Angels, created “a little higher” than mortals, guide them step by step from the spiritual lowlands to the portals of Havona. [1]
Mortals are the lowest order of intelligent personal creation, yet they have the potential to ascend to higher spiritual realms with the guidance of angels. [2]
Man, as potential spirit personalities, can strive to achieve the full realization of their spirit nature, inspired by Jesus of Nazareth's life as the ideal revelation of God's personality in human form. [3]
Creator Sons and Mother Spirits are the divine parents of evolving mortals, personifying all of the Paradise Deities that can be discerningly comprehended. [4]
Mortals are created in the image of God, a universal spiritual presence, and are therefore endowed with the potential for immortal souls through the collaboration of the Father, Son, and Adjusters. [5] Mortals are created out of the living potentials of the Supreme, drawing upon the essence of evolution for their immortal and divine character. [6] Man is intended to be the masterpiece of planetary creation, not to be dominated by baser passions or bow down before idols. [7]
The afterlives of mortals, regardless of their earthly differences, are very similar in terms of their mental life and spiritual progression. [8] Mortal survivors are denominated "ascending sons” after fusion, representing an important stage in the ascending universe career. [9]
Mortals are denominated “faith sons” prior to fusion, standing as representatives of the lowest order of intelligent and personal creation, divinely beloved and with the potential to attain glorious ascension through faith and freewill cooperation with the spiritualizing activities of the indwelling Adjuster. [10]
Mortals do not return to their planet of nativity during the dispensation of their temporal existence, but may be carried by transport seraphim to other worlds in the system for further assignments. [11]
The narrative outlines the ascending universe career of mortals through the seven stages: Planetary Mortals, Sleeping Survivors, Mansion World Students, Morontia Progressors, Superuniverse Wards, Havona Pilgrims, and Paradise Arrivals. [12]
The ascension career of mortals culminates in achieving the real socialization of their evolving morontia personality through the stages of perfected creature existence towards the Deity embrace. [13]
The survival of mortal identity is a personal choice influenced by the Universal Father, leading to potential Deity destiny or experiential evolution within the cosmic organism. [14]
All surviving mortals are assigned guardians of destiny drawn from experienced angelic personalities, who may become permanently attached as mortal survivors develop intellectually and spiritually, ensuring every ascender has a permanent seraphic associate before leaving the mansion worlds as discussed in the Urantia narratives. [15] Mortals with personal guardians can achieve repersonalization through ascension circles independent of dispensational judgments. [16]
All mortals of will dignity are bipedal, regardless of their world or intellectual and physical type. [17] All planetary mortals, of animal origin not wholly unlike Urantians, have ascendant potential and share a common destiny in the morontia family. [18] The moral nature of mortals distinguishes them from animals, as their intelligence allows them to possess insight into spiritual and eternal values. [19] Those without capacity for sonship are reckoned with animals in the eyes of God. [20] The romance of mortal evolution from seaweed to earthly dominion is a testament to the power of biologic struggle and mind survival. [21]
The twelve senses of three-brained mortals exceed those of one- and two-brained beings, allowing them to see and hear beyond the capabilities of Urantia races. [22]
Mankind is subject to the double influence of the seven higher spirit influences, guiding them as they progress in intelligence and spiritual perception. [23]
Adjusters are assigned just prior to the 6th birthday based on the first moral choice of the human child, made known to Divinington through the universal mind-gravity circuit of the Conjoint Actor. [24] Man's free will allows him to be the architect of his own eternal destiny in the spiritual domain. [25] Mortals can feel the undiminished impact of Father’s love, despite the limits of their finite minds and capacities. [26]
Celestial artisans occasionally assist naturally gifted individuals, under the supervision of planetary angels, to enhance their talents and seek ever-perfecting ideals. [27] Mortals cohere in Father through Adjusters, seeking divine unification in the eternal quest. [28] Paradise Creator Sons are the personal expression of GOD to mortals, ruling in the local universes on behalf of the Universal Father. [29] Human beings differ in innate endowments and acquired qualities, shaping the formation of social classes and divisions among mankind. [30] Mortals earn status by faith and hope, while beings in the Havona worlds possess inherent truth, beauty, and goodness. [31]
Mortal man, evolving in a drama of attainment akin to the universe's growth, becomes creative in partnership with the Adjuster and the Supreme, blossoming into an immortal soul. [32] Mortal man is necessary for the full function of God the Sevenfold, culminating in the actualizing Supreme. [33]
Father has given part of himself to be man’s eternal self, so how can any divine beings understand mortals as fully as God, who dwelt in mortal flesh and is within us as our real and eternal self? [34]
The Father's love uniquely defines each individual as a cherished child of God, distinguished amidst the vast expanse of creation by their irreplaceable will and inherent value. [35]
