A Study of the Master Universe:
A Development of Concepts in the Urantia Book

Bill Sadler (William S. Sadler, Jr.)
Copyright © 1968 Second Society Foundation

Table of Contents for This Study

A Study of the Master Universe

• Author's Foreword to the print edition
• Author's Introduction
• Prologue in Eternity
  • Before the Beginning of Beginnings
  • The Zero Age
  • Before the Times of Havona
  • An Exploration of Past Eternity
  • The First Universe Age
  • What is a Trinity?
  • The Architects of the Master Universe
• Chapter 1: The Creative Thesis of Perfection: The Finite Story
  • 1.The Dawn of Time: Beginning of the Second Age
  • 2. God the Sevenfold: Creative Deity
  • 3. Havona in the Second Age: The Thesis of Perfection
• Chapter 2: The Evolutionary Antithesis
  • 1. The Challenge of Imperfection: Growth Capacity
  • 2. God the Sevenfold: Evolutional Deity
  • 3. The Emptiness of Imperfection: Growth Capacity
  • 4. The Challenge of Power-Personality Unification
  • 5. Challenge and Response
• Chapter 3: First Synthesis: God the Supreme
  • 1. The Emergence of the Supreme Being
  • 2. Synthesis on the Creative Level of Existence
  • 3. The Completed Grand Universe
  • 4. Creative Associations of Dual-Deity
  • 5. Son and Spirit in the Second Age
• Chapter 4: Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Universes
  • 1. Havona, the Nucleus of the Grand Universe
  • 2. The Grand Universe as the Nucleus of the Master Universe
  • 3. The Outer Space Levels are Cytoplasmic Universes
• Chapter 5: The Transformation of Synthesis
  • 1. The First Cycle of Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis
  • 2. The Transformation of Synthesis
  • 3. The Second Cycle of Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis
• Chapter 6: The Second Creative Thesis
  • 1. New Factors Appearing on the Absonite Level
  • 2. The First Experiential Trinity
  • 3. Nature of the Trinity Ultimate
  • 4. The Second Nuclear Universe
  • 5. Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Characteristics
  • 6. The Mobilization and the Invasion of Outer Space
• Chapter 7: The Second Antithesis
  • 1. Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Function
  • 2. The Challenge of the Ultimate Adventure
  • 3. Administration of the First Outer Space Level
  • 4. The Spirit and the Supreme: Dual-Deity in Outer Space
  • 5. Stages in the Emergence of the Ultimate
• Chapter 8: Master Universe Magnitudes
  • 1. Space Magnitudes of the Master Universe
  • 2. Mass Magnitudes of the Master Universe
  • 3. Time Magnitudes of the Master Universe
• Chapter 9: The Second Synthesis: God the Ultimate
  • 1. Unification of the First Experiential Trinity
  • 2. Emergence of God the Ultimate
  • 3. The Completed Master Universe
  • Summary: The Seven Levels of Total Deity Function
• Chapter 10: The Final Creative Thesis
  • 1. The Final Nuclear Universe
  • 2. The Final Creative Thesis: The Trinity Absolute
  • 3. The Last Mobilization
• Chapter 11: Beginning of the Final Antithesis
  • 1. The Post-Ultimate Age
  • 2. The Adjustment to Eternity
  • 3. Post-Ultimate Growth: The Transcendence of Old Limits
  • 4. The Capacities of Finaliters
  • 5. The Concept of the Cosmos Infinite: The Unending Cytoplasm
  • 6. The Adjustment to Infinity: An Analogy
• Chapter 12: The Impossible Synthesis
  • 1. The Basis for Experiential Deity and Trinity
  • 2. The Barrier of Infinity, The Impasse of the Absolutes
  • 3. The Incompletion of the Trinity of Trinities
• Chapter 13: Conclusions
  • 1. The Purpose of the Master Universe
  • 2. The Answers to Seven Questions
  • 3. Themes, Principles and Patterns
• Chapter 14: First Epilogue: The Final Universe Age
  • Some Comments about the Epilogues
  • 1.Quality and Quantity
  • 2. Experiential Deity Trinitization
  • 3. A New Transformation of Synthesis
  • 4. Beginning of the Cosmos Infinite
  • 5. Formation of the Trinity of Trinities
• Chapter 15: Second Epilogue: The Depths of the Final Age
  • 1.The Third Experiential Trinity
  • 2. The Experiential Growth of God the Absolute
  • 3. The Final Associations of Dual Deity
  • 4. The Final Levels of Total Deity Function
• Chapter 16: Third Epilogue: After the Ending of Endings

