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==66:8. MISFORTUNES OF CALIGASTIA==

==66:8. MISFORTUNES OF CALIGASTIA==

66:8.1 In looking back over the long career of Caligastia, we find only one outstanding feature of his conduct that might have challenged attention; he was ultraindividualistic. He was inclined to take sides with almost every party of protest, and he was usually sympathetic with those who gave mild expression to implied criticism. We detect the early appearance of this tendency to be restless under authority, to mildly resent all forms of supervision. While slightly resentful of senior counsel and somewhat restive under superior authority, nonetheless, whenever a test had come, he had always proved loyal to the universe rulers and obedient to the mandates of the Constellation Fathers. No real fault was ever found in him up to the time of his shameful betrayal of Urantia.

66:8.1 In looking back over the long [[career]] of [[Caligastia]], we find only one outstanding feature of his [[conduct]] that might have [[challenged]] [[attention]]; he was ultraindividualistic. He was inclined to take sides with almost every party of protest, and he was usually [[sympathetic]] with those who gave mild [[expression]] to implied [[criticism]]. We detect the early [[appearance]] of this tendency to be restless under [[authority]], to mildly resent all forms of supervision. While slightly resentful of senior [[counsel]] and somewhat restive under superior [[authority]], nonetheless, whenever a test had come, he had always proved [[loyal]] to the [[universe rulers]] and obedient to the [[mandates]] of the [[Constellation Fathers]]. No real fault was ever found in him up to the time of his [[shameful]] [[betrayal]] of [[Urantia]].

66:8.2 It should be noted that both Lucifer and Caligastia had been patiently instructed and lovingly warned respecting their critical tendencies and the subtle development of their pride of self and its associated exaggeration of the feeling of self-importance. But all of these attempts to help had been misconstrued as unwarranted criticism and as unjustified interference with personal liberties. Both Caligastia and Lucifer judged their friendly advisers as being actuated by the very reprehensible motives which were beginning to dominate their own distorted thinking and misguided planning. They judged their unselfish advisers by their own evolving selfishness.

66:8.2 It should be noted that both [[Lucifer]] and [[Caligastia]] had been [[patiently]] instructed and [[lovingly]] warned respecting their [[critical]] [[tendencies]] and the [[subtle]] [[development]] of their [[pride]] of [[self]] and its associated exaggeration of the [[feeling]] of self-importance. But all of these attempts to help had been misconstrued as unwarranted [[criticism]] and as unjustified [[interference]] with [[personal]] liberties. Both [[Caligastia]] and [[Lucifer]] judged their [[friendly]] advisers as being actuated by the very reprehensible [[motives]] which were beginning to [[dominate]] their own distorted [[thinking]] and misguided planning. They judged their unselfish advisers by their own evolving selfishness.

66:8.3 From the arrival of Prince Caligastia, planetary civilization progressed in a fairly normal manner for almost three hundred thousand years. Aside from being a life-modification sphere and therefore subject to numerous irregularities and unusual episodes of evolutionary fluctuation, Urantia progressed very satisfactorily in its planetary career up to the times of the Lucifer rebellion and the concurrent Caligastia betrayal. All subsequent history has been definitely modified by this catastrophic blunder as well as by the later failure of Adam and Eve to fulfill their planetary mission.

66:8.3 From the arrival of Prince [[Caligastia]], [[planetary]] [[civilization]] progressed in a fairly [[normal]] [[manner]] for almost three hundred thousand years. Aside from being a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_58#PAPER_58:_LIFE_ESTABLISHMENT_ON_URANTIA life-modification sphere] and therefore subject to numerous irregularities and unusual [[episodes]] of [[evolutionary]] fluctuation, [[Urantia]] progressed very satisfactorily in its planetary [[career]] up to the times of the [[Lucifer rebellion]] and the concurrent [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_67#67:1._THE_CALIGASTIA_BETRAYAL Caligastia betrayal]. All subsequent [[history]] has been definitely [[modified]] by this [[catastrophic]] blunder as well as by the later [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_75 failure] of [[Adam and Eve]] to fulfill their planetary mission.

