Paper 13
THE SACRED SPHERES OF PARADISE
1. Between the central Isle of Paradise and the innermost of the Havona planetary circuits there are situated in space three lesser circuits of special spheres. The innermost circuit consists of the seven secret spheres of the Universal Father; the second group is composed of the seven luminous worlds of the Eternal Son; in the outermost are the seven immense spheres of the Infinite Spirit, the executive headquarters worlds of the Seven Master Spirits.
2. The Father's circuit of sacred life spheres contains the only inherent personality secrets in the universe of universes... One of the reasons for the secrecy of these worlds is because each of these sacred spheres enjoys a specialized representation, or manifestation, of the Deities composing the Paradise Trinity; not a personality, but a unique presence of Divinity which can only be appreciated and comprehended by those particular groups of intelligences resident on, or admissible to, that particular sphere.
3. 1. DIVININGTON...Only the Father fragments and those personalities and other beings of direct and exclusive origin in the Universal Father fraternize and function on this abode.
The secrets of Divinington include the secret of the bestowal and mission of Thought Adjusters...
2. SONARTNGTON... This world is the Paradise home for all Sons of the Eternal Son and of his co‑ordinate and associate Sons... The secrets of Sonarington include the secret of the incarnation of the divine Sons...
3. SPIRITINGTON. This world is ...the Paradise home of the high beings that exclusively
represent the Infinite Spirit... The secrets of Spiritington involve the impenetrable mysteries of reflectivity...
4. VICEGERINGTON. This planet... is the secret sphere of certain unrevealed beings who take origin by the acts of the Father and the Son... The secrets of Vicegerington include the secrets of trinitization, and trinitization constitutes the secret of authority to represent the Trinity, to act as vicegerents of the Gods...
5. SOLITARINGTON... is the rendezvous of a magnificent host of unrevealed beings of origin in the conjoint acts of the Universal Father and the Infinite Spirit... also the home of the Solitary Messengers and... the Universe Power Directors... The secrets of Solitarington. Besides certain secrets of trinitization, this world holds the secrets of the personal relation of the Infinite Spirit with certain of the higher offspring of the Third Source and Center...
6. SERAPHINGTON. This sphere... is the home world of the vast hosts of unrevealed beings created by the Son and the Spirit. This is also the destiny sphere of all ministering orders of the angelic hosts, including supernaphim, seconaphim, and seraphim... The secrets of Seraphington involve a threefold mystery, only one of which I may mention‑the mystery of seraphic transport.
4 .7. ASCENDINGTON... is the actual Paradise home of the ascendant souls of time and space until they attain Paradise status. You mortals will spend most of your Havona "vacations" on Ascendington. During your Havona life Ascendington will be to you what the reversion directors were during the local and superuniverse ascension ... The secrets of Ascendington include the mystery of the gradual and certain building up in the material and mortal mind of a spiritual and potentially immortal counterpart of character and identity.
5 These home worlds of the diverse orders of spiritual beings are tremendous and stupendous spheres, and they are equal to Paradise in their matchless beauty and superb glory. They are rendezvous worlds, reunion spheres, serving as permanent cosmic addresses. As finaliters you will be domiciled on Paradise, but Ascendington will be your home address at all times, even when you enter service in outer space. Through all eternity you will regard Ascendington as your home of sentimental memories and reminiscent recollections. When you become seventh‑stage spirit beings, possibly you will give up your residential status on Paradise.
6. The worlds of the inner circuit are really fraternal or status worlds more than actual residential spheres. Mortals will attain some status on each of the Father's worlds save one ... Eventually you will have full access to Ascendington and relative access to the other spheres of the Father except Divinington.
7. These rendezvous worlds of spirit life are forbidden ground to the extent that we are asked not to negotiate entrance to those phases of these spheres which are wholly outside our realms of experience... When the Creator has an experiential personality secret with his creature, the Creator preserves that secret in eternal confidence.
8. All these secrets are supposedly known to the collective body of the Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy... After you attain Paradise, you will know and ardently love the ten Secrets of Supremacy who direct Ascendington. Excepting Divinington, you will also achieve a partial understanding of the Secrets of Supremacy on the other worlds of the Father, though not so perfectly as on Ascendington... The Secrets of Supremacy are the secrets of the Supreme and also the secrets of the Ultimate, even the secrets of the Supreme‑Ultimate.
9. The seven luminous spheres of the Eternal Son are the worlds of the seven phases of pure spirit existence. These shining orbs are the source of the threefold light of Paradise and Havona... Personality is not present on these Paradise satellites... As I am a person and have a spirit form, no doubt such a world would seem empty and deserted even if I were permitted to pay it a visit. High spirit personalities are not given to the gratification of purposeless curiosity, purely useless adventure. There is at all times altogether too much intriguing and purposeful adventure to permit the development of any great interest in those projects which are either futile or unreal.
10. The Seven Master Spirits are, in reality, the mind‑spirit balance wheel of the universe of universes, an all‑embracing, all‑ encompassing, and all‑co‑ordinating power of central location... Physical authority, presence, and function are unvarying in all the universes, small or great. The differing factor in spiritual presence, or reaction, is the fluctuating differential in its recognition and reception by will creatures... And the Deities are ever true to the ebb and flow of their spirits in meeting and satisfying the conditions and demands of this differential of creature choice, now bestowing more of their presence in response to a sincere desire for the same and again withdrawing themselves from the scene as their creatures decide adversely in the exercise of their divinely bestowed freedom of choice. And thus does the spirit of divinity become humbly obedient to the choosing of the creatures of the realms.
11. To me, these executive worlds are the most interesting and intriguing spots outside of Paradise, In no other place in the wide universe can one observe such varied activities,
involving so many different orders of living beings, having to do with operations on so many diverse levels, occupations at once material, intellectual, and spiritual... And I am always stimulated by the activities of those who well know how to do their work, and who so thoroughly enjoy doing it.
U. B., 13:143‑151
Discussion Questions
1. How should one regard secrets in the universe?
2. To what extent are human beings experientially aware that the extent of spiritual presence in their lives is the result of their own mind decisions and will determination?
3. Why do you think the worlds of the Infinite Spirit are the most open and interesting of the Sacred Spheres of Paradise?
4. How should humor and recreation be associated with religion?
5. What is the value of a sense of "home territory" in our spiritual pilgrimage?
6. Even though we will have fused with a Thought Adjuster, why do you suppose we have nothing in common with Divinington?
7. Although the Eternal Son is the absolute personality, why do you suppose personality is not allowed on the luminous spheres of the Eternal Son?