Appendices

• Appendix I: Master Universe Antecedents
  • 1. The First Universe Age
  • 2. Source Relationships in Eternity
  • 3. The Zero Age
  • 4. The Pre-Zero Concept
  • 5. Before Pre-Zero
  • 6. Footnote; Reversible Sequence in Eternity
• Appendix II: Paradise and the Master Universe
  • 1. Space Bestowal of Paradise
  • 2. Paradise Bestowal of Space Potency
  • 3. Time Bestowal of Paradise
  • 4. Paradise Magnitudes
  • Summary: The Number of Residential Units on Upper Paradise
• Appendix III: Space Levels of the Master Universe
  • 1. Definition of Space
  • 2. Space Boundaries and the Six Space Levels
  • 3. An Inventory of the Six Space Levels
  • 4. Footnote: Paradoxes in Cosmology
• Appendix IV: The Universe Ages
  • 1. Succession and Relationships of Universe Ages
  • 2. Experiential Deity in Successive Ages
  • 3. God the Sevenfold in Successive Ages
  • 4. Havona -- Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
  • 5. The Superuniverses in Successive Ages
• Appendix V: Dual Deity in the Universe Ages
  • 1. Dual-Deity Pioneers; Trinity Consolidates
  • 2. The Progressions of Dual-Deity Partnerships
  • 3. The Father-Son Partnership
  • 4. The Son-Spirit Partnership
  • 5. The Spirit-Supreme Partnerships
  • 6. Dual-Deity in the Post-Ultimate Age
  • Footnote: Other Associations of Dual Deity
• Appendix VI: Total Deity in the Universe Ages
  • 1. The Seven Levels of Total Deity Function
  • 2. Pre-Creative Levels of Total Deity Function
  • 3. Paradoxes in the Status of Havona
  • 4. The Existential Mechanism
  • 5. Experiential Mechanisms of Total Deity Function
  • 6. The Second Universe Age
  • 7. The Post-Supreme Ages
  • 8. The Existential-Experiential Mechanism
• Appendix VII: Mechanisms of Experiential Growth
  • 1. The Sources of Growth: Original, Actual and Potential
  • 2. Maturation of Potentials: Conditioning of Growth
  • 3. The Conditioning of Growth by Experiential Deity
  • 4. The Growth of the Supreme: Growth in the Present Age
  • 5. Growth: Past, Present, Future, and Remote-Future
  • 6. Post-Supreme Growth: In the Outer Universes
  • 7. Footnote: Mechanisms of Post-Ultimate Growth
• Appendix VIII: Transformative Techniques
  • 1. Creative Techniques
  • 2. Trinitizing Techniques
  • 3. Techniques of Eventuation
  • 4. Techniques of Fragmentation
  • 5. Evolutionary Techniques
  • 6. Emerging Personalizations
  • 7. The Deity Embrace
  • 8. Footnote: Concerning Fourth Creatures
• Appendix IX: The Chronology of Local Universes
  • 1. Ultimate Physical Beginnings
  • 2. Force Organizers and Power Centers
  • 3. Administrative Organization
  • 4. The Bestowals and the Rebellions
• Appendix X: The First Experiential Trinity
  • 1. Members of the Trinity Ultimate
  • 2. The Nature of Trinity
  • 3. Evolution of the Membership of the Trinity Ultimate
  • 4. Status and Functions of the Trinity Ultimate
  • 5. Unification of the Trinity Ultimate
  • 6. Footnote: Trinity and Triunity Gestalts
  • 7. Footnote: Trinity and Personality
• Appendix XI: The Post-Supreme Ages
  • 1. The Grand Universe in the Third Age
  • 2. The Two Trinities in Outer Space
  • 3. The Supreme in the Inner and the Outer Universes
  • 4. The Spirit and the Supreme
  • 5. God the Sevenfold in the Outer Universes
  • 6. Finaliters and Others in the Outer Creations
  • 7. Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Functions
• Appendix XII: Expansion of God the Sevenfold
  • 1. Present Constitution of God the Sevenfold
  • 2. Is there a Mind Aspect of God the Sevenfold?
  • 3. Expanding Function of the Supreme Creators
  • 4. Will the Sevenfold become Tenfold in Outer Space?
• Appendix XIII: Evolution of Universe Sons and Spirits
  • 1. Natures of Universe Sons and Spirits
  • 2. The Numbers of the Universe Sons and Spirits
  • 3. Son-Spirit Creative Trios
  • 4. Mixed-Age Creator Sons and Creative Spirits
  • 5. Third Age Creator Sons and Creative Spirits
• Appendix XIV: Expanding Influence of the Master Spirits
  • 1. The Principle of Divergence-Convergence
  • 2. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise and the Master Universe
  • 3. Superuniverse Administration -- Present and Future
  • 4. Administration of the Primary Space Level
  • 5. Master Spirits Creative Trios in the Primary Space Level
