About the Son of Man: Urantia Project (9Jan25)
Who am I, why does the Son of Man: Urantia Project exist, and for whom is this Not the right publication?
That is the advice for writing a good About Page, so down to it.
Me, in brief:
My first reading of the Urantia Book was in 1989, and that encounter and the journey since is described in detail in the post “Genesis,” now being rewritten.
The essential points of the story are that in that first reading I realized two things: first, that at some point I had to rewrite Part 4 of the Urantia Book, “The Life and Teachings of Jesus,” so it was more readable for my pole-partners (at the time I was an apprentice power linesman working out of IBEW Local 1547 Fairbanks, Alaska), and second, that somehow I had to further investigate the credibility of the information in the Urantia Book, specifically the parts detailing our path to the siblinghood of humanity and eventual peace on Earth and goodwill among us.
The two years of rewriting “The Life and Teachings of Jesus” was for me a baptism by fire…not the dodging bullets kind, the incineration of ego and one’s personal journey to the realization of sonship with God and the expectations that then arise kind of baptism. The short of it is that I came out a better man, I have improved in my ability to show the fruits of the spirit instead of speak them, and I now have a purpose for living much greater than myself—one so grand that it alone daily inspires me to be the best I can be in spreading the most important knowledge we can learn in this first brief life in the flesh: the nature of God shown to us through the actual life and teachings of Jesus.
No, I am not Christian (or a member of any other faith) nor is this project in any way connected to the man-made religions created around the fact that Jesus arose from the dead.
Right now, I live in Ecuador. My ex-girlfriend (at present) and two of her three adult children live with me as we get them set into Ecuadorian society: Zoila had my back when my mother came to live here with me, and now it is my turn to have hers. The oldest is now on his own with a tattoo business, the middle young man is finishing up a five-year program in physical mathematics at the state university (accepted on merit), and the youngest is now working at her boyfriend’s family’s bakery and maybe (hopefully) getting married off at some point soon (please…). In the process of meeting this obligation over the last several years, we have managed to accumulate fourteen rescue animals—four dogs and ten cats. It is a long story, but I cannot walk past an animal or kid in need and neither could Zoila. We are currently in hardship times, but the animals are fat and healthy even if some of us are lacking in needs. That said, I guess this is a good place to insert the call to action that “they” say I should in an About page.
The pitch, first time
Please subscribe for the monthly or yearly plan and also become a founding member. I am into the third year of bringing the Son of Man: Urantia Project together, and I am finally confident that everyone is now receiving value and more for their money. You can also be assured knowing that your subscription is literally keeping not only this project, but also my people, animals, and me alive: to say it has been and still is a struggle on this end is an understatement. That said, thank you Jesus (and my mother, God bless her soul) for all that we do have because in this world it is so much more than many others. Neither have we had to spend a night in the park, which for Zoila, her three children, and their three rescue animals was more than a common experience for fourteen years before meeting me. Thank you, everyone, your help is much appreciated, and if you are in the same situation as I am please subscribe for free and Godspeed.
Back on track: The Project may not be for these people:
Which leads us to the question of who is my target audience. In general, it is not for anyone in any of the world’s religions that hold to static knowledge, specifically people who claim that their particular holy book is the word of God, the only word of God, and forever the unchangeable word of God (this includes the people who feel that way about the Urantia Book). Neither is the Son of Man: Urantia Project for those people who cannot come to the realization of the siblinghood of humanity—the fact that we are all sisters and brothers under the same loving father. As far as those who consider themselves atheists, including those who at the same time claim to be scientists, first read THIS and then welcome on board: your adventure has just begun.
But, the Son of Man: Urantia Project is for these fine souls:
The purpose of this project is no less than bringing forth the kingdom of God on Earth—the highest level of the Golden Rule, which is to treat others as Jesus or God our father would have us treat them enacted throughout the siblinghood of humanity under the fatherhood of God: spiritual unity not cultural uniformity, and peace on Earth and goodwill among us.
This project is for those people who want to believe in God—who need to believe in God—and who recognize that the nature of God is love not fear: that all references to an angry, vengeful, or wrathful God are man’s doing and do not in any way represent the divine Truth, Beauty, and Goodness of our Father.
This project is for those of the Christian faiths who feel uneasy with the idea that God would send his divine son to die for our sins, or that people are born in sin, or that Jesus came to dictate rules in our lives, or that women are spiritually inferior to men or that the apostles meant their letters to become set in stone or that God or Jesus in anyway condones the wars in their name or the bickering that prevails among the hundreds of different Christian sects.
This project is for those people who want to know a God and universe based on divine love, mercy, and forgiveness: people who want to accept their free gift of eternal life and for whom that gift becomes the purpose of life.
This project is for people able to embrace the siblinghood of humanity based on the fact that an entity of God our father is literally resident in each person’s mind, and then commit to our highest commandment to treat all others as God our mutual loving father would have us do.
This project is for people willing to validate the truth of the nature of God based on their own personal experience with that God resident in their mind, and who will not allow others to intervene in that process.
This project is for those people who want a purpose for life greater than themselves, and who are willing to go forth demonstrating in their daily lives the fruits of the spirit that come from their commitment to sonship with God and serving humanity for the sake of God.
This project is for spiritual warriors waging the effort for peace on Earth and goodwill among us through their own personal transformation of becoming one with God the Ultimate.
Specifics
Paid subscribers have access to the entire text of Son of Man: Urantia, 2nd edition (600+ pg.) on the website in both English and Spanish. The full video recordings of the second edition are ongoing, and at least once a day video clips and excerpts of the Son of Man: Urantia text are sent out. On the site I publish essays on various topics, and there is also the complete text to my first novel, The Boétie Legacy: a world in peril—the information is solid, the story line is weak, and the sex is graphic: enjoy.
Free subscribers get access to the first couple of chapters of Son of Man: Urantia and The Boétie Legacy. They also have access to the video clips and text excerpts of Son of Man: Urantia and the various essays, and they receive the at least once daily video clips and text excerpts that are sent out to paid subscribers.
The pitch, again
Please subscribe for the monthly or yearly price and become a founding member. I am into the third year of bringing the Son of Man: Urantia Project together, and I am finally confident that everyone is now receiving value and more for their money. You can also be assured knowing that your subscription is literally keeping not only the Son of Man Project, but also my people, animals, and me alive: to say it has been and still is a struggle on this end is an understatement. That said, thank you Jesus (and my mother, God bless her soul) for all that we do have because in this world it is so much more than many others. Neither have we had to spend a night in the park, which for Zoila, her three children, and their three rescue animals was more than a common experience for fourteen years before meeting me. Thank you, everyone, your help is much appreciated, and if you are in the same situation as I am please subscribe for free and Godspeed.
Bob
9 January 2025
