As an orthodox roman catholic, this has been my happy experience. Ron hubbard, scientology is one of the fastestgrowing religions in the world. How scientology leader david miscavige rose to power. Truthfully, the urantia book was introduced to me on the mothership near the planet saturn by a very human looking individual who saw me seated in bewilderment and confusion. New age teachings for an awakening humanity the urantia book. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. This page contains a list of a large part of infocults collection of books.
To train teacherfacilitators in techniques that help students discover the teachings. Paper 179 the last supper urantia book urantia foundation. Page 1 of 7 the urantia revelation posted in theology forum. Nov 06, 2016 to gain experience in presenting the teachings of the urantia book and in sharing them with others. Ron hubbard series, the complete biographical encyclopedia. The urantia book is noted for its high level of internal consistency and an advanced writing style. If you have read the urantia book then you must read edgar cayce and the urantia book. The book and its publishers do not name a human author.
Grupo elron, following these words and the teachings of ron hubbard, made the attempt to communicate telepathically with his spirit and the results were positive, once again confirming that he had. The piece is a poignant account of dewolfs awkward family history, his ancestor hubbard and the tale of his grandfather, l ron junior, who endured decades of persecution by the church following. Therefore, it does not need to be updated or expanded. Find books like the urantia book from the worlds largest community of readers. The whole scene between the monsonites and the hog farmers is strangely reminiscent of the sting pulled on the ordo templi orientis leader and founding nasa scientist jack whiteside parsons by future founder of scientology l. As far as i am aware, there have been no errors in content proven in the urantia papers since its 1955 printing. It is predicated on the fact the scientology bridge is comprised of training. When somebody decides to embody in order to fulfill a certain mission in favor of mankind, and instead of fulfilling it he is devoted to entertain people in tent shows that the only thing they do is to feed his ego, of course that karma is generated and it. Translations not otherwise otherwise designated below are ed by urantia foundation and offered here by permission.
Was l ron hubbard influenced in his beliefs by the urantia book trivia question questions answer answers. Scientology, a tremendously successful religious cult founded by the late, enigmatic l. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life. The urantia book internet school urantia association. Index of cults and religions watchman fellowship, inc. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. I was reading through sections of the book, and realized that the journey to paradise seems almost pointless. Then again, if the book had a significant influence on hubbard, i doubt it would be hard to find. Trump doj nominee jon adler pushed scientologybased detox. Imagine him speaking in ancient synagogues in israel, greek cities in jordan, and phoenician cities of lebanon. Jun 11, 2008 the urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life.
Australia brazil canada china france germany italy japan mexico netherlands. The urantia book technology center is where you can find the latest and gretest technology for discovering, reading, researching, and simply marveling at the fifth epochal revelation. Between 1934 and 1956 a group of 36 people, who called themselves the forum, met to study the original manuscripts of the urantia book. Academic study of new religious movements wikipedia. Hubbard s fascination with crowleys brand of religion goes back to when he was sixteen living in washington, d. Text standardization the urantia book urantia book. The urantia book emphasizes that despite its dark history, urantia has been the beneficiary of much good. Information about rudolf steiner and anthroposophy is all over the web, with links to libraries, book lists, colleges, etc. Everyone should know that the urantia book is the fifth epochal revelation.
Scientology is suspected or alleged by some observers of being inspired by, or sharing. I tried reading the terra papers but it just seemed so bizarre and the only copy i could find was the original handtyped version, that i couldnt wrap my head around it. It answers questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and it includes an uplifting narrative of the life and teachings of jesus. A brief description of the urantia book urantia book. Buddhism was not an implant, and the buddha was not, like the christ, a competitor who had to be dead agented as a hot tempered, pedophile reincarnation of an evil galactic emperor xenu.
Lafayette ronald hubbard published his book dianeticsscientology. The life of jesus, designated in the urantia book as the fourth epochal revelation, ub 61 is said to have redeemed the planet of the blunders of rebellion. Anyone who suffers from these common afflictions, or has a family member or friend who does, couldnt do better than spend some time reading and rereading certain sections of the book. The book s message is that all human beings are one family, the sons and daughters of one god, the universal father. It is almost like a cult or view points from scientology tricking you into being complacent in reading your foundations. Hbogoing clear hubbard published over a thousand books and holds the guinness world record for the number of books published. The urantia book, first published by the urantia foundation in 1955, was authored by celestial beings as a special revelation to our planet, urantia. The urantia papers follow the standard text that is delivered eventually to each evolving species in the universe. While nineteen of hubbards books have appeared on the new york times bestseller list, critics have called this. Lafayette ronald hubbard march, 1911 january 24, 1986, better known as l.
Those of us who measure our readership in decades rather than in years recall a time when it was virtually forbidden to discuss the origin of the urantia book. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. Exemplars of new religious movements with a gradual cds are scientology and erhard. Is the urantia book a bible for those who read it like scripture is for christians. Thus the attempts at invalidating the urantia book by discrediting the. Sep 26, 2012 from the universal father who inhabits eternity there has gone forth the supreme mandate, be you perfect, even as i am perfect. A new religious movement nrm is a religious, ethical, or spiritual group or community with practices of relatively modern origins. In love and mercy the messengers of paradise have carried this divine exhortation down through the ages and out through the universes, even to such lowly animalorigin creatures as the human races of urantia.
