Paper 12 Overview: The Universe of Universes

The immensity of the Universal Father's creation extends far beyond the grasp of human imagination, with the master universe's enormousness challenging even higher orders of celestial beings. Despite these limitations, mortals can learn about the arrangement of the universes, their physical organization, and the diverse intelligent beings that inhabit the seven superuniverses and the central universe of eternity. The paper presents a comprehensive exploration of universal structure, cosmic forces, and the relationships between space, time, gravity, matter, mind, and spirit.

While we conceptualize material creation as potentially infinite because the Universal Father is infinite, at any given moment in time the total material creation is finite though vast. The observable universe represents only a portion of the cosmic potential of the Infinite Creator, as much remains self-contained and unrevealed. The experiential revelation of the eternal purpose continues to unfold, with physical limits still defining the material creation as we currently understand it.

The immensity of the Universal Father's creation extends so far beyond finite imagination that even beings of the narrator's advanced order find it staggering to comprehend. Despite this limitation, mortal minds can learn about the plan and arrangement of the universes, including their physical organization and the various intelligent beings inhabiting both the seven superuniverses of time and the central universe of eternity. This knowledge forms an important foundation for understanding our place in the cosmic hierarchy.

In principle and eternal potential, material creation is conceptualized as infinite because the Universal Father himself is infinite. However, when studying and observing the total material creation at any given moment in time, it is recognized as limited, though to finite minds it appears virtually boundless. From studying physical laws and observing the stars, celestial beings have concluded that the infinite Creator has not yet fully manifested the cosmic potential, and much remains unrevealed as the experiential revelation of the eternal purpose continues to unfold.

The universe of universes is not an infinite plane, boundless cube, or limitless circle, but possesses definite dimensions proven by the laws of physical organization. The observable behavior of material creation provides evidence of a physical universe with definite limits, confirmed by the fact that all basic energy forms travel curved paths around the space levels of the master universe, obeying the absolute pull of Paradise gravity. If the universe lacked this organization of elliptical space levels alternating with zones of relative quiescence, cosmic energies would shoot off in infinite straight-line paths into trackless space.

Proceeding outward from Paradise through pervaded space, the master universe exists in six concentric ellipses: the central universe of Havona, the seven Superuniverses, and four Outer Space Levels extending outward. Havona is an eternal existence of one billion perfect spheres surrounded by enormous dark gravity bodies, with the Isle of Paradise at its center. The Grand Universe consists of Havona plus the seven evolving superuniverses, which have potential for approximately seven trillion inhabited planets, forming the currently organized and inhabited creation with an unfinished periphery and ongoing astronomical development.

When astronomers peer into the mysterious stretches of outer space, they observe the evolution of countless physical universes, which represent the outworking of the plans of the Architects of the Master Universe. While there is evidence suggesting Paradise personality influences in these regions, the space areas extending beyond the borders of the seven superuniverses are generally recognized as the domains of the Unqualified Absolute. The human eye can see only a few nebulae outside Orvonton's borders, but telescopes reveal millions of physical universes forming.

With advancing technology, future telescopes will reveal to astronomers no less than 375 million new galaxies in remote stretches of outer space. These more powerful instruments will also show that many universes previously thought to be in outer space are actually part of Orvonton's galactic system. The seven superuniverses continue to grow with expanding peripheries and newly stabilized nebulae. The physicists of Uversa calculate that the energy and matter in these outer regions already equal many times the total material mass and energy within all seven superuniverses, suggesting a greater creation of the future is forming.

All forms of force-energy—material, mindal, and spiritual—are subject to universal gravities, those grasps and presences that define the cosmic order. Personality is also responsive to gravity, specifically to the Father's exclusive circuit, though the Father is not excluded from other circuits. The four absolute-gravity circuits in the master universe include the Personality Gravity of the Universal Father, the Spirit Gravity of the Eternal Son, the Mind Gravity of the Conjoint Actor, and the Cosmic Gravity of Paradise Island—all of which operate as absolute presence circuits independent of time and space.

Recent observations by Uversa's gravity researchers have yielded fascinating conclusions about how these systems operate in the master universe. Physical gravity calculations indicate that the grand universe currently uses only about 5% of Paradise's absolute-gravity capacity, suggesting that 95% is engaged with material systems beyond the borders of organized universes. Spirit gravity, however, appears to function almost entirely within the grand universe, while mind gravity research suggests about 85% of the Conjoint Actor's mind-gravity response originates within the existing grand universe, possibly indicating mind activities in outer space realms.

All units of cosmic energy engage in primary revolution while executing their missions along the endless circuits of the master universe space levels. Nothing is stationary except the center of Havona—the eternal Isle of Paradise—which serves as the center of gravity. Questions remain about the relationship between the Unqualified Absolute and motion, with opinions suggesting the Conjoint Actor initiates motion in space while the Universal Absolute equalizes and controls tensions originated by motion.

