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by Paula Thompson
Are you ready to courageously follow your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth? Are you searching for religious teachings that make sense? Are you having a hard time accepting teachings which seem spiritually unholy and untruthful? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Andre Radatus , Chuck Thurston, Pamela Chaddock, and Marvin Gawryn are ministers, students and scholars of The Urantia Book, all with at least four decades of experience with it. We sometimes interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spirituality, but most often we explore The Urantia Book together on air. We embrace diversity, civil and intelligent dialogue, and a willingness to serve a purpose that is true, beautiful and good. Please join us!
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- 3 days ago2h 3m
Urantia Paper 22. The Trinitized Sons of God: (§) 5. The Trinitized Custodians & (§) 6. The Trinitized Ambassadors
This week on The Cosmic Citizen, we journied deeper into the astonishing universe family revealed in Paper 22. The Trinitized Sons of God. We read and discussed Sections 5. The Trinitized Custodians and Section 6. The Trinitized Ambassadors.First, we explored the Trinitized Custodians, those faithful seraphim and midway creatures who once walked beside ascending mortals as guardians, companions, and co‑workers, and who now stand as trusted officers of the Ancients of Days. These beings have traversed Havona, attained Paradise, and been embraced by the Paradise Trinity in mighty groups of seventy thousand. Today, they safeguard the collective enterprises of the superuniverses: the records, the plans, the morontia projects, the universe undertakings that knit together the vast administration of Orvonton.Then we met their remarkable counterparts: the Trinitized Ambassadors. Drawn from Spirit‑fused and Son‑fused mortals who have reached Paradise, these ambassadors represent the finest minds of their orders. Commissioned by the Ancients of Days, they serve as emissaries to worlds and universes across their superuniverse, carrying insight, wisdom, and experiential understanding where no other personality could. They are the reserve corps of the Trinitized Sons. They are ready for any mission, any emergency, any assignment the superuniverse rulers require.Together, these two orders reveal a breathtaking truth: that loyalty, cooperation, and spiritual achievement echo far beyond mortal life, shaping destinies that reach into the very architecture of the grand universe.Enjoy!
- 3 weeks ago2h 2m
Urantia Paper 22: The Trinitized Sons of God, Sections 2-4, The Trinitized Sons of Attainment
In this episode, we explored three sections from Urantia Paper 22. Sections 2, 3, and 4. These sections reveal The Mighty Messengers, Those High in Authority, and Those Without Name and Number. Three exquisite orders of perfected, ascendant beings, who were forged in loyalty, mastery, and transcendent worship, and who now stand at the very heart of superuniverse administration. We begin with the Mighty Messengers, mortals who once stood firm in the face of rebellion, proving their loyalty when everything around them was collapsing. (We were rereading of this section from our previous episode.) These are the souls who passed the universe’s greatest tests (some have even stepped into the roles of fallen leaders) and emerged so faithful, so steady, that the Paradise Trinity embraced them and commissioned them as the trusted observers and defenders of the Ancients of Days. They remember every step of their mortal ascent, making them the most understanding ministers in all the worlds of time.Next, we met Those High in Authority, the consummate administrators of the superuniverses. These are the perfected mortals whose ascending careers revealed extraordinary executive genius. They are the “cream of governing ability” coming from the evolutionary worlds. They serve anywhere, on any sphere, and in any capacity. They ensure justice, order, and wise administration across the vast domains of our Super Universe. If you ever stand before a tribunal in your ascent, these brilliant beings, who were once mortals like you, will ensure you are understood and never judged unfairly.Finally, we encountered Those Without Name and Number, the supreme jurors of Orvonton. These ascendant souls have developed a level of worship and spiritual insight that transcends the comprehension of ordinary evolutionary beings. They grasp the eternal purpose of the Universal Father with a clarity beyond name or number. When the universe requires the highest spiritual viewpoint, the deepest experiential wisdom, or the most noble judgment, these exalted beings step forward.Together, these three orders form the Trinitized Sons of Attainment. They are the mortals who have climbed from the worlds of time, fused with their Adjusters, traversed Havona, attained Paradise, and been embraced by the Trinity itself. They are diverse, individualized, and uniquely qualified to keep the superuniverses aligned with truth, justice, mercy, and the eternal purposes of God.And here’s a breathtaking promise: Mortals can ascend, attain Paradise, receive the Trinity embrace, and in remote ages be commissioned to reveal truth to an evolving world. That is just what the Mighty Messenger who authored this paper did. This episode invites us to imagine our future possibilities in this vast cosmic family and to meet the extraordinary beings who once walked the evolutionary worlds just as we do now.Enjoy!