  • 6. The Results of the Interaction of Seven Times Seven
  • 7. Footnote: Concerning Universal Conciliators
• Appendix XV: Master Architects and Transcendentalers
  • 1. The Relationships of Certain Numbers
  • 2. The Numbers of the Master Architects
  • 3. The Nature of Transcendentalers
  • 4. Functions of the Transcendentalers
  • 5. Meaning of the word 'Absonite'
  • 6. Inception, Realization and Consummation
  • 7. The Sequence of the Absonite
  • 8. The Principle of Organic Consistency
• Appendix XVI: Physical Space and Mass Magnitudes of the Master Universe
  • Information Pertaining to Distances: Space Magnitudes
  • Information Pertaining to Physical Creations: Mass Magnitudes
  • 1. Magnitude of the Grand Universe
  • 2. Magnitude of the Primary Space Level
  • 3. Magnitude of the Secondary Space Level
  • 4. Magnitude of the Tertiary Space Level
  • 5. Magnitude of the Quartan Space Level
  • 6. A Summary of Space Magnitudes
• Appendix XVII: Time Magnitudes of the Master Universe
  • 1. Calculation of the Age of a Very Old Native of Uversa
  • 2. An Estimate of the Age of the Superuniverse of Orvonton
  • 3. The Time-Span of the Second Universe Age
  • 4. Proportional Time Magnitudes of the Outer Space Ages
• Appendix XVIII: The Nature of God the Ultimate
  • 1. Emergence of the Ultimate
  • 2. The Nature of Ultimate Deity
  • 3. Attributes of God the Ultimate
  • 4. Relation of the Ultimate to the Paradise Deities
  • 5. Relation of the Ultimate to the Master Universe
  • 6. Relation to Transcendentalers and Others
  • 7. The Ultimacy of Deity
• Appendix XIX: The Second Experiential Trinity
  • 1. Formation of the Trinity Absolute
  • 2. Plural Trinity-Presences of Deity
  • 3. The Growth of the Supreme
  • 4. A Comparison of Trinities
  • 5. The Evolution of Experiential Trinities
  • 6. Non-Unification of the Trinity Absolute
  • 7. Functions of the Trinity Absolute
• Appendix XX: The Post-Ultimate Age
  • 1. Dawn of the Final Age
  • 2. The Completed Master Universe
  • 3. The Nuclear Master Universe
  • 4. The Adjustment of Time Creatures to Eternity
  • 5. The Post-Ultimate Change in Growth Potential
• Appendix XXI: The Concept of the Cosmos Infinite
  • 1. The Validity of the Concept
  • 2. The Start of the Cosmos Infinite
  • 3. The Problems of Space and Infinity
  • 4. Again: Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Functions
  • 5. Havona Analogies
• Appendix XXII: Power-Personality Synthesis
  • 1. Definition of Terms: Personality and Power
  • 2. Why does Power-Personality Synthesis Take Place?
  • 3. The Challenge of Power-Personality Synthesis
  • 4. Why Does it Take Place on Three Levels?
  • 5. Finite Power-Personality Synthesis
  • 6. Enrichment of Experiential Reality by Paradise Divinity
  • 7. The Absonite Level: Pre-Supreme Status
  • 8. The Absonite Level: Post-Supreme Status
  • 9. The Absonite Level: Power-Personality Synthesis
  • 10. Power-Personality Synthesis on the Absolute Level
• Appendix XXIII: The Trinity of Trinities
  • 1. The Eternal Cycle of Deity
  • 2. The Inventory of Three Trinities
  • 3. The Stage of Incompletion: Stage One
  • 4. Supreme-Ultimate Trinitization
  • 5. The Stage of Initial Factual Reality: Stage Two
  • 6. The Stage of Growing Unification: Stage Three
  • 7. The Hypothetical Stage of Completion
• Appendix XXIV: The Third Experiential Trinity
  • 1. The First and the Last Trinity
  • 2. The Second Level of the Trinity of Trinities
  • 3. Members of the Final Trinity
  • 4. Functions of the Final Trinity
  • 5. The Last Approach to Experiential Deity-Unification
• Appendix XXV: The Trinitized Nature of God the Absolute
  • 1. The Trinitization of the Absolute
  • 2. The Nature of God the Absolute
  • 3. The Personal Growth of the Limited-Absolute
  • 4. Deity Growth of the Limited-Absolute
• Appendix XXVI: Functions of the Supreme-Ultimate
  • 1. What is the Supreme-Ultimate?
  • 2. Supreme-Ultimate Mind
  • 3. Functions in the Master Universe
  • 4. Functions in the Cosmos Infinite
• Appendix XXVII: Growth of the Cosmos Infinite
  • 1. Repercussions to Supreme-Ultimate Trinitization
  • 2. A Concept Matrix for the Cosmos Infinite
  • 3. Existential-Experiential Mechanism of Deity Functions
  • 4. The Final Associations of Dual-Deity