Space itself is characterized by several types of motion: primary motion (space respiration), secondary motion (directional swings of successive space levels), relative motions, and compensatory movements that coordinate all other motions. The entire seven superuniverses participate in two-billion-year cycles of space respiration along with the outer regions. When universes expand and contract, material masses in pervaded space move against and with Paradise gravity pull. Observations of apparent recessional velocities of external universes involve numerous factors of error including time-space distortions and the fact that vast universes in outer space appear to revolve in directions opposite to the grand universe.

Time comes by virtue of motion and because mind is inherently aware of sequentiality. From a practical viewpoint, motion is essential for time, though there is no universal time unit except the Paradise-Havona standard day. Space is not infinite, even though it originates from Paradise, nor is it absolute because it is pervaded by the Unqualified Absolute. The absolute of time is eternity, and space and time are inseparable only in the time-space creations of the seven superuniverses.

There are three different levels of time cognizance: mind-perceived time (consciousness of sequence, motion, and duration), spirit-perceived time (insight into Godward motion and awareness of ascending divinity), and personality-created time (a unique sense based on insight into Reality, consciousness of presence, and awareness of duration). Unspiritual animals know only the past and present, while spirit-indwelt humans can visualize the future through powers of prevision. True human ethics and morals must be dynamic and progressive, alive with universe reality, rather than static or traditional.

The universe maintains stability not through inertia but through balanced energies, cooperative minds, coordinated morontias, spirit overcontrol, and personality unification. Stability always remains proportional to divinity. In physical control of the master universe, the Universal Father exercises priority through Paradise, while in spiritual administration, he works through the Eternal Son. For mind domains, the Father and Son function coordinately through the Conjoint Actor, who helps maintain equilibrium between physical and spiritual energies.

The universe is highly predictable in quantitative terms but less so regarding qualitative aspects and new force associations. When matter, mind, and spirit are unified by creature personality, free will decisions become particularly unpredictable. The versatility and coordination displayed in the universe likely indicate the presence and performance of the Absolutes, whose reactions consider not just immediate causation but all related causes throughout the entire master universe. While individuals, planets, and universes have specific rulers working for their good, the master universe as a whole is cared for by the Paradise Trinity, the Absolutes in potential, the Ultimate in direction, the Supreme in coordination, and the Architects of the Master Universe.

An inexorable and impersonal law operates throughout time and space regarding all reality, functioning as a cosmic providence. God shows mercy in his attitude toward individuals but maintains impartiality toward the universe as a whole. His will may not always prevail in the part—the heart of any one personality—but it does rule the whole universe of universes. God's laws are not arbitrary but represent the best way to do things in each circumstance, the repeated habits of divine wisdom that always produce the perfect result.

The Universal Father loves each individual as a unique child without duplicate in infinity, irreplaceable throughout all eternity. This individualizing love glorifies each child of God, illuminating each member of the celestial family and highlighting their unique nature against the impersonal background of the universe. This very love of God for individuals creates the divine family of all individuals—the universal brotherhood of the Father's freewill children. Brotherhood, being universal, reveals the qualities of the whole rather than just individual relationships, constituting a fact of relationship between every personality in the universe from which no one can escape either benefits or penalties.

While "God is spirit," Paradise is not spiritual but material—the physical center of the universe. The material universe serves as the arena for all spiritual activities, where spirit beings and ascenders live and work on physical spheres. All original force-energy proceeds from Paradise, and matter throughout the master universe circulates as a supergravity presence, obediently following the unfailing pull of the eternal Isle along predetermined space paths. Only in the realm of creature volition has there been deviation from divine plans.

Mind represents the technique whereby spirit realities become experiential to creature personalities, with the unifying possibilities of human mind being supermaterial. The three functioning levels of finite reality include matter (organized energy subject to linear gravity except as modified by motion and mind), mind (organized consciousness not wholly subject to material gravity and liberated when modified by spirit), and spirit (the highest personal reality not subject to physical gravity). The goal of personal existence is spirit, with material manifestations being relative and cosmic mind intervening between these universal opposites. In cosmic evolution, matter becomes a philosophical shadow cast by mind in the presence of spirit luminosity, though this does not invalidate the reality of matter-energy.

Spirit constitutes the basic personal reality in the universes, with personality being fundamental to progressive experience with spiritual reality. Every phase of personality experience at successive universe levels provides clues to discovering alluring personal realities. Humanity's true destiny involves creating new spirit goals and responding to cosmic allurements of supernal nonmaterial values. Love serves as the secret to beneficial association between personalities, as a single contact cannot provide true knowledge of another person.

While mathematics and material science are indispensable for intelligent discussion of the universe's physical aspects, they cannot predict or explain certain phenomena. For example, no analysis could predict that combining two hydrogen atoms with one oxygen atom would produce water with its unique properties. Technical analysis cannot reveal what a person or thing can do, just as water's ability to extinguish fire cannot be determined from analyzing its components. Mortal humans possess a spirit nucleus around which mind functions as a personal-energy system in a material environment, creating the universe potential of eternal personality that can be disrupted only when self-concepts displace the governing power of the central spirit.