# The Urantia Book/Part 2

PART II
THE LOCAL UNIVERSE
Sponsored by a Nebadon Corps of Local Universe Personalities acting by authority of Gabriel of Salvington.
| 32.The Evolution of Local Universes | 357 |
| 1.Physical Emergence of Universes | 357 |
| 2.Universe Organization | 358 |
| 3.The Evolutionary Idea | 360 |
| 4.God's Relation to a Local Universe | 362 |
| 5.The Eternal and Divine Purpose | 364 |
| 33.Administration of the Local Universe | 366 |
| 1.Michael of Nebadon | 366 |
| 2.The Sovereign of Nebadon | 367 |
| 3.The Universe Son and Spirit | 368 |
| 4.Gabriel—The Chief Executive | 369 |
| 5.The Trinity Ambassadors | 370 |
| 6.General Administration | 371 |
| Local universe time |
| 7.The Courts of Nebadon | 372 |
| 8.The Legislative and Executive Functions | 373 |
| 34.The Local Universe Mother Spirit | 374 |
| 1.Personalization of the Creative Spirit | 374 |
| 2.Nature of the Divine Minister | 375 |
| 3.The Son and Spirit in Time and Space | 376 |
| 4.The Local Universe Circuits | 377 |
| 5.The Ministry of the Spirit | 379 |
| 6.The Spirit in Man | 380 |
| Dual nature of man |
| 7.The Spirit and the Flesh | 382 |
| "This is the way." |
| 35.The Local Universe Sons of God | 384 |
| 1.The Father Melchizedek | 384 |
| 2.The Melchizedek Sons | 385 |
| 3.The Melchizedek Worlds | 387 |
| 4.Special Work of the Melchizedeks | 388 |
| Melchizedek incarnations |
| 5.The Vorondadek Sons | 389 |
| 6.The Constellation Fathers | 390 |
| 7.The Vorondadek Worlds | 391 |
| 8.The Lanonandek Sons | 392 |
| Primary Lanonandeks |
| Secondary Lanonandeks |
| Tertiary Lanonandeks |
| 9.The Lanonandek Rulers | 393 |
| 10.The Lanonandek Worlds | 394 |
| 36.The Life Carriers | 396 |
| 1.Origin and Nature of Life Carriers | 396 |
| 2.The Life Carrier Worlds | 397 |
| 3.Life Transplantation | 399 |
| 4.Melchizedek Life Carriers | 400 |
| The midsoniters |
| Salvington Worlds of the Finaliters |
| 5.The Seven Adjutant Mind-Spirits | 401 |
| (1)The spirit of intuition |
| (2)The spirit of understanding |
| (3)The spirit of courage |
| (4)The spirit of knowledge |
| (5)The spirit of counsel |
| (6)The spirit of worship |
| (7)The spirit of wisdom |
| 6.Living Forces | 403 |
| 37.Personalities of the Local Universe | 406 |
| 1.The Universe Aids | 406 |
| 2.The Brilliant Evening Stars | 407 |
| Created Evening Stars |
| Ascendant Evening Stars |
| The Worlds of the Evening Stars |
| 3.The Archangels | 408 |
| The Worlds of the Archangels |
| 4.Most High Assistants | 409 |
| 5.High Commissioners | 410 |
| Race commissioners |
| Nebadon Corps of Perfection |
| Worlds of the Spirit-fused Mortals |
| 6.Celestial Overseers | 412 |
| Nebadon educational system |
| 7.Mansion World Teachers | 413 |
| 8.Higher Spirit Orders of Assignment | 413 |
| Solitary Messengers |
| Universe Circuit Supervisor—Andovontia |
| Census Director—Salsatia |
| Associate Inspector |
| Assigned Sentinels |
| Universal Conciliators |
| Technical Advisers |
| Celestial Recorders |
| Morontia Companions |
| 9.Permanent Citizens of the Local Universe | 414 |
| (1)Susatia |
| (2)Univitatia |
| (3)Material Sons |
| (4)Midway Creatures |
| Abandonters |
| 10.Other Local Universe Groups | 416 |
| The Spironga |
| The Spornagia |
| Courtesy colonies |
| 38.Ministering Spirits of the Local Universe | 418 |
| 1.Origin of Seraphim | 418 |
| 2.Angelic Natures | 419 |
| 3.Unrevealed Angels | 420 |
| 4.The Seraphic Worlds | 420 |
| 5.Seraphic Training | 420 |
| 6.Seraphic Organization | 421 |
| 7.Cherubim and Sanobim | 422 |
