the existential Trinity, the home of the Trinity and eternal center of the cosmos comes into being. Paradise is both a material and a spiritual entity, being the source and center of all material gravity and the goal of spiritual evolution. The stupendous geography of Paradise is depicted, and its relation to the surrounding universes described....

Episode Summary: Here at last is the comprehensive description of the original Trinity. There is a continued discussion of the concept of personality, and how the Universal Source is able to bestow personality on others. Now, instead of acting alone, the First Source and Center can share the oversight of the universe with coordinate beings, each having a discrete function. From this Trinity, diver...

Episode Summary: Here we begin to explore the concepts of love, mercy, and ministry as personified by the three persons of the Trinity and as distributed throughout the universe. Love is defined as the basis of all personality relationships, and is originated by the Universal Source. Mercy pertains to the fabric of those relationships as administered by the Eternal Spirit, and ministry describes t...

Episode Summary: The Infinite Mind is the third person of the original Trinity, the Third Source and Center, whose function is complementary to that of the Eternal Spirit and the Universal Source. The concept of Trinity is vastly expanded in this paper to illustrate the basic structure of personal reality. These are new concepts that greatly enlarge our understanding. The ramifications of the acti...

Episode Summary: Differentiation of personalities leads to separation of function. The Eternal Spirit has a specific role to play in universe activities. In this paper we begin to be exposed to the incredible diversity that exists in the universe – a new revelation of the complexity of reality. Here we find outlined the plan for spiritual progress for human souls, from material beginnings to spiri...

Episode Summary: From the five papers describing the First Source and Center, the infinite and eternal I AM, we now move to a depiction of the beginnings of the diversification of reality. Although time was not actually a factor, the Eternal Spirit is identified as the “first” personal and absolute concept of the Universal Creator. The first level of differentiation becomes the original Trinity, a...

Episode Summary: How can the individual human being relate to the creator of all reality? Is the Creator transcendent or imminent, or both? How does the material universe relate to spiritual reality? These are questions that are addressed in this paper. There is also a treatment of the meaning of true worship, a concept that sheds new light on the practice. The meaning of religion is also explored...

Episode Summary: The concepts explored in this paper include progress, harmony, unity, and the function of nature. The consistency of the universe is portrayed at the highest levels, despite the apparent inconsistencies of material reality. The Universal Source is portrayed as the only stationary, self-contained, and changeless being in the entire universe. Erroneous ideas of Deity in human though...

Episode Summary: Third in the series describing the Universal Creator, this paper delves more deeply into the qualities of ubiquity, infinite power, universal knowledge, limitlessness, and primacy, providing a greatly expanded sense of the way the Creator functions in a vast universe. A key section deals with the inevitabilities of human existence, vividly illustrating the gap between ultimate per...

Episode Summary: This paper continues the description of the First Source and Center by examining some of the characteristics of the divine personality. These include infinity, eternity, truth, goodness, and beauty. The reality of such concepts is beyond the human ability to grasp them, and the language used is chosen to stretch the human imagination so that it begins to appreciate the essence of...

Episode Summary: This paper is the first of five that provide fascinating new insights into the nature of the infinite and eternal personality who created all reality – all things and beings. It describes the nature of that personality in ways that have never been expressed before, and begins to unfold the characteristics of spirit and the relationship of humans to that realm. The term “personalit...

Episode Summary: This paper gives us a glimpse of the vastness of the spiritual side of reality, and portrays a universe characterized by truth, beauty, and goodness that is the true home of all humans who desire personal spiritual growth in and beyond this first short material life. The concepts revealed in this paper are mind-expanding and complex, but much of what it contains is covered in grea...

Summary: This introductory episode explains the focus of, and the philosophy behind, Urantia21's restatement of the original text of The Urantia Book. Each week, a new paper will be released on this podcast so please be sure to subscribe to receive the latest episodes. What is The Urantia Book? The Urantia Book is a collection of written works that blends science, philosophy, and religion. It cont...