Over millennia, fewer mortals can safely function with self-acting Adjusters, prompting urgent measures to nurture higher spiritual types among humans on Urantia. [36] Mortals on normal worlds progress spiritually without the constant battle between flesh and spirit like Urantia mortals face. [37] Gland chemistry determines mortals' level of spiritual receptivity and imagination, varying in three groups based on pituitary body organization. [38] Identifying with God makes mortals truly real in the universes. [39]
God is no respecter of persons in revealing his gracious self to every spirit being and every mortal creature in every sphere and on every world of the universe of universes. [40] In God's eyes, the only distinction between mortals is whether they desire to do His will. [41] In God, mortal creatures live, move, and have their being, choosing to abide by the Father’s will as their choicest gift to the Universal Father. [42] All mortals are spiritually equal before God, as he gives a fragment of his spirit self to dwell in each of their hearts. [43]
Time and space serve as insulating mechanisms enabling mortals to coexist with the Infinite in the master universe, limiting and defining their actions in the cosmos. [44]
Virgin Adjusters are rarely assigned to those with unquestioned survival capacity on two-brain worlds post-Paradise bestowal Son visitation; most Adjusters indwelling individuals of such capacity are advanced or supreme. [45]
The selfhood of mortals is a potential transfer of identity from the material body to the immortal soul, evolving through divine influence and spiritual growth. [46] Some mortals lack capacity for intelligent worship of Deity, so they receive specialized angelic assistance on Urantia. [47] All mortals are divinely loved, for they have the potential to become the sons of God. [48]
Almost wholly material mortals cannot fully comprehend the divine nature and grandeur of the Most Holy Sphere of Paradise. [49]
Do not be discouraged by the discovery that you are human, for your mistakes will be forgotten in eternity and your soul's burdens lightened by a long-distance view of your destiny. [50] Human personality transcends intelligence with the inalienables of moral intuition, scientific curiosity, and spiritual insight. [51] Mortals struggle to fully reconcile their animal tendencies with their higher spiritual endowment throughout life. [52] Evil brutality lurks in mortal man, but imperfection is not sinful on the ascent to perfection. [53] Few mortals develop their minds to favorably liaise with divine Adjusters, hindering the reception of spiritual pleas and messages of love. [54]
Jesus saw mortals as weak, not wicked, leading them to feel at home in the world and delivering them from the slavery of taboo, teaching that the world was not fundamentally evil, and viewing them positively as the sons of God with a magnificent and eternal future. [55] Mortals must encounter universe difficulties and planetary obstacles to spiritually progress and achieve higher levels of spirit destiny. [56]
Mortals, innately endowed with a strong self-preservation instinct, trust their deepest interests to the power designated as God, despite differing requirements among religions. [57]
Mortals, being innately social creatures, come from races that are gregarious and seek companionship, as recognized by the Creators who provided for social structures even on Paradise, amidst varying planetary challenges and influences. [58] Man should not bemoan his lowly origin, for even the very Gods must pass through an equivalent experience before ruling over their universe domains. [59]
The vast gulf between humans and the divine is due to the heavily electrical and chemical control, animal-like behavior, and emotional reactions of the Urantia races, making it challenging for the Monitors to guide them effectively. [60] Despite varying techniques, humans consistently seek to gain social status through the accumulation and distribution of wealth. [61]
Mortals, worms of dust by nature, are divine in destiny when indwelt by the Father's spirit and destined to ascend to the presence of the eternal Father. [62]
The initial struggle of mortal races on evolutionary worlds is necessary for the acquirement of survival values, hindering their understanding of the culture of normal worlds due to planetary misfortunes. [63]
Mortals are intellectually divided into subnormal, normal, and supernormal categories, with corresponding levels of seraphic ministry and spiritual potential. [64]
Mortals are urged to see human personalities for their potential in both time and eternity, learning from Jesus to love and serve others as a pathway to loving God. [65]
Recognize the necessity for producing large numbers of mortals to afford ample opportunity for social and moral development, but beware of the serious problem of overpopulation. [66] No more races will evolve from prehuman sources throughout all future time. [67]
The human race has no surviving ancestry between the frog and the Eskimo, the only species ancestor of the early dawn races now living on the face of the earth. [68] Only the Creators possess infallibility, for nothing which human nature has touched can be regarded as infallible. [69]
Mortals on Urantia pass through a short and intense test in their initial material existence, progressing through various stages of ascension and testing on their journey towards Havona. [70]
Mortal personalities, being directly bestowed by the Universal Father, have the inherent potential to unify all constituent realities through unbroken contact with the personality circuit. [71]
See planetary epochs.