| 8.Evolution of Cherubim and Sanobim | 423 |
| (1)Ascension Candidates |
| (2)Mid-phase Cherubim |
| (3)Morontia Cherubim |
| 9.The Midway Creatures | 424 |
| (1)Primary Midwayers |
| (2)Secondary Midwayers |
| 39.The Seraphic Hosts | 426 |
| 1.Supreme Seraphim | 427 |
| (1)Son-Spirit Ministers |
| Bestowal attendants |
| (2)Court Advisers |
| (3)Universe Orientators |
| (4)The Teaching Counselors |
| (5)Directors of Assignment |
| (6)The Recorders |
| (7)Unattached Ministers |
| 2.Superior Seraphim | 429 |
| (1)The Intelligence Corps |
| (2)The Voice of Mercy |
| (3)Spirit Co-ordinators |
| (4)Assistant Teachers |
| (5)The Transporters |
| Seraphic transport techniques |
| (6)The Recorders |
| Broadcasters |
| (7)The Reserves |
| 3.Supervisor Seraphim | 432 |
| (1)Supervising Assistants |
| (2)Law Forecasters |
| (3)Social Architects |
| (4)Ethical Sensitizers |
| (5)The Transporters |
| (6)The Recorders |
| (7)The Reserves |
| 4.Administrator Seraphim | 434 |
| (1)Administrative Assistants |
| (2)Justice Guides |
| (3)Interpreters of Cosmic Citizenship |
| (4)Quickeners of Morality |
| (5)The Transporters |
| (6)The Recorders |
| (7)The Reserves |
| 5.Planetary Helpers | 436 |
| (1)The Voices of the Garden |
| (2)The Spirits of Brotherhood |
| (3)The Souls of Peace |
| (4)The Spirits of Trust |
| (5)The Transporters |
| Departure of a seraphic transport |
| (6)The Recorders |
| (7)The Reserves |
| 6.Transition Ministers | 439 |
| 7.Seraphim of the Future | 440 |
| 8.Seraphic Destiny | 440 |
| 9.The Corps of Seraphic Completion | 441 |
| 40.The Ascending Sons of God | 443 |
| 1.Evolutionary Seraphim | 443 |
| 2.Ascending Material Sons | 444 |
| 3.Translated Midwayers | 444 |
| 4.Personalized Adjusters | 444 |
| 5.Mortals of Time and Space | 445 |
| Mortals of the transient or experiential Adjuster sojourn |
| Mortals of the non-Adjuster-fusion types |
| Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential |
| The unnumbered series |
| 6.The Faith Sons of God | 447 |
| 7.Father-Fused Mortals | 448 |
| 8.Son-Fused Mortals | 449 |
| 9.Spirit-Fused Mortals | 450 |
| Techniques of memory reconstruction |
| 10.Ascendant Destinies | 452 |
| 41.Physical Aspects of the Local Universe | 455 |
| 1.The Nebadon Power Centers | 455 |
| 2.The Satania Physical Controllers | 456 |
| 3.Our Starry Associates | 458 |
| 4.Sun Density | 459 |
| 5.Solar Radiation | 460 |
| 6.Calcium—The Wanderer of Space | 461 |
| 7.Sources of Solar Energy | 463 |
| 8.Solar-Energy Reactions | 464 |
| 9.Sun Stability | 465 |
| 10.Origin of Inhabited Worlds | 465 |
| 42.Energy—Mind and Matter | 467 |
| 1.Paradise Forces and Energies | 467 |
| 2.Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Physical Energies) | 469 |
| (1)Space potency |
| (2)Primordial force |
| (3)Emergent energies |
| a.Puissant energy |
| b.Gravity energy |
| (4)Universe power |
| (5)Havona energy |
| (6)Transcendental energy |
| (7)Monota |
| 3.Classification of Matter | 471 |
| 4.Energy and Matter Transmutations | 472 |
| 5.Wave-Energy Manifestations | 474 |
| 6.Ultimatons, Electrons, and Atoms | 476 |
| 7.Atomic Matter | 477 |
| 8.Atomic Cohesion | 478 |
| 9.Natural Philosophy | 469 |
| 10.Universal Nonspiritual Energy Systems (Material Mind Systems) | 480 |
| (1)Preadjutant-spirit minds |
| (2)Adjutant-spirit minds |
| (3)Evolving morontia minds |
| The cosmic mind |
| 11.Universe Mechanisms | 481 |
| 12.Pattern and Form—Mind Dominance | 483 |
| 43.The Constellations | 485 |
| 1.The Constellation Headquarters | 485 |
