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A Study of the Master Universe
Studies in the Cosmology of The Urantia Book
by Bill Sadler (William S. Sadler, Jr.)

Contents of the Study

Author's Introduction
Prologue in Eternity
     Before the Beginning of Beginnings
     The Zero Age
     Before the Times of Havona
     An Exploration of Past Eternity
     The First Universe Age
     What is a Trinity?
     The Architects of the Master Universe

Chapter 1: The Creative Thesis of Perfection: The Finite Story
     1.The Dawn of Time: Beginning of the Second Age
     2. God the Sevenfold: Creative Deity
     3. Havona in the Second Age: The Thesis of Perfection

Chapter 2: The Evolutionary Antithesis
     1. The Challenge of Imperfection: Growth Capacity
     2. God the Sevenfold: Evolutional Deity
     3. The Emptiness of Imperfection: Growth Capacity
     4. The Challenge of Power-Personality Unification
     5. Challenge and Response

Chapter 3: First Synthesis: God the Supreme
     1. The Emergence of the Supreme Being
     2. Synthesis on the Creative Level of Existence
     3. The Completed Grand Universe
     4. Creative Associations of Dual-Deity
     5. Son and Spirit in the Second Age

Chapter 4: Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Universes

    1. Havona, the Nucleus of the Grand Universe
     2. The Grand Universe as the Nucleus of the Master Universe
     3. The Outer Space Levels are Cytoplasmic Universes

Chapter 5: The Transformation of Synthesis
     1. The First Cycle of Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis
     2. The Transformation of Synthesis
     3. The Second Cycle of Thesis, Antithesis, and Synthesis

Chapter 6: The Second Creative Thesis
     1. New Factors Appearing on the Absonite Level
     2. The First Experiential Trinity
     3. Nature of the Trinity Ultimate
     4. The Second Nuclear Universe
     5. Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Characteristics
     6. The Mobilization and the Invasion of Outer Space

Chapter 7: The Second Antithesis
    1. Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Function
     2. The Challenge of the Ultimate Adventure
     3. Administration of the First Outer Space Level
     4. The Spirit and the Supreme: Dual-Deity in Outer Space
     5. Stages in the Emergence of the Ultimate

Chapter 8: Master Universe Magnitudes
     1. Space Magnitudes of the Master Universe
     2. Mass Magnitudes of the Master Universe
     3. Time Magnitudes of the Master Universe

Chapter 9: The Second Synthesis: God the Ultimate
     1. Unification of the First Experiential Trinity
     2. Emergence of God the Ultimate
     3. The Completed Master Universe
     Summary: The Seven Levels of Total Deity Function

Chapter 10: The Final Creative Thesis
     1. The Final Nuclear Universe
     2. The Final Creative Thesis: The Trinity Absolute
     3. The Last Mobilization

Chapter 11: Beginning of the Final Antithesis
     1. The Post-Ultimate Age
     2. The Adjustment to Eternity
     3. Post-Ultimate Growth: The Transcendence of Old Limits
     4. The Capacities of Finaliters
     5. The Concept of the Cosmos Infinite: The Unending Cytoplasm
     6. The Adjustment to Infinity: An Analogy

Chapter 12: The Impossible Synthesis
     1. The Basis for Experiential Deity and Trinity
     2. The Barrier of Infinity, The Impasse of the Absolutes
     3. The Incompletion of the Trinity of Trinities

Chapter 13: Conclusions
     1. The Purpose of the Master Universe
     2. The Answers to Seven Questions
     3. Themes, Principles and Patterns

Chapter 14: First Epilogue: The Final Universe Age
     Some Comments about the Epilogues
     1.Quality and Quantity
     2. Experiential Deity Trinitization
     3. A New Transformation of Synthesis
     4. Beginning of the Cosmos Infinite
     5. Formation of the Trinity of Trinities

Chapter 15: Second Epilogue: The Depths of the Final Age
     1.The Third Experiential Trinity
     2. The Experiential Growth of God the Absolute
     3. The Final Associations of Dual Deity
     4. The Final Levels of Total Deity Function

Chapter 16: Third Epilogue: After the Ending of Endings

The Appendices to the Study

Appendix I: Master Universe Antecedents
     §1. The First Universe Age
     §2. Source Relationships in Eternity
     §3. The Zero Age
     §4. The Pre-Zero Concept
     §5. Before Pre-Zero
     §6. Footnote; Reversible Sequence in Eternity