There are seven distinct physical types of mortals, including atmospheric, elemental, gravity, temperature, electric, energizing, and unnamed types, each adapting to planetary conditions within the universe pattern of intelligent life. [72]
The atmospheric types of mortal habitation are determined by the nature of the atmosphere, with the majority being mid-breathers in the Satania worlds. [73]
After natural death, all types of planetary mortals fraternize as one morontia family on mansion worlds. [96] Mortals face similar battles with microscopic foes in their youth, with life-spans ranging from 25 to 500 years across different planets. [97]
Adjustment to planetary environment varies between normal, radical, and experimental groups, with Earth falling into the latter as an experimental world with unique life forms. [98] The brain-type series embraces mortal of Adjuster-fusion potential, divided into one-brained, two-brained, and three-brained types. [99]
Spirit-reception series classify mortal mind design in relation to gland chemistry and spiritual receptivity, influencing imagination and receptivity during terrestrial life. [100]
The classification of planetary-mortal epochs guides the progression of temporal dispensations for humanity on Earth, from the emergence of civilization under the Planetary Prince to the ultimate arrival of the Trinity Teacher Sons, leading towards the age of light and life. [101]
The universe administration fosters kinship series among various classes of creatures, including mortals, to ensure coherence and coordination in their activities. [102]
The Adjuster-fusion series reveals the essential classification of mortals based on their relation to the indwelling Mystery Monitors, determining their spiritual destiny. [103] The numerous techniques of terrestrial escape enable mortal individuals to access the inward moving stream of Paradise ascenders. [104]
Adjusters loaned to mortals of the first series contribute towards preparing their subjects for possible subsequent Spirit fusion. [105]
During the earlier epochs of mankind's evolution, mortals of series one on worlds like pre-Adamic Urantia embrace primitive minds and group guardian angels as custodians, lacking personal seraphic guardians. [106] Primitive mortals survive through the embrace of Mother Spirit, achieving eternal life and advancement in the universe. [107]
Trinitized Ambassadors are selected for the Trinity embrace based on advice from Havona teachers to assist superuniverse rulers in administering the interests of Spirit-fused mortals. [108]
Adjusters loaned to the mortals of series two afford far more help than they give Urantia mortals. [109]
On nonfusion planets, animal-origin creatures receive the same devoted seraphic service as mortal beings on Urantia, with guardians of destiny ministering and seraphic cooperation with Adjusters fully provided. [110] Nonbreathers are a wholly different and markedly modified order of will creatures, unable to effect eternal union with their indwelling Adjusters. [111] Mortals in the second series are often indwelt by virgin Adjusters, while higher human types may be in liaison with experienced Monitors. [112]
Encounter modified mortal types on mansion worlds speaking system language by modified technique; physically different, yet identical in spirit and personality. [113] Ascending mortals on Edentia awaken in the resurrection halls, under the Melchizedeks' supervision. [114]
The Supreme Being sometimes causes Adjuster bestowal on worlds where fusion with mortal souls does not occur, reflecting a cosmic reflex action beyond comprehension. [115]
Surviving souls become Spirit-fused as part of the ascendant plan for upstepping mortal creatures, receiving devoted service from the Sons of God just like on Urantia. [116]
Trinitized Ambassadors help administer the interests of Spirit-fused mortals, selected for the Trinity embrace based on the advice of their Havona teachers. [117]
The reason mortals cannot fuse with Adjusters remains unknown, leading to speculation about the intentional or unintentional nature of this limitation within the ascension plan. [118]
Mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential come in three-brained, two-brained, and one-brained types, with intellectual and spiritual differentials characterizing individuals. [119]
Series three—mortals of Adjuster-fusion potential, embracing one-brained, two-brained, and three-brained types, all with the potential for eternal union with their Adjuster. [120] Adjusters gain more actual contact with three-brained mortals during temporal life, but all types progress similarly after death. [121]
Urantians are of the two-brained type, more imaginative and philosophical than one-brained mortals but less spiritual and worshipful than three-brained orders. [122]
Experiential Adjusters loaned to primitive mortals on evolving planets prepare them for possible Spirit fusion and eternal life in the local universe. [123]
Man has always deteriorated in forests, tropics; progressed only in open, in higher latitudes, as demonstrated by the Andonites who thrived in rugged northern climes while their cousins luxuriated in the southern tropical forests. [124] Man and ape share ancestry through mid-mammals, with superior strains leading to humans and inferior pairs giving rise to modern simian tribes. [125]