- Jun 30, 20262h 2m
Urantia Paper 22. The Trinitized Sons of God: Section 1. The Trinity-Embraced Sons
This week on The Cosmic Citizen, we opened a brand‑new chapter in the universe story. It's one that reveals an astonishing third grouping of divine sonship. Beyond the descending Sons of God and the ascending Sons of God lies a mysterious and majestic order: the Trinitized Sons of God. We'll be reading the preamble and Section 1: The Trinity-Embraced Sons. If you’ve ever wondered what lies beyond Paradise attainment, beyond finaliter destiny, or beyond the known orders of sonship, Paper 22 opens that door. This is one of the most thrilling revelations in the entire book and we can’t wait to explore it with you.Paper 22 pulls back the curtain on these extraordinary beings whose very existence is shaped by the profound act of trinitization. While one group, the Deity‑trinitized Sons, remain unrevealed, we will dive deep into the two groups we can explore: the Trinity‑embraced Sons and the creature‑trinitized Sons. These mighty personalities are forged through divine union, perfected experience, and Paradise destiny.We met and discussed the seven remarkable orders of Trinity‑embraced sons, from the Mighty Messengers and Those High in Authority to the Celestial Guardians and High Son Assistants. We'll discover how mortals, midwayers, seraphim, and even Paradise‑Havona beings can be elevated into these astonishing roles. Their assignments span the vast superuniverses. Their loyalty is flawless and their service is woven into the very governance of time and space.Listen in as we explore how ascendant mortals become Trinitized Sons of Attainment. It’s a sweeping and awe‑inspiring look at the universe’s most unique corps of divine administrators. These are beings who never falter, never fail, and forever expand the family of God.
- Jun 24, 20262h 2m
Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons: § 5. Relation of Master Sons to the Universe - § 6. Destiny of the Master Michaels
On this episode of The Cosmic Citizen we draw to a close our amazing exploration of Urantia Paper 21, "The Paradise Creator Sons," with a reading and discussion of Section 5, "Relation of Master Sons to the Universe," and Section 6, "Destiny of the Master Michaels." These are the final gorgeous sections of an awe-inspiring paper. They are dense, sweeping, and full of that cosmic majesty that makes the Creator Sons, the Michaels, so compelling to learn about. In these sections, Paper 21 unveils the breathtaking scope of a Master Michael’s sovereignty. It is a rulership earned through the lived experience of becoming one of us, and one with us. We learn that a Creator Son’s authority is supreme not because it is granted, but because it is experienced. They blend the perfect viewpoint of Paradise Deity with the intimate understanding of time‑space creatures. They bridge the perfect with the imperfect. Once a Michael completes his seven bestowals, he truly becomes the settled sovereign of his universe, guiding its destiny with wisdom, mercy, and unquestionable authority. The final section of this paper dares to look ahead to what the future may hold for these Master Sons! While their full destiny remains unrevealed, the text hints that their liberated, super-finite potentials may one day blaze new paths of meaning and value in the outer universes. Just as Jesus Christ Michael once said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life...” the final section suggests that in eternity the Michaels will literally be that way. They will lead all creation from the age of the Supreme to the age of the Ultimate and far beyond.Enjoy!
- Jun 16, 20262h 1m
Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, Section 4. The Michael Bestowals
On this episode of The Cosmic Citizen we continued our reading and discussion of Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, Section 4. The Michael Bestowals. We explored one of the most astonishing revelations in the Urantia Papers: the seven bestowals of a Paradise Creator Son. Before a Michael can rule a universe in his own right, he must walk seven different paths of creature experience. It's a voluntary descent from divinity into the very lives of the beings he has created. Each bestowal reveals a new facet of the Father’s nature, a new depth of divine empathy, and a new dimension of experiential wisdom. Unlike the Avonals, who always incarnate as mortals, the Michaels traverse seven distinct levels of creature existence, culminating in the supreme adventure of bestowal into the mortal life. Only once in the history of any universe is a Creator Son become “born of woman.” In our universe, that moment unfolded on our world, Urantia. When the babe of Bethlehem entered the world, he arrived as a Creator Son who had already completed six previous bestowals, and his life and death here completed the seventh. No wonder he could say, with cosmic certainty, “It is finished.” After this final bestowal, a Creator Son is no longer a vicegerent of the Father but a sovereign in his own right, truly a Master Son, one who has earned authority through lived experience and someone who embodies the fullness of divine origin and the hard‑won understanding of creature life. As we discussed last week, their sovereignty is achieved. This section invites us to rethink our own evolutionary struggles. If even the Michaels must pass through the school of experience to become worthy rulers, then our own ascent, being slow, imperfect, and often painful, is part of the same cosmic pattern and plan. The universe is literally built on experiential growth, and the Gods themselves have walked the path that waits for us.Enjoy!
