These beings are the master artists and artisans of the morontia and lower spirit realms. [1]
The celestial artisans are not created as such; they are a selected and recruited. The original teaching corps of these artisans was 7000 Havona instructors assigned by Infinite Spirit. [2] All Ascending sons of God are eligible to become celestial artisans, but no one may enlist for less than one superuniveral millennium. [3] Such artisans are distributed throughout the grand universe but their chief realm of activity is in the constellations. [4] They co-operate with recorder-teacher transition seraphim. [5] They also co-operate with reversion directors. [6] The celestial artisans direct the native spornagia in the extensive work of botanic decoration and biologic embellishment of system capitals. [7] Univitatia are largest group associated with celestial artisans in the various courtesy colonies. [8] They appear in Uversa personality register. [9]
Whereas human 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. [10] They work under supervision of angels of progress on Urantia. [11]
All celestial artisans are registered on the superuniverse headquarters but are directed by morontia supervisors on the local universe capitals. [12]
Although celestial artisans do not personally work on material planets, such as Urantia, they do come, from time to time, from the headquarters of the system to proffer help to the naturally gifted individuals of the mortal races. [13] They maintain headquarters on each mansion world. [14]
They are distinguished by seven types of activity: [15]
Seraphim may attain Paradise through service as celestial artisan. [16]