Glossary Archive

Satellites is a term The Urantia Book uses for smaller worlds or planets that revolve around a larger world. For example, Earth's moon is a satellite.

Seconaphim are ministering spirits of the superuniverses. They are created by the Seven Reflective Spirits in groups of seven—one primary, three secondary, and three tertiary — assigned respectively to the Ancients of Days, the Coordinate Trinity-origin beings (Perfectors of Wisdom, Divine Counselors, and Universal Censors), and the Trinitized Sons of Attainment. They are reflective angels...

Secondary midwayers are derived from the Adams and Eves of inhabited worlds. They are more material and closer to mortals than the primary midwayers. Midwayers are divided into different physical, spiritual, and intellectual types, which determines their functions and assignments. On Urantia, the secondaries are the offspring of Adamson and Ratta. See also The Midway...

Secondary supernaphim are high angels in the seven circuits of Havona. They have their origin in one of the Seven Master Spirits and are, therefore, sevenfold in nature. They minister to ascending creatures and to descending Paradise citizens, working in seven groups.

The Eternal Son is the Second Great Source and Center—the Second Person of Deity and the associate creator of all things. He is the spiritual center and divine administrator of the spiritual government of the universe. The Son is the spiritual personalization of the Paradise Father—absolute personality.

Secoraphic is an adjective meaning "of or relating to seconaphim," the ministering spirits of the superuniverses.

For us mortals, a high order of self-realization is the fulfillment, through effort and experience, of one's full potential in spirit, mind, and personality. In a sense, it is becoming more Godlike and therefore more real. But God also self-realizes through the experiences of God the Supreme and God the Ultimate.

Seraphic is an adjective meaning "of or relating to seraphim." Seraphim are one of the seven orders of angels serving in a local universe—they are ministering spirits. The other six orders of angels are unrevealed to us, but they are not called seraphim.

All groups of angels have a transport corps dedicated to transporting personalities who are otherwise unable to journey from one world to another. Transporters range from the seraphim of the local systems to the primary supernaphim who travel from Havona to Paradise. Until they reach Paradise, all ascenders must rely on seraphic transport. Transporters cannot...

Seraphim, together with cherubim and sanobim, are the ministering angels of a local universe—the traditional angels of heaven who live so near you and do so much for you. They are children of the Mother Spirit, and there are few phases of morontia or spirit activity that are not open to their ministrations. There are...