- Jun 11, 20262h 1m
Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, Section 3. Local Universe Sovereignty
In this episode of the Cosmic Citizen we continued our study of Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, with a reading a discussion of Section 3. Local Universe Sovereignty.What does it mean for a Creator Son to truly earn the right to rule a universe? Urantia Paper 21 reveals the awe‑inspiring truth that Creator Sons, like Michael of Nebadon, do not seize sovereignty by divine privilege. To the contrary, they live it, share it, suffer it, and ultimately embodied it through the long, loving road of actual experience. A Creator Son is not given an automatic coronation. He goes through a universe‑shaping odyssey in which he, a divine being, voluntarily lays aside unearned authority to walk among his own creatures, to understand them from the inside, and to reveal the Father’s nature to them at every level of existence.We explore how love becomes leadership, how experience becomes authority, and how a Creator Son becomes a Master Son. From the early days of provisional vicegerent rule to the triumphant moment of bestowal‑earned sovereignty, we follow the ascent of Michael Sons and learn why they must earn their sovereignty through seven incarnations, seven consecrations, and seven revelations of the Paradise Deities. It is a spiritual epic that show us how a Creator becomes like his creatures so that his creatures may one day become like God.This section reveals the cosmic reassurance that our universe is governed not by detached all-powerful ruler, but by One who knows us because he lived among us. A sovereign who has earned the right to govern through humility, courage, and the experiential embrace of every creature he created.Enjoy!
- Jun 2, 20262h 2m
Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, Section 2. The Creators of Local Universes
On this episode of The Cosmic Citizen, we continued our reading of Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, with a reading and discussion of Section 2. The Creators of Local Universes.In this section, we stepped directly into the creative heart of a universe in the making. Here, the Paradise Creator Sons (those incomparable Michaels) prepare for the enthralling adventure of universe building. We learn of their long training on Paradise and in Havona, their study of older brothers across the superuniverses, and the moment they finally choose the space whereon their own creation will unfold.This section reveals the intimate partnership at the center of every local universe: the union of a Creator Son with a Creative Daughter of the Infinite Spirit. This being the Divine Minister who becomes the Creative Mother Spirit of her universe realm. Together, as cosmic universe parents, they shape energy, life, mind, and spirit.We read of the cosmic safeguards that govern creation as well as the astonishing diversity that arises as a result of the fact that no two Creator Sons are alike. We also discovered the administrative wisdom of these realms coming from beings like the Bright and Morning Star, the Union of Days, and the ubiquitous Mother Spirit, who herself is the cosmic womb in which we all live and grow.This is the continuing story of how universes begin through power, partnership, intention, and love. It’s a revelation of divine architecture and cosmic governance, but also a reminder that our universe of Nebadon was crafted with exquisite care by our own Creator Son and Creative Daughter. The implications are especially profound for us, as our Creator Son sojourned on this very world as Jesus of Nazareth.
- May 27, 20262h 0m
Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons, Section 1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons
In this episode, we begin a new study, Urantia Paper 21. The Paradise Creator Sons. We read and discussed the preamble and Section 1. Origin and Nature of Creator Sons. We stepped into the dazzling origin story of the Paradise Creator Sons, the Michaels. They are the incomparable beings who design, build, and faithfully guide the local universes of time and space.The preamble introduces these universe creators as the unique offspring of the Universal Father and the Eternal Son, each one a singular, unrepeatable expression of divine personality and creative power. No two Creator Sons are alike; each is the “only‑begotten” of a perfect ideal, a living revelation of the united deity concepts that brought him into existence. Their relationship with the Father is intimate and profoundly affectionate. It is literally the cosmic source of the love mortal parents feel for their children.We discovered that these Michaels are not remote rulers. They are experiential sovereigns, having personally traversed the full range of creature ascent, from the outer circuits of Havona to the innermost. There is no essential experience of the children of time and space in which they have not participated. They know us because they have lived as we live, from the highest spiritual realms to the evolutionary worlds of material life.Then, Section 1 took us into the sublime moment of the Creator Son's origin: that instant when the fullness of the Father’s personality concept unites with the fullness of the Son’s spiritual ideation. From this perfect union flashes forth a new Creator Son, who is complete, final, and absolutely unique. Each Michael embodies the totality of every divine possibility inherent in his Paradise parents, yet each expresses divinity in a way that is entirely his own.We glimpsed the staggering scale of the order of Creator Sons (the Michaels). There are more than seven hundred thousand of them, each destined to preside over a local universe, each accompanied by a Trinity ambassador, each contributing to the unfolding unity of the grand universe. Even so, the destiny of the Michaels beyond that number remains one of the great unrevealed mysteries of eternity.Please listen in as we explore the breathtaking origin, nature, and cosmic mission of the Paradise Creator Sons to discover why understanding the Michaels is essential to understanding the universe we inhabit and the divine story we are part of.
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Are you ready to courageously follow your own sense of mercy, justice, and truth? Are you searching for religious teachings that make sense? Are you having a hard time accepting teachings which seem spiritually unholy and untruthful? Then, have we got a show for you! The Cosmic Citizen is a show for progressive religionists and spiritual people who are ready to find a spirituality worthy of an age of science and enlightenment. Our hosts, Paula Thompson, Andre Radatus , Chuck Thurston, Pamela Chaddock, and Marvin Gawryn are ministers, students and scholars of The Urantia Book, all with at least four decades of experience with it. We sometimes interview guests on topics related to modern and progressive spirituality, but most often we explore The Urantia Book together on air. We embrace diversity, civil and intelligent dialogue, and a willingness to serve a purpose that is true, beautiful and good. Please join us!
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