Subject: What Is The Name Of This World? Part 4. Oct. 12, 2008.
I've been told by my teacher and guru, called Merle Fagot that
this world is called Shan. He said that Enoch was not only a man
but was a civilization that was ready to assend. The civilization
of Enoch was picked up by seven large space crafts called "the Seven
Cities of Shan." They took this civilization to a better place.
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Mortals all have the same general struggles with microscopic foes in
their early days, such as you now experience on Urantia, though
perhaps not so extensive. The length of life varies on the different
planets from twenty-five years on the primitive worlds to near five
hundred on the more advanced and older spheres.
Human beings are all gregarious, both tribal and r-cial. These group
segregations are inherent in their origin and constitution. Such
tendencies can be modified only by advancing civilization and by
gradual s-iritualization. The social, economic, and g-vernmental
problems of the inhabited worlds vary in accordance with the age of the
planets and the degree to which they have been influenced by the
successive sojourns of the d-vine Sons.
Mind is the bestowal of the Infinite Sp-rit and functions quite the
same in diverse environments. The mind of mortals is akin, regardless
of certain structural and chemical differences which characterize the
physical natures of the
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will creatures of the local systems. Regardless of personal or
physical planetary differences, the mental life of all these various
orders of mortals is very similar, and their immediate careers after
death are very much alike.
But mortal mind without immortal spi-it cannot survive. The mind of
man is mortal; only the bestowed spir-t is immortal. Survival is
dependent on spiritu-lization by the ministry of the Adjuster--on the
birth and evol-tion of the immortal s-ul; at least, there must not
have developed an antagonism towards the Adjuster's mission of
effecting the spir-tual transformation of the material mind.
5. "THE PLANETARY SERIES OF MORTALS"
It will be somewhat difficult to make an adequate ****trayal of the
planetary series of mortals because you know so little about them, and
because there are so many variations. Mortal creatures may, however,
be studied from numerous viewpoints, among which are the following:
1. Adjustment to planetary environment.
2. Brain-type series.
3. Spirit-reception series.
4. Planetary-mortal epochs.
5. Creature-kin****p serials.
6. Adjuster-fusion series.
7. Techniques of terrestrial escape.
The inhabited spheres of the seven superuniverses are peopled with
mortals who simultaneously classify in some one or more categories of
each of these seven generalized cl***** of evolutionary creature life.
But even these general classifications make no provision for such
beings as midsoniters nor for certain other forms of intelligent life.
The inhabited worlds, as they have been presented in these
narratives, are peopled with evolu-ionary mortal creatures, but there
are other life forms.
1. Adjustment to planetary environment. There are three general
groups of inhabited worlds from the standpoint of the adjustment of
creature life to the planetary environment: the normal adjustment
group, the radical adjustment group, and the experimental group.
Normal adjustments to planetary conditions follow the general
physical patterns previously considered. The worlds of the
nonbreathers typify the radical or extreme adjustment, but other types
are also included in this group.
Experimental worlds are usually ideally adapted to the typical life
forms, and on these decimal planets the Life Carriers attempt to
produce beneficial variations in the standard life designs. Since your
world is an experimental planet, it differs markedly from its sister
spheres in Satania; many forms of life have appeared on Urantia that
are not found elsewhere; likewise are many common species absent from
your planet.
In the universe of Nebadon, all the life-modification worlds are
serially linked together and constitute a special domain of universe
affairs which is given attention by designated administrators; and all
of these experimental worlds are periodically inspected by a corps of
universe directors whose chief is the veteran finaliter known in
Satania as Tabamantia.
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Brain-type series.
The one physical uniformity of mortals is the brain and nervous
system; nevertheless, there are three basic organizations of the brain
mechanism: the one-, the two-, and the three-brained types. Urantians
are of the two-brained type, somewhat more imaginative, adventurous,
and philosophical than the one-brained mortals but somewhat less
spi-itual, ethical, and wor-hipful than the three-brained orders.
These brain differences characterize even the prehuman animal
existences.
From the two-hemisphere type of the Urantian cerebral cortex you can,
by analogy, grasp something of the one-brained type. The third brain
of the three-brained orders is best conceived as an evo-vement of your
lower or rudimentary form of brain, which is developed to the point
where it functions chiefly in control of physical activities, leaving
the two superior brains free for higher engagements: one for
intellectual functions and the other for the spirit-al-counterparting
activities of the Thought Adjuster.
While the terrestrial attainments of the one-brained r-ces are
slightly limited in comparison with the two-brained orders, the older
planets of the three-brained group exhibit civilizations that would
astound Urantians, and which would somewhat shame yours by comparison.
In mechanical development and material civilization, even in
intellectual progress, the two-brained mortal worlds are able to equal
the three-brained spheres. But in the higher control of mind and
development of intellectual and spiritual reciprocation, you are
somewhat inferior.
All such comparative estimates concerning the intellectual progress
or the sp-ritual attainments of any world or group of worlds should in
fairness recognize planetary age; much, very much, depends on age, the
help of the biologic uplifters, and the subsequent missions of the
various orders of the div-ne Sons.
While the three-brained peoples are capable of a slightly higher
planetary evo-ution than either the one- or two-brained orders, all
have the same type of life spanes and carry on planetary activities in
very similar ways, much as do human beings on Urantia. These three
types of mortals are distributed throughout the worlds of the local
systems. In the majority of cases planetary conditions had very little
to do with the decisions of the Life Carriers to project these varied
orders of mortals on the different worlds; it is a prerogative of the
Life Carriers thus to plan and execute.
These three orders stand on an equal footing in the ascension career.
Each must traverse the same intellectual scale of development, and
each must master the same sp-ritual tests of progression. The system
administration and the constellation overcontrol of these different
worlds are uniformly free from discrimination; even the regimes of the
Planetary Princes are identical.
3. Spirit-reception series. There are three groups of mind design as
related to contact with spi-it affairs. This classification does not
refer to the one-, two-, and three-brained orders of mortals; it
refers primarily to gland chemistry, more particularly to the
organization of certain glands comparable to the pituitary bodies. The
rac-s on some worlds have one gland, on others two, as do Urantians,
while on still other spheres the races have three of these unique
bodies. The inherent imagination and spi-itual receptivity is
definitely influenced by this differential chemical endowment.
Of the s-irit-reception types, sixty-five per cent are of the second
group, like the Urantia ra-es. Twelve per cent are of the first type,
naturally less receptive,
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while twenty-three per cent are more spir-tually inclined during
terrestrial life. But such distinctions do not survive natural d-ath;
all of these rac-al differences pertain only to the life in the flesh.
4. Planetary-mortal epochs. This classification recognizes the
succession of tem****al dispensations as they affect man's terrestrial
status and his reception of c-lestial ministry.
Life is initiated on the planets by the Life Carriers, who watch
over its development until sometime after the evolu-ionary appearance
of mortal man.
Before the Life Carriers leave a planet, they duly install a
Planetary Prince as ruler of the realm. With this ruler there arrives
a full quota of subordinate auxiliaries and ministering helpers, and
the first adjudication of the living and the de-d is simultaneous with
his arrival.
Part 3.
John Winston. johnfw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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