Appendix II: Paradise and the Master Universe
     §1. Space Bestowal of Paradise
     §2. Paradise Bestowal of Space Potency
     §3. Time Bestowal of Paradise
     §4. Paradise Magnitudes
     Summary: The Number of Residential Units on Upper Paradise

Appendix III: Space Levels of the Master Universe
     §1. Definition of Space
     §2. Space Boundaries and the Six Space Levels
     §3. An Inventory of the Six Space Levels
     §4. Footnote: Paradoxes in Cosmology

Appendix IV: The Universe Ages
     §1. Succession and Relationships of Universe Ages
     §2. Experiential Deity in Successive Ages
     §3. God the Sevenfold in Successive Ages
     §4. Havona -- Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
     §5. The Superuniverses in Successive Ages

Appendix V: Dual Deity in the Universe Ages
     §1. Dual-Deity Pioneers; Trinity Consolidates
     §2. The Progressions of Dual-Deity Partnerships
     §3. The Father-Son Partnership
     §4. The Son-Spirit Partnership
     §5. The Spirit-Supreme Partnerships
     §6. Dual-Deity in the Post-Ultimate Age
     Footnote: Other Associations of Dual Deity

Appendix VI: Total Deity in the Universe Ages
     §1. The Seven Levels of Total Deity Function
     §2. Pre-Creative Levels of Total Deity Function
     §3. Paradoxes in the Status of Havona
     §4. The Existential Mechanism
     §5. Experiential Mechanisms of Total Deity Function
     §6. The Second Universe Age
     §7. The Post-Supreme Ages
     §8. The Existential-Experiential Mechanism

Appendix VII: Mechanisms of Experiential Growth
     1. The Sources of Growth: Original, Actual and Potential
     2. Maturation of Potentials: Conditioning of Growth
     3. The Conditioning of Growth by Experiential Deity
     4. The Growth of the Supreme: Growth in the Present Age
     5. Growth: Past, Present, Future and Remote-Future
     6. Post-Supreme Growth: In the Outer Universes
     7. Footnote: Mechanisms of Post-Ultimate Growth

Appendix VIII: Transformative Techniques
     1. Creative Techniques
     2. Trinitizing Techniques
     3. Techniques of Eventuation
     4. Techniques of Fragmentation
     5. Evolutionary Techniques
     6. Emerging Personalizations
     7. The Deity Embrace
     8. Footnote: Concerning Fourth Creatures

Appendix IX: The Chronology of Local Universes
    1. Ultimate Physical Beginnings
     2. Force Organizers and Power Centers
     3. Administrative Organization
     4. The Bestowals and the Rebellions

Appendix X: The First Experiential Trinity
     1. Members of the Trinity Ultimate
     2. The Nature of Trinity
     3. Evolution of the Membership of the Trinity Ultimate
     4. Status and Functions of the Trinity Ultimate
     5. Unification of the Trinity Ultimate
     6. Footnote: Trinity and Triunity Gestalts
     7. Footnote: Trinity and Personality

Appendix XI: The Post-Supreme Ages
     1. The Grand Universe in the Third Age
     2. The Two Trinities in Outer Space
     3. The Supreme in the Inner and the Outer Universes
     4. The Spirit and the Supreme
     5. God the Sevenfold in the Outer Universes
     6. Finaliters and Others in the Outer Creations
     7. Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Functions

Appendix XII: Expansion of God the Sevenfold
     1. Present Constitution of God the Sevenfold
     2. Is there a Mind Aspect of God the Sevenfold?
     3. Expanding Function of the Supreme Creators
     4. Will the Sevenfold become Tenfold in Outer Space?

Appendix XIII: Evolution of Universe Sons and Spirits
     1. Natures of Universe Sons and Spirits
     2. The Numbers of the Universe Sons and Spirits
     3. Son-Spirit Creative Trios
     4. Mixed-Age Creator Sons and Creative Spirits
     5. Third Age Creator Sons and Creative Spirits

Appendix XIV: Expanding Influence of the Master Spirits
     1. The Principle of Divergence-Convergence
     2. The Sacred Spheres of Paradise and the Master Universe
     3. Superuniverse Administration -- Present and Future
     4. Administration of the Primary Space Level
     5. Master Spirits Creative Trios in the Primary Space Level
     6. The Results of the Interaction of Seven Times Seven
     7. Footnote: Concerning Universal Conciliators

