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. If you thought kamasi washington got cosmic, wait til you. Axel rose capital punishment turns the state into a murderer. Jerry garcia, together with david grisman, from a 93 release on the acoustic disc label titled 100% handmade music volume i. Urantia foundation leadership urantia book urantia. Even though president bill clinton occasionally wears a jerry garcia. As jerry garcia of the grateful dead said, what a long, strange trip its been. You have just discovered the literary masterpiece that answers your questions about god, life in the inhabited universe, the history and future of this world, and the life of jesus. The urantia book sometimes called the urantia papers or the fifth epochal revelation is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago sometime between 1924 and 1955. The great cult mystery christian research institute. I first had an opportunity to discover the urantia book in 1966. The most wackadoodle ufo religions of all time the ghost. While its offplanet pedigree will always be a subject of debate, hundreds of thousands regard the urantia book as revelatory, and now writers, teachers, healers, and visionaries throughout the world are beginning to. Jerry garcia was a reader of the urantia book and claimed it was one of his favorite esoteric works kerry livgren is quoted.
Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. Among those who have said they found urantia interesting or useful are jerry garcia, jimi hendrix, jaco pastorius, stevie ray vaughan and kerry livgren. Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary skepdic. Put more clearly, is there, or is there not, within the urantia book, even. The song mansion world by rock band deadsy is inspired by the urantia book and refers to various parts of its contents, including explicit mentions of urantia. Urantia book reader comments the skeptics dictionary. It was reported that srv would read passages to his friends and lovers, and that hendrix had a copy. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and science content, its unusual length, and its lack of. After reading i am a book elvis presley took with him everywhere he went, i started looking up my other favorite musicians favorite books.
Also known that jerry garcia was a huge fan of the book, calling it the greatest esoteric tome. The urantia book, urantia foundation, urantia fellowship, and the urantia three concentric circle symbol above banner of michael represent a modernday ariangnostic cult. Philip calabrese business profile urantia foundation. But he did have a drawer filled with black tshirts, along with a copy of the urantia book. On a radio callin show, a teenage girl, who last year mourned the loss of kurt cobain, reassures listeners now mourning the loss of jerry garcia, that the pain never goes away but it does. Keep in mind jerry garcia was an avid urantia book reader, as well as jimi hendrix. Urantia followers reject the tenets of orthodox christianity particularly canonicity and thus cannot be considered christian by any traditional definition. Ive heard that it has been on the night stand of many presidents and world leaders throughout the years. No wonder for those that have listened to greatful dead music in the past for. Though the authorship of the urantia book is still apocryphal after all these years, the book remains one of the most scientific religious texts in the world. The urantia book is a spiritual and philosophical book that discusses god, science, religion. The urantia book harmonizes history, science, and religion into a philosophy of living that brings new meaning and hope into your life.
I find the book s value in what it says and how i can apply those sayings to my own lifenot anybody elses. The edition i really want is one that my college had, which. Publication date 1955 topics urantia book, urantiapapers, jesus, bible, religion, christianity, revelation collection opensource language english. The urantia book has played a major role in my life jerry garcia was a reader of the urantia book and said it was. The inside history of the grateful dead 2002, author dennis mcnally asserts, when talking about jerry garcia, that the urantia book. Livgren was amongst other wellknown rock stars interested in the teachings of the urantia book. Jerry garcia described the urantia book as one of his favorite esoteric books. The urantia book is a revelation given to the peoples of our planet, urantia. The urantia book wikisource, the free online library.