The first human beings, Andon and Fonta, appeared almost one million years ago as true human ancestors possessing perfect thumbs and feet, with the capacity for complex emotions, including worship, love, hate, jealousy, and revenge, ultimately leading them to make an intelligent choice to migrate northward and found the human race. [126] About dawn races see document 62. Early evolutionary man, having discovered fire and tools, vanquished larger animals through increasing inventive imagination and tool improvement. [127] The era of primitive man is a long, dark, and bloody chapter in the annals of an evolutionary world, contrasting with subsequent civilizations. [128] Before the Dalamatia teachers' instruction, mortals were oppressed by mores and ceremonials, lacking freedom and originality. [129] During the ice age, primitive man evolved from small dawn mammals with large brains among the offspring of Asiatic migrants. [130]
Early evolutionary religion had its roots in the human experiences of chance, as primitive man, a food hunter, interpreted variations in hunting results as good and bad luck, due to living constantly on the ragged edge of a precarious and harassed existence. [131]
Early evolutionary mortals lived in caves, cliffs, and trees before mastering fire and conquering the larger animals with their inventive imagination and improved tools. [132]
Most individuals are willing to pay for enhanced group protection through self-sacrifice and personal-liberty curtailment, as a form of survival insurance against a return to terrible and antisocial conditions. [133] 500 million mortals inhabited Earth 500,000 years ago when the Planetary Prince arrived. [134]
These early humans had physical characteristics perfect for walking and running, lacking the grasping function of the big toe, reaching maturity at twelve with a potential life span of seventy-five years. [135]
The Planetary Prince's delayed arrival on Urantia disrupted the usual timing of will development, occurring hundreds of thousands of years after the appearance of Andon and Fonta and the emergence of the six Sangik races. [136] The shift to cow's and goat's milk reduced infant mortality and encouraged mothers to wean babies earlier, leading to more children born. [137] Early mortals once used passenger birds for transportation, possessing intelligence and affection that made them invaluable allies. [138] During primitive times, mortal men lived under a wholly tribal government while striving to survive through hunting and fighting. [139] The burning of accumulated wealth to create an impression has been a timeless way for mortals to distinguish themselves and demonstrate greatness. [140]
The Adamic children, Adjuster indwelt, exhibit less fear due to their greater survival capacity and the limited inheritance of Adam's life plasm by present-day races. [141]
Ancient mortals struggled to understand natural death, leading to a strong belief in magic, but the concept of original sin eventually weakened this grip over time. [142] Primitive beings, descendants of fighting animals, cannot long live in peace due to their innate enjoyment of conflict. [143]
Primitive mortals saw suicide as a form of retaliation, believing that as a ghost they could visit wrath upon their enemies, as they did not hold life very dear. [144]
Primitive man, disliking hard work, recognized the benefits of association leading to specialization and organization, driven by the demands of existence and advancing standards of living. [145]
Primitive men emerged from the animal level when able to worship the Creator, evolving through six basic types or races over varying periods of time before the arrival of the Planetary Prince. [146]
Early humans exhibited a wide range of emotions, including admiration, vanity, awe, reverence, humility, gratitude, fear, pity, shame, reproach, love, hate, revenge, and jealousy. [147]
Primitive mortals were individualistic, suspicious, and quarrelsome, but trust was gradually instilled in their minds by the Spirits of Trust, enabling the evolution of human society towards brotherhood and peace. [148]
Ancient peoples should be judged according to their enlightenment, considering the moral standards of their times and the ethical obligations fostered by preceding evolutionary religion. [149]
During primitive times, life was a serious and sober business for mortals on Urantia, who often sought escape in the salubrious tropics but seldom utilized their leisure for civilization's advancement. [150] Throughout history, men shunned working the soil, leaving women to provide vegetable food, as they were believed to raise better plants. [151] Primitive men, the most heroic chapter, are mighty hunters and fierce fighters, representing a long and bloody era of human evolution. [152] The early races living in primitive cities about twelve thousand years ago were not overly neat and clean. [153] Human history is a tale of the eternal struggle for sustenance, where primitive man only pondered when his stomach growled. [154] Despite lacking a clear concept of God, mortals prayed instinctively both in times of dire need and jubilation. [155] Respected knowledge and rewarded wisdom established the foundations of government through the council of elders in primitive societies. [156] Ancients sought supernatural explanations for all natural phenomena, hindering progress until the rise of modern science. [157] The mortals would die defending their children, but their patriotism was limited to their immediate clan. [158] Ancient mortals would not hurry, except in the face of grave danger, as the concept of working within a time limit was foreign to them. [159]
See Son-fused mortals.
See Spirit-fused mortals.
See spiritual influences.