I would say its either a really inspiring spiritual text or a very well written science fiction novel. If each mortal could only become a focus of dynamic affection, this benign virus of love would soon pervade the sentimental emotionstream of humanity to such an extent that all civilization would be encompassed by love, and that would be the realization of. The urantia book the urantia book is the earliest of the several bodies of material by the modern channelers we will be discussing on the site. In the book dianetics, the modern science of mental health, ron hubbard wrote these words. I could not put it down, i was completely spellbound until the end. What sets the urantia book apart from other primary judeochristian religious documents is its age. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago, chicago, illinois. Ron hubbard time for the stars and stranger in a strange land by robert heinlein bible and various other works movies and music you would recommend. With the most comprehensive and uptodate collection of all available urantia book translations. Goodreads members who liked the urantia book also liked. Since the first edition of the urantia book, published in 1955, a number of changes have been made over the years. The urantia book was published by the urantia foundation in. The decoys of caligastia to keep people away from the fifth.
The urantia book 3 had it under my observation more or less ever since, having been present at probably 250 of the night sessions, many of which have been attended by a stenographer who made voluminous notes. New age cults and religions texe marrs by swordfish issuu. Ron hubbard s connection to aleister crowleys ordo templi orientis is through a chemical engineer named john whiteside parsons. They are designed to enable easeofuse and optimum results with top performance.
Ron hubbard, david miscavige, dianetics, books, documentary video and photos. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. Cosmiccreations specializing in urantia related gifts and. The scottish rite schizophrenia research project srsrp. Thus far, over 750 registered students coming from more than 65 countries on the five inhabited continents have taken more than 250 different courses, some for beginners and the rest for intermediate or advanced readers. Nov 25, 2019 the urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. At this time, urantia foundation is on its 19 th printing of the urantia book and the urantia book fellowship on its 4 th printing.
After reading the urantia book paper 57 i can say with confidence that most everything in there is proven wrong by modern science. The urantia revelation theology forum science forums. Revealing the mysteries of god, the universe, jesus, and ourselves multiple authors on. He was very interested in several things that were the creation of what some people call the moon child. The urantia book tells us, the whole idea of ransom and atonement is incompatible with the concept of god as it was taught and exemplified by jesus of nazareth ub, 2017.
Download the urantia papers the complete pdf ebook. Religion and health, the case of the church of scientology. The urantia book has been called a bible alternative by some, but its contents are in direct opposition to what the bible teaches. In fulfillment of those words, and quite literally so, came the golden age of knowledge. What is the best way to understand the urantia book a. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library. Challenging misconceptions about the new religions violence connection.
How l ron hubbards heir became scientologys fiercest. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses god, jesus, science, cosmology, religion, history and destiny. Our aim is to provide a communications center for promoting awareness that all mankind is part of the same family. Finally, yes the urantia book is one of my most beloved spiritual literatures. Skeptic martin gardner, in a book otherwise highly critical of the urantia book, writes that it is highly imaginative and that the cosmology outrivals in fantasy the cosmology of any sciencefiction work known to me. Resources for exploring the urantia book reimagining jesus imagine jesus before his death and resurrection became a religion. It was the custom to begin the preparations for the celebration of the passover not later. He got hold of the book by aleister crowley, called the book of law. I have the urantia book and have read it for a few years. Mo siegel and john hay, two of the founders, were avid believers in a newage bible called the urantia book, which followers call an epochal. Cosmiccreations specializing in urantia related gifts.
Contemporary religious movements in the netherlands. Also, a brief googling of hubbard and urantia book does not find connections but this is arguing from a negative. Created in the mid1950s by science fiction author l. About the urantia book posted on goodreads september 18, 2009 this is my favorite book.
Another 2006 book about these items was by a controversial lord, who has the worlds largest collection of such items. All we knew were conflicting rumors, fragmented stories and mysterious mandates about what took place from early in the twentieth century until late in 1955. The march 12th, 2018 launch of the scientology network, introduced by mr. In response, narconon denied to the star that its ties to scientology ran that deep. Ron hubbard, just a couple decades earlier in much the same part of the globe. The urantia book uses 775 pages to tell the story of jesus.
It was in the 1950s, too, that ron hubbard, founder of. The urantia book was supposedly dictated to a chicago psychiatrist named w. Ron hubbards administrative technology 20111129 20111 geir isene when i posted a link to my latest blog post why do we struggle on a independent scientology mailing list, one of the readers responded to this paragraph. Trusting the urantia book is the urantia book from god. The first society of the urantia book fellowship was formed in chicago, in 1955. More than just the bestyet urantia book search engine, this latest and easytouse search engine variant raises the bar on urantia book discovery tools and was specifically designed for anydeviceuse its responsive. How scientology leader david miscavige rose to power, according to insiders. Roots of weaponized mind control and gang stalking. Nrms may be novel in origin or they may exist on the fringes of a wider.