| 2.The Constellation Government | 487 |
| 3.The Most Highs of Norlatiadek | 488 |
| 4.Mount Assembly—The Faithful of Days | 489 |
| 5.The Edentia Fathers Since the Lucifer Rebellion | 490 |
| 6.The Gardens of God | 492 |
| 7.The Univitatia | 493 |
| 8.The Edentia Training Worlds | 493 |
| 9.Citizenship on Edentia | 495 |
| 44.The Celestial Artisans | 497 |
| 1.The Celestial Musicians | 499 |
| 2.The Heavenly Reproducers | 500 |
| 3.The Divine Builders | 501 |
| 4.The Thought Recorders | 503 |
| 5.The Energy Manipulators | 504 |
| 6.The Designers and Embellishers | 506 |
| 7.The Harmony Workers | 507 |
| 8.Mortal Aspirations and Morontia Achievements | 507 |
| 45.The Local System Administration | 509 |
| 1.Transitional Culture Worlds | 509 |
| (1)The Finaliter World |
| (2)The Morontia World |
| (3)The Angelic World |
| (4)The Superangel World |
| (5)The World of the Sons |
| (6)The World of the Spirit |
| (7)The World of the Father |
| 2.The System Sovereign | 511 |
| 3.The System Government | 512 |
| 4.The Four and Twenty Counselors | 513 |
| 5.The Material Sons | 514 |
| 6.Adamic Training of Ascenders | 515 |
| Parental experience |
| The probation nursery of Satania |
| 7.The Melchizedek Schools | 517 |
| 46.The Local System Headquarters | 519 |
| 1.Physical Aspects of Jerusem | 519 |
| 2.Physical Features of Jerusem | 520 |
| 3.The Jerusem Broadcasts | 522 |
| 4.Residential and Administrative Areas | 522 |
| 5.The Jerusem Circles | 523 |
| (1)Circles of the Sons of God |
| (2)Circles of the angels |
| (3)Circles of the Universe Aids |
| (4)Circles of the Master Physical Controllers |
| (5)Circles of the ascending mortals |
| (6)Circles of the courtesy colonies |
| (7)Circles of the finaliters |
| 6.The Executive-Administrative Squares | 527 |
| 7.The Rectangles—The Spornagia | 527 |
| 8.The Jerusem Triangles | 528 |
| 47.The Seven Mansion Worlds | 530 |
| 1.The Finaliters' World | 530 |
| Requisite parental experience |
| 2.The Probationary Nursery | 531 |
| 3.The First Mansion World | 532 |
| Morontia Companions |
| 4.The Second Mansion World | 534 |
| 5.The Third Mansion World | 535 |
| 6.The Fourth Mansion World | 536 |
| 7.The Fifth Mansion World | 537 |
| 8.The Sixth Mansion World | 537 |
| Adjuster fusion |
| 9.The Seventh Mansion World | 538 |
| 10.Jerusem Citizenship | 539 |
| 48.The Morontia Life | 541 |
| 1.Morontia Materials | 541 |
| 2.Morontia Power Supervisors | 542 |
| (1)Circuit Regulators |
| (2)System Co-ordinators |
| (3)Planetary Custodians |
| (4)Combined Controllers |
| (5)Liaison Stabilizers |
| (6)Selective Assorters |
| (7)Associate Registrars |
| 3.Morontia Companions | 545 |
| (1)Pilgrim Guardians |
| (2)Pilgrim Receivers and Free Associators |
| (3)Hosts to Celestial Visitors |
| (4)Co-ordinators and Liaison Directors |
| (5)Interpreters and Translators |
| (6)Excursion and Reversion Supervisors |
| (7)Area and Building Custodians |
| 4.The Reversion Directors | 547 |
| Celestial humor |
| Mortal humor |
| 5.Mansion World Teachers | 550 |
| 6.Morontia World Seraphim—Transition Ministers | 551 |
| (1)Seraphic Evangels |
| Original of Twenty-third Psalm |
| (2)Racial Interpreters |
| (3)Mind Planners |
| (4)Morontia Counselors |
| Stereoscopic effect of mota |
| (5)Technicians |
| (6)Recorder-Teachers |
| Truth and fact |
| (7)Ministering Reserves |
| Success, failure, and ego |
| 7.Morontia Mota | 556 |
| 8.The Morontia Progressors | 557 |
| 49.The Inhabited Worlds | 559 |
| 1.The Planetary Life | 559 |