Its a beautiful book that was supposedly written through a subject who in a trance channeled entities from the spirit world. I collect various versions of alice, and my favorite by far is an early edition of the annotated alice. There are groups of urantia book readers who get together and some of them are pretty weird, to my way of thinking, so i dont belong to any groups espousing the urantia book s teachings. It is said to be written sometime between 1924 and 1955 somewhere around chicago. The face which the infinite turns toward all universe personalities is the face of a father, the universal. It has received various degrees of interest ranging from praise to criticism for its religious and. Another interesting thing about the book is jimi hendrix, carlos santana, and jerry garcia carried the urantia book with them everywhere they went. Numerous musicians including willie nelson, jimi hendrix, and jerry garcia and are known to have been fervent students. Join facebook to connect with michael macisaac and others you may know. According to the urantia book, god is the creator and upholder of all realityan omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent, infinite, and eternal spirit personality. In some of his work, he borrowed directly and extensively from urantia book cosmology. Vice president marilynn was introduced to the urantia book in 1972 by her husband, david kulieke, whose parents and an uncle and aunt had been longtime readers. Ubla about us urantia book 20190604 vice president phil calabrese education phil calabrese left to right. The urantia book is a spiritual, philosophical, and religious book that originated in chicago.
Books similar to the urantia book the urantia book. Thereve been new editions published since then with more annotations added, but at the time the first annotated volume came out, it was the most comprehensive book of alice information available. Its also a good read apparently, having been one of jerry garcia s favorites. If you are searching for answers, read the urantia book. The english text of the urantia book is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission. Jerry garcia of the grateful dead used to bring a copy of the urantia book with him everywhere they went on tour. After listening to him talk about adam and eve being purple giants, i more or less tuned him out from then on. 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. Psychic medium and clairvoyant jerry mcdaniels readings. One website claims numerous musicians including willie nelson, jimi hendrix, and jerry garcia and are known to have been fervent students of the 2097 book. To learn more about the urantia book, check out this mind blowing presentation which mentions the correcting time. The urantia book 1955 first edition by divine counsellor et al.
Strange universe was a really cool show in the early 90s about all things mystical and mysterious. Urantia book is any more credible on an objective level because of these. My research indicates that trey like jimi hendrix, jerry garcia, john lennon and others is what the alternate cosmic bible known as the urantia book refers to as a celestial musician. Working with me was a peculiar, introverted guy, a urantia book reader named mike. The world needs new spiritual truth that provides modern men and women with an intellectual pathway into a personal relationship with god. I was working in the warehouse of a department store while going to college. Urantia foundation 533 west diversey parkway, chicago, il 60614, u. Pato banton, jerry garcia, jimi hendrix, kerry livgren, jaco pastorius, elvis presley, carlos santana. This is the first edition of the urantia book, published in 1955. I take it all with a grain of salt but this is the closest to what i can consider truth.
But imprisonment turns the state into a gay dungeonmaster. Cameron graves planetary prince purdue convocations. Jerry garcia was a reader of the urantia book and claimed it was one of his favorite esoteric works. The urantia papers the urantia book or the fifth epochal. Jerry garcia i discovered i scream the same way whether im about to be devoured by a great white or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot. I also found that the late jerry garcia of the greatful dead was into reading the ub as well. In particular, hippie new agers popularized the urantia book, probably written in the 1920s and which you may read in its entirety here.
Post pictures of weird and wonderful books the something. The author is unknown and there are many speculations about how it was written from sleeping mediums to plain materialization. While not an authority, she does know a thing or 7 from having family thats. Jimi hendrix and jerry garcia also carried around copies in their rucksacks. Discussion about discovering the urantia book page 10 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum. The book aims to unite religion, science and philosophy, and its enormous amount of material about science is unique among literature claimed to be presented by celestial beings.
Since then marilynn and david have hosted hundreds of study groups at their home. Paul krassner interview by sunny sunndowner july 9, 2009. In the early 20th century, a pair of respected chicago physicians and committed skeptics, william and lena sadler, received contact from a neighbor whose husband allegedly a hardboiled businessman plunged into a somnambulant trance state every night, where he was unconsciously possessed. The exact circumstances of the origin of the urantia book are unknown. The book and its publishers do not name a human author. Oddly, while on a trip to sedona, arizona, i drove by one of those adoptahighway signs that said that stretch of road was maintained by the urantia book folks. How i found the urantia book square circles publishing yumpu.
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