It is assumed that the reader has become familiar with ron hubbard, dianetics, and scientology, while knowing very little, or perhaps nothing, about rudolf steiner and anthroposophy. Here is a brief description of the urantia book from its official web site. Ron hubbard claimed to have been the buddha and thus have the monopoly on the key to the only true religion. The urantia book internet school currently provides courses in english, spanish, french, and portuguese.
Windsong explorations, bonnie simrell, nederland, co. Urantia book, he refused to reveal two crucial facts. After the fusion of the immortal morontia soul and the associated adjuster, all of the experience and all of the values of the one eventually become the possession of the other, so that the two are actually one entity. A field study of cult processes, and in 1966 in book form by. Ron hubbard by his first wife margaret louise grubb, highly critical of his father and of the church of scientology. Jul 21, 2008 i have the urantia book and have read it for a few years. As for avatar, in the book creativism, a timeline mentions that less than year after the first avatar was trained, a few disaffected former employees, envious of avatars growing success, choose to explore aspects of betrayal and launch a broad publicity campaign to denounce harry and. What are the items, who are the authors, what was the widely held belief, and how many more of these objects can be made from their current source.
Religieuze bewegingen in nederlandreligious movements in the. The academic study of new religious movements is known as new religions studies nrs. Theosophy and urantia, not to mention the exact personal connections between the actual founders and the philosophical roots from which they draw. Many of the oriental as well as some of the occidental faiths have perceived that man is divine in heritage as well as human in inheritance. The founder is a noted chicago physician and psychiatrist dr.
Books and lectures on dianetics and scientology by l. The urantia book doesnt appear to be accessible to most readers. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe. Our guiding beacon can be found in the urantia book, paper 100, section 4, paragraph 6. The urantia book declares, there has been no fall of man.
The urantia book a biblical worldview perspective probe. Not long ago a woman wrote to me about a very painful episode in her life. There has been much debate and speculation on how the papers were produced. The urantia papers also know as the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation is a long and very strange book. It is the most complete, informative, reassuring, stimulating, mindblowing, and inspiring book i have ever read. The urantia bookpaper 1 wikisource, the free online library. Take an unprecedented look behindthescenes into the many fascinating operations of the global scientology movement. First society for readers of the urantia book chicago. Sadler from 1934 to 1935 by a man who spoke in his sleep on behalf of alien supermortals called revelators.
Ron hubbard influenced in his beliefs by the urantia book. Discussion about the urantia book debunked for all the spammers today page 2 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum. Hubbard mentions the book of revelation and its prophecy of a time when an archenemy of christ, referred to as the antichrist, will reign. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. Ron hubbard had first discovered magick at the age of sixteen when he read aleister crowleys the book of the law. The urantia book debunked for all the spammers today. The milky way didnt exist hundreds of billions of years ago. This explains, at least in part, why there is also no need for any blood atonement for sin ub, 60. Then he said, well then, on earth there is a book that helps explain what is going on here. Much of it can be tied to christian and judaic mysticism. Our purpose is the dissemination of the urantia book teachings and the support of all students, teachers, and leaders of the fifth epochal revelation of god. Jan 23, 2012 the urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal revelation. Ron hubbard s death and david miscaviges rise to power.
Dear all, i want to make sure you know that there is a growing body of people around the world who want a second or new urantia book. It originated in chicago, illinois, usa, sometime between 1924 and 1955, but its authorship is unclear. I dont mean to be glib, but really, there is no other way to grasp the significance of this epochal revelation of god to mankind than to actually read it. Urantia foundation declaration of trust urantia book. For this reason alone, many folks find resolving apparent discrepancies easier than anticipated. Gordon melton, have dismissed the connection between occultism and the church. Is there a belief system similarity between the urantia. Parsons, a founder of the aerojet corporation and californias jet propulsion laboratory jpl was instrumental in. The urantia book was delivered to him by seven spirit beings in 1934. Spreading this awareness, early on before they print a new urantia book, could help others from being deceived by this evil, and might help them see that this second urantia book is definitely not a good thing. Well, there is a connection, theres a strong connection, and the connection is l. Hubbard s eldest son, ronald dewolf, related a story that l. One of the books that thompson shoved ron hubbard s nose into was the book of the law by aleister crowley. Admiral matthews page on ashtar command spiritual community network.
Thefeelingoftheinnerpresence in addition to the external omnipresence of deity has long formed a part of. Charlie mansons om war with wavy gravy the tin whistle. Sadler, a scientist and paranormal skeptic living in chicago in the 1930s. Ronald edward ron dewolf born lafayette ronald hubbard jr may 7, 1934 september 16, 1991, also known as nibs hubbard, was the eldest child of scientologys founder l. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago some time between 1924 and 1955. May 27, 2004 michael gleghorn takes a hard look at the claims of the urantia book and finds it lacking in substance and evidence introduction to the urantia book.
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