| 2.Planetary Physical Types | 560 |
| (1)The atmospheric types |
| (2)The elemental types |
| (3)The gravity types |
| (4)The temperature types |
| (5)The electric types |
| (6)The energizing types |
| (7)The unnamed types |
| 3.Worlds of the Nonbreathers | 563 |
| 4.Evolutionary Will Creatures | 564 |
| 5.The Planetary Series of Mortals | 565 |
| (1)Adjustment to planetary environment |
| Experimental series inspected by Tabamantia |
| (2)Brain-type series |
| (3)Spirit-reception series |
| (4)Planetary-mortal epochs |
| (5)Creature-kinship serials |
| (6)Adjuster-fusion series |
| (7)Techniques of terrestrial escape |
| 6.Terrestrial Escape | 568 |
| (1)The dispensational or group order of survival |
| (2)The individual orders of ascension |
| (3)The probationary-dependent orders of ascension |
| (4)The secondary modified orders of ascension |
| (5)The primary modified order of ascension |
| 50.The Planetary Princes | 572 |
| 1.Mission of the Princes | 572 |
| 2.Planetary Administration | 573 |
| 3.The Prince's Corporeal Staff | 574 |
| 4.The Planetary Headquarters and Schools | 575 |
| 5.Progressive Civilization | 576 |
| 6.Planetary Culture | 578 |
| 7.The Rewards of Isolation | 578 |
| Agondonters |
| Tabamantia an agondonter |
| 51.The Planetary Adams | 580 |
| 1.Origin and Nature of the Material Sons of God | 580 |
| 2.Transit of the Planetary Adams | 582 |
| 3.The Adamic Missions | 582 |
| 4.The Six Evolutionary Races | 584 |
| 5.Racial Amalgamation—Bestowal of the Adamic Blood | 585 |
| 6.The Edenic Regime | 586 |
| 7.United Administration | 587 |
| 52.Planetary Mortal Epochs | 589 |
| 1.Primitive Man | 589 |
| 2.Post-Planetary Prince Man | 591 |
| 3.Post-Adamic Man | 592 |
| 4.Post-Magisterial Son Man | 594 |
| 5.Post-Bestowal Son Man | 595 |
| 6.Urantia's Post-Bestowal Age | 597 |
| 7.Post-Teacher Son Man | 598 |
| 53.The Lucifer Rebellion | 601 |
| 1.The Leaders of Rebellion | 601 |
| 2.The Causes of Rebellion | 602 |
| 3.The Lucifer Manifesto | 603 |
| 4.Outbreak of the Rebellion | 604 |
| 5.Nature of the Conflict | 605 |
| 6.A Loyal Seraphic Commander | 606 |
| 7.History of the Rebellion | 607 |
| 8.The Son of Man on Urantia | 609 |
| 9.Present Status of the Rebellion | 610 |
| 54.Problems of the Lucifer Rebellion | 613 |
| 1.True and False Liberty | 613 |
| 2.The Theft of Liberty | 614 |
| 3.The Time Lag of Justice | 615 |
| 4.The Mercy Time Lag | 615 |
| 5.The Wisdom of Delay | 617 |
| Twelve reasons |
| 6.The Triumph of Love | 618 |
| 55.The Spheres of Light and Life | 621 |
| 1.The Morontia Temple | 622 |
| 2.Death and Translation | 623 |
| 3.The Golden Ages | 624 |
| 4.Administrative Readjustments | 626 |
| The seven stages on a planet |
| Release of midwayers |
| Adamic departure |
| 5.The Acme of Material Development | 629 |
| 6.The Individual Mortal | 630 |
| 7.The First or Planetary Stage | 631 |
| 8.The Second or System Stage | 632 |
| 9.The Third or Constellation Stage | 633 |
| 10.The Fourth or Local Universe Stage | 634 |
| 11.The Minor and Major Sector Stages | 635 |
| 12.The Seventh or Superuniverse Stage | 636 |
| The Unqualified Supervisors of the Supreme |
| 56.Universal Unity | 637 |
| 1.Physical Co-ordination | 637 |
| 2.Intellectual Unity | 638 |
| 3.Spiritual Unification | 639 |
| 4.Personality Unification | 639 |
| 5.Deity Unity | 640 |
| 6.Unification of Evolutionary Deity | 641 |
| 7.Universal Evolutionary Repercussions | 642 |
| 8.The Supreme Unifier | 643 |
| 9.Universal Absolute Unity | 644 |
| 10.Truth, Beauty, and Goodness | 646 |