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Meredith Sprunger's Synopsis of The Urantia Book
Synopsis of Paper 17
THE SEVEN SUPREME SPIRIT GROUPS

1.   The seven Supreme Spirit groups are the universal coordinating directors of the seven‑segmented administration of the grand universe ...

1. The Seven Master Spirits.

2. The Seven Supreme Executives.

3. The Reflective Spirits...

4. The Reflective Image Aids.

5. The Seven Spirits of the Circuits.

6. The Local Universe Creative Spirits.

7. The Adjutant Mind‑Spirits.

2.   The Master Spirits maintain contact with the various divisions of the superuniverse governments through these Supreme Executives .... The Seven Supreme Executives function as the administrative coordinators of the grand universe...they see all, hear all, feel all, even know all, that transpires in the seven superuniverses and in Havona... They are the coordinating executives whose function it is to carry out the combined policies of all duly constituted rulers in the grand universe.

3.   From. time to time, great conclaves take place on these Paradise satellites of the Spirit. Trinitized sons assigned to these worlds, together with the ascenders who have attained Paradise, assemble with the spirit personalities of the Third Source and Center in the reunions of the struggles and triumphs of the ascendant career. The Supreme Executives always preside over such fraternal gatherings.

4.   Majestron is a true person, the personal and infallible center of reflectivity phenomena in all seven superuniverses of time and space ... The creation of Majestron signalized the first supreme creative act of the Supreme Being. This will to action was volitional in the Supreme Being, but the stupendous reaction of the Deity Absolute was not foreknown ... We stand in awe of the possibility of what the future ages, wherein the Supreme and the Ultimate may attain new levels of divinity and ascend to new domains of personality function, may witness in the realms of the deitization of still other unexpected and undreamed of beings who will possess unimagined powers of enhanced universe co‑ordination. There would seem to be no limit to the Deity Absolute's potential of response to such unification of relationships between experiential Deity and the existential Paradise Trinity.

5.   Neither the Master Spirits nor the Paradise Deities, singly or collectively, disclose these powers of co‑ordinate universal reflectivity just as they are manifested in these, forty‑nine liaison personalities of Majeston, and yet they are the creators of all these marvelously endowed beings. Divine heredity does sometimes disclose in the creature certain attributes which are not discernible in the Creator.

6.   The Reflective Spirits are not merely transmitting agents; they are retentive personalities as well. Their offspring, the seconaphim, are also retentive or record personalities. Everything of true spiritual value is registered in duplicate, and one impression is preserved in the personal equipment of some member of one of the numerous orders of secoraphic personalities belonging to the vast staff of the Reflective Spirits.

7.   The formal records of the universes are passed up by and through the angelic recorders, but the true spiritual records are assembled by reflectivity and are preserved in the minds of suitable and appropriate personalities belonging to the family of the Infinite Spirit.

8. The reflectivity organization is also the news‑gathering and the decree‑disseminating mechanism of all creation. It is in constant operation in contrast with the periodic functioning of the various broadcast services. Everything of import transpiring on a local universe headquarters is inherently reflected to the capital of its superuniverse. And conversely, everything of local universe significance is reflected outward to the local universe capitals from the headquarters of their superuniverse.

9.   While Thought Adjusters do not participate in the operation of the universal reflectivity system, we have every reason to believe that all Father fragments are fully cognizant of these transactions and are able to avail themselves of their content.

10.   At the time the creatorship charge is administered to a Michael Son by the Eternal Son ... for the first time, the entity of the subsequent Creative Spirit appears as differentiated from the person of the Infinite Spirit ... The newly identified Creative Spirit remains with the Master Spirit until the moment of the departure of the Creator Son for the adventure of space; whereupon the Master Spirit commits the new Spirit consort to the keeping of the Creator Son, at the same time administering to the Spirit consort the charge of eternal fidelity and unending loyalty. And then occurs one of the most profoundly touching episodes which ever take place on Paradise. The Universal Father speaks in acknowledgment of the eternal union of the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit and in confirmation of the bestowal of certain joint powers of administration by the Master Spirit of superuniverse jurisdiction.

11.   Upon the declaration of intention to create life by the Creator Son, there ensue on Paradise the "personalization ceremonies," ... Simultaneously with this phenomenon on Paradise, the heretofore impersonal Spirit consort of the Creator Son becomes, to all practical intents and purposes, a bona fide person. Henceforth and forevermore, this same local universe Mother Spirit will be regarded as a person and will maintain personal relations with all the personality hosts of the ensuing life creation.

12.   Together with their Infinite Mother Spirit, the Supreme Spirit groups are the immediate creators of the vast creature family of the Third Source and Center. All orders of the ministering spirits spring from this association.

Discussion Questions

1. Does the description of the Supreme Spirit Groups suggest that communication is an important part of wise administration? Where do we need better communication in religious activities?

2. The creation of Majeston by the Supreme Being was associated with stupendous, unexpected universe reactions. Are the unusual creative geniuses which occasionally appear from common parents a parallel type of phenomena?

3. Do you think one of the factors in the timing of the Fifth Epochal Revelation was our invention of radio and television that helps us conceptualize the universe reflective service?

4. Why do you suppose the Universe Mother Spirits undergo a gestation-development period before being made co-sovereign and equal to the Creator Son? Do we have any human parallels?

5. Since our Thought Adjusters have access to the reflectivity broadcasts, do you think this might be one of the ways in which our planetary attitudes and activities are coordinated with universe conditions and policies?

6. The eternal union between the Creator Son and the Creative Spirit in a sense parallels the temporary union between husband and wife. Does this suggest ways in which marital relationships might be improved?

7. The personalities and agencies of the Infinite Spirit minister to us in so many different ways; why have we been largely unaware of their activity in our lives?

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