Appendix XV: Master Architects and Transcendentalers
     1. The Relationships of Certain Numbers
     2. The Numbers of the Master Architects
     3. The Nature of Transcendentalers
     4. Functions of the Transcendentalers
     5. Meaning of the word 'Absonite'
     6. Inception, Realization and Consummation
     7. The Sequence of the Absonite
     8. The Principle of Organic Consistency

Appendix XVI: Physical Space and Mass Magnitudes of the Master Universe
     Information Pertaining to Distances: Space Magnitudes
     Information Pertaining to Physical Creations: Mass Magnitudes
     1. Magnitude of the Grand Universe
     2. Magnitude of the Primary Space Level
     3. Magnitude of the Secondary Space Level
     4. Magnitude of the Tertiary Space Level
     5. Magnitude of the Quartan Space Level
     6. A Summary of Space Magnitudes

Appendix XVII: Time Magnitudes of the Master Universe
     1. Calculation of the Age of a Very Old Native of Uversa
     2. An Estimate of the Age of the Superuniverse of Orvonton
     3. The Time-Span of the Second Universe Age
     4. Proportional Time Magnitudes of the Outer Space Ages

Appendix XVIII: The Nature of God the Ultimate
     1. Emergence of the Ultimate
     2. The Nature of Ultimate Deity
     3. Attributes of God the Ultimate
     4. Relation of the Ultimate to the Paradise Deities
     5. Relation of the Ultimate to the Master Universe
     6. Relation to Transcendentalers and Others
     7. The Ultimacy of Deity

Appendix XIX: The Second Experiential Trinity
     1. Formation of the Trinity Absolute
     2. Plural Trinity-Presences of Deity
     3. The Growth of the Supreme
     4. A Comparison of Trinities
     5. The Evolution of Experiential Trinities
     6. Non-Unification of the Trinity Absolute
     7. Functions of the Trinity Absolute

Appendix XX: The Post-Ultimate Age
     1. Dawn of the Final Age
     2. The Completed Master Universe
     3. The Nuclear Master Universe
     4. The Adjustment of Time Creatures to Eternity
     5. The Post-Ultimate Change in Growth Potential

Appendix XXI: The Concept of the Cosmos Infinite
     1. The Validity of the Concept
     2. The Start of the Cosmos Infinite
     3. The Problems of Space and Infinity
     4. Again: Cytoplasmic Need Expands Nuclear Functions
     5. Havona Analogies

Appendix XXII: Power-Personality Synthesis
     1. Definition of Terms: Personality and Power
     2. Why does Power-Personality Synthesis Take Place?
     3. The Challenge of Power-Personality Synthesis
     4. Why Does it Take Place on Three Levels?
     5. Finite Power-Personality Synthesis
     6. Enrichment of Experiential Reality by Paradise Divinity
     7. The Absonite Level: Pre-Supreme Status
     8. The Absonite Level: Post-Supreme Status
     9. The Absonite Level: Power-Personality Synthesis
     10. Power-Personality Synthesis on the Absolute Level

Appendix XXIII: The Trinity of Trinities
     1. The Eternal Cycle of Deity
     2. The Inventory of Three Trinities
     3. The Stage of Incompletion: Stage One
     4. Supreme-Ultimate Trinitization
     5. The Stage of Initial Factual Reality: Stage Two
     6. The Stage of Growing Unification: Stage Three
     7. The Hypothetical Stage of Completion

Appendix XXIV: The Third Experiential Trinity
     1. The First and the Last Trinity
     2. The Second Level of the Trinity of Trinities
     3. Members of the Final Trinity
     4. Functions of the Final Trinity
     5. The Last Approach to Experiential Deity-Unification

Appendix XXV: The Trinitized Nature of God the Absolute
     1. The Trinitization of the Absolute
     2. The Nature of God the Absolute
     3. The Personal Growth of the Limited-Absolute
     4. Deity Growth of the Limited-Absolute

Appendix XXVI: Functions of the Supreme-Ultimate
     1. What is the Supreme-Ultimate?
     2. Supreme-Ultimate Mind
     3. Functions in the Master Universe
     4. Functions in the Cosmos Infinit
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Appendix XXVII: Growth of the Cosmos Infinite
     1. Repercussions to Supreme-Ultimate Trinitization
     2. A Concept Matrix for the Cosmos Infinite
     3. Existential-Experiential Mechanism of Deity Functions
     4. The Final Associations of Dual-Deity

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