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Reality unfolds in ascending levels—from finite to infinite—integrated by spirit, mind, and personality. God’s purpose unifies all cosmic processes, blending experiential growth with eternal values across space, time, and realms.

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Universe Levels of Reality
  • Summary

    This paper explains different levels of reality that exist in the universe. These levels range from the incomplete finite level of human experience to the ultimate level of infinity. The understanding of these levels helps mortals comprehend how the universe is structured.

    The paper teaches that reality grows and changes through different ages. It explains how finite reality starts with spirit and then goes through evolution in time and matter. The Supreme Being helps unite all the different parts of reality, and it is through the Supreme that mortals can eventually understand higher levels of reality.

  • Introduction

    Ascending mortals need to understand the relationships between different universe realities. Understanding these relationships improves human cosmic insight and spiritual growth. The current universe consists of many forms and phases of reality that exist on different levels.

    There are seven levels of universe reality described in this paper. These levels begin with incomplete finite reality (where humans currently exist) and extend all the way to infinity. These concepts are meant to help mortals understand their place in the universe and give some insight into what lies beyond human experience.

  • 1. Primary Association of Finite Functionals

    The primary phases of finite reality start as perfect and are expressed through perfect personalities and the perfect Havona creation. The secondary phases of finite reality are perfected through growth and attainment. God the Sevenfold helps incomplete creatures participate in evolution.

    God the Sevenfold is recognized by Paradise Deity as necessary for evolutionary universes. It provides a loving ministry to creatures, reaching inward toward the Paradise Father and outward to the Creator Sons. When a person develops spiritually, they find the personal and spiritual aspects of the Sevenfold Deity.

  • 2. Secondary Supreme Finite Integration

    God the Sevenfold coordinates finite evolution, and the Supreme Being synthesizes what is achieved. The Supreme Being is the result of grand universe evolution, where physical evolution occurs around a spirit core. The spirit core eventually dominates the physical evolution, following the rules of personality.

    Spirit comes from Paradise through Havona. Energy-matter evolves in space and is organized by the children of the Infinite Spirit and the Creator Sons. The power of the Creator divinities expands to include the settling of time-space creations, which is the flowering of God the Sevenfold's power.

  • 3. Transcendental Tertiary Reality Association

    The absonite architects create the plan for the master universe, the Supreme Creators bring it into existence, and the Supreme Being will complete it. During this universe age, the Architects of the Master Universe coordinate the master universe. When the Supreme Being appears at the end of this age, it will signal that finite evolution has reached its first stage of destiny.

    The appearance of the Supreme Being will lead to the completed function of the first experiential Trinity, which unites the Supreme Creators, the Supreme Being, and the Architects of the Master Universe. This Trinity will further integrate the master creation. The original Paradise Trinity is truly one of infinity, but the experiential Trinities include the contributions of creature personalities.

  • 4. Ultimate Quartan Integration

    The Paradise Trinity coordinates in the ultimate sense as a self-qualified absolute. The experiential Trinity Ultimate coordinates as a transcendental entity. As the Trinity Ultimate becomes more unified, it will further activate the presence of Ultimate Deity.

    The Trinity Ultimate will coordinate the master creation, and God the Ultimate is the transcendental power-personalization guiding the entire master universe. When the Ultimate is fully realized, it means the master creation is complete. We don't know what changes the full emergence of the Ultimate will bring, but the Ultimate is already present in Havona in an absonite and superpersonal sense.

  • 5. Coabsolute or Fifth-Phase Association

    The Ultimate is the highest level of transcendental reality, while the Supreme is the highest level of evolutionary-experiential reality. When these two Deities fully emerge, they form the foundation for the second experiential Trinity, the Trinity Absolute. This Trinity could potentially activate the Absolutes of potentiality.

    The Trinity Absolute unites God the Supreme, God the Ultimate, and the unrevealed Consummator of Universe Destiny. This Trinity could only form after the complete evolution of the entire master universe. Experiential Trinities unite not only the personal qualities of experiential Divinity but also other qualities that make up their Deity unity.

  • 6. Absolute or Sixth-Phase Integration

    The current potential of the master universe is not quite absolute, but it may be close to ultimate. It's difficult to understand the absolute meaning of values in a sub-absolute cosmos. It's also hard to imagine the experiential personalization of God the Absolute from the current impersonal level of the Deity Absolute.

    The space-stage of the master universe seems enough for the Supreme Being to be realized, for the Trinity Ultimate to form and function, for God the Ultimate to emerge, and even for the Trinity Absolute to begin. But for the Trinity Absolute to fully function, it may need a cosmic-infinite realm beyond the master universe.

  • 7. Finality of Destiny

    Some difficulties in understanding infinite reality come from the fact that these ideas include the finality of universal development. It's impossible for finite beings to fully understand infinite reality. Quantitative infinity can never be completely realized in finality because the three potential Absolutes will always have unexplored possibilities.

    Even a beginning concept of final integration cannot be separated from the fruits of unqualified eternity. Destiny is established by the will of the Deities who make up the Paradise Trinity. Destiny exists in the vastness of the three great potentials that contain all future development possibilities.

  • 8. The Trinity of Trinities

    The Trinity of Trinities is difficult to explain to the human mind. It is the actual summation of experiential infinity as shown in a theoretical infinity of eternity realization. In the Trinity of Trinities, the experiential infinite becomes one with the existential infinite in the I AM.

    The Trinity of Trinities exists in several phases. We present it as a three-level concept: 1) The level of the three Trinities, 2) The level of experiential Deity, and 3) The level of the I AM. These are levels of increasing unification, with the Trinity of Trinities being the first level and the other two being derivatives of it.

  • 9. Existential Infinite Unification

    In the concept of the Trinity of Trinities, we suggest the possible experiential unification of limitless reality. We think this may happen in the far distant future of eternity. But there is already a unification of infinity in the current universe age and in all past and future ages.

    The current unification of infinity is existential in the Paradise Trinity. Infinity unification as an experiential reality is very distant, but an unqualified unity of infinity currently controls the present moment of universe existence. This unity brings together all the differences of reality with a majesty that is absolute.