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The sacred spheres of Paradise, known as the Havona satellites, surround the central Isle and house high beings. These perfect worlds serve as centers for divine activity, training, worship, and spiritual progression.

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The Sacred Spheres of Paradise
  • Summary

    Between the central Isle of Paradise and the innermost Havona circuit, space contains three special circuits of extraordinary spheres. These include the seven secret spheres of the Universal Father, the seven luminous worlds of the Eternal Son, and the seven immense spheres of the Infinite Spirit which serve as headquarters for the Seven Master Spirits. All twenty-one worlds are enormous spheres of unexcelled grandeur and unimagined glory, each with distinct physical composition and eternal purpose.

    These three seven-world circuits serve numerous functions in the universe of universes, many of which remain unrevealed to mortal beings. The Father's worlds harbor the only personality secrets of the universe, while the Son's worlds originate impersonal spirit energies. The Spirit's worlds house the administrative centers from which the Seven Master Spirits preside over the seven superuniverses, distributing the spiritual illumination of the Third Person of Deity throughout creation.

  • Introduction

    Between Paradise and the innermost of the Havona planetary circuits are situated three special circuits of extraordinary spheres. The innermost circuit consists of the seven secret spheres of the Universal Father, the second group contains the seven luminous worlds of the Eternal Son, and the outermost circuit comprises the seven immense spheres of the Infinite Spirit, which serve as executive headquarters for the Seven Master Spirits.

    These three seven-world circuits possess unmatched grandeur and glory with physical construction of an unrevealed order. Each circuit differs in material composition, and each world within a circuit is unique, except for the seven worlds of the Son which share a similar physical constitution. All twenty-one are enormous spheres, distinctly eternalized in their respective groups, with no record or tradition of their origin—like Paradise, they are eternal in nature.

  • 1. The Seven Sacred Worlds of the Father

    The Father's circuit of sacred life spheres contains the only inherent personality secrets in the universe of universes. These innermost satellites of Paradise are the only forbidden domains concerned with personality in the central universe. Neither Paradise itself nor the worlds of the Son are directly concerned with personality, though they are likewise closed to personalities.

    The Paradise worlds of the Father are directed by the highest order of the Stationary Sons of the Trinity, known as the Trinitized Secrets of Supremacy. The author can share little information about these special worlds and has never been permitted to visit Divinington. Each sacred sphere enjoys a specialized representation or manifestation of the Deities of the Paradise Trinity—not a personality but a unique presence of Divinity that can only be appreciated by particular groups of intelligences resident on that sphere.

  • 2. Father-World Relationships

    These home worlds of diverse spiritual beings are tremendous and stupendous spheres that equal Paradise in matchless beauty and superb glory. They function as gathering places and reunion spheres, serving as permanent cosmic addresses for various orders of beings. Although finaliters will be domiciled on Paradise, Ascendington will remain their home address throughout eternity, even when they enter service in outer space.

    If outer universes are currently being created and will be inhabited by ascending creatures, these future children will likely also view Ascendington as their Paradise home world. Ascendington is the only sacred sphere that will be completely open to inspection by those who arrive at Paradise. Trinity-origin beings do not fully share the Father's worlds, as they have their sole homes on Paradise near the Most Holy Sphere.

  • 3. The Sacred Worlds of the Eternal Son

    The seven luminous spheres of the Eternal Son represent the worlds of pure-spirit existence in its seven phases. These shining orbs are the source of the threefold light illuminating Paradise and Havona, with their influence primarily confined to the central universe.

    Personality is not present on these Paradise satellites, making it difficult to present much information about these pure-spirit abodes to mortal personalities. These worlds teem with otherwise-than-personal life belonging to the Eternal Son, entities possibly being assembled for ministry in projected new universes of outer space. No personality has ever visited any of these spheres, and even co-created personalities of the Eternal Son do not go to these worlds.

  • 4. The Worlds of the Infinite Spirit

    Between Havona's inner circuit and the Eternal Son's shining spheres circle the seven orbs of the Infinite Spirit. These worlds are inhabited by offspring of the Infinite Spirit, trinitized sons of glorified created personalities, and other unrevealed beings involved in the administration of various realms of universe activities.

    The Seven Master Spirits serve as the supreme and ultimate representatives of the Infinite Spirit. While maintaining their personal stations and power focuses on Paradise's periphery, they conduct all operations related to managing the grand universe from these seven special executive spheres. From these locations, the Master Spirits equalize and stabilize the cosmic-mind circuits of the grand universe and regulate the differential spiritual presence of the Deities throughout the grand universe according to the receptivity of individual minds.