66:8.4 The Prince of Urantia went into darkness at the time of the Lucifer rebellion, thus precipitating the long confusion of the planet. He was subsequently deprived of sovereign authority by the co-ordinate action of the constellation rulers and other universe authorities. He shared the inevitable vicissitudes of isolated Urantia down to the time of Adam's sojourn on the planet and contributed something to the miscarriage of the plan to uplift the mortal races through the infusion of the lifeblood of the new violet race—the descendants of Adam and Eve.

66:8.4 The [[Planetary Prince|Prince]] of [[Urantia]] went into [[darkness]] at the time of the [[Lucifer rebellion]], thus precipitating the long [[confusion]] of the [[planet]]. He was subsequently deprived of [[sovereign]] [[authority]] by the [[co-ordinate]] [[action]] of [[the constellation]] [[Most Highs|rulers]] and other [[universe]] [[authorities]]. He shared the [[inevitable]] [[vicissitudes]] of [[isolated]] [[Urantia]] down to the time of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_74 Adam's] sojourn on the [[planet]] and [[contributed]] something to the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_75 miscarriage] of the plan to uplift the [[mortal]] [[races]] through the infusion of the lifeblood of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_78 new violet race]—the [[descendants]] of [[Adam and Eve]].

66:8.5 The power of the fallen Prince to disturb human affairs was enormously curtailed by the mortal incarnation of Machiventa Melchizedek in the days of Abraham; and subsequently, during the life of Michael in the flesh, this traitorous Prince was finally shorn of all authority on Urantia.

66:8.5 The [[power]] of the fallen Prince to disturb [[human]] affairs was enormously curtailed by the [[mortal]] [[incarnation]] of [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] in the days of [[Abraham]]; and subsequently, during the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 life of Michael in the flesh], this traitorous Prince was finally shorn of all [[authority]] on [[Urantia]].

66:8.6 The doctrine of a personal devil on Urantia, though it had some foundation in the planetary presence of the traitorous and iniquitous Caligastia, was nevertheless wholly fictitious in its teachings that such a " devil " could influence the normal human mind against its free and natural choosing. Even before Michael's bestowal on Urantia, neither Caligastia nor Daligastia was ever able to oppress mortals or to coerce any normal individual into doing anything against the human will. The free will of man is supreme in moral affairs; even the indwelling Thought Adjuster refuses to compel man to think a single thought or to perform a single act against the choosing of man's own will.

66:8.6 The [[doctrine]] of a [[personal]] [[devil]] on [[Urantia]], though it had some [[foundation]] in the [[planetary]] [[presence]] of the traitorous and [[iniquitous]] [[Caligastia]], was nevertheless wholly fictitious in its [[teachings]] that such a "devil" could [[influence]] the [[normal]] [[human]] [[mind]] against its [[free]] and natural [[choosing]]. Even before [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 Michael's bestowal on Urantia], neither [[Caligastia]] nor [[Daligastia]] was ever able to oppress [[mortals]] or to coerce any [[normal]] [[individual]] into doing anything against the [[human]] [[Free will|will]]. The free will of man is [[supreme]] in [[moral]] affairs; even the indwelling [[Thought Adjuster]] refuses to compel man to [[think]] a single [[thought]] or to [[perform]] a single [[act]] against the choosing of man's own will.

66:8.7 And now this rebel of the realm, shorn of all power to harm his former subjects, awaits the final adjudication, by the Uversa Ancients of Days, of all who participated in the Lucifer rebellion.

66:8.7 And now this [[rebel]] of the realm, shorn of all [[power]] to harm his former subjects, awaits the final [[adjudication]], by the [[Uversa]] [[Ancients of Days]], of all who [[participated]] in the [[Lucifer rebellion]].

66:8.8 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

66:8.8 Presented by a [[Melchizedek]] of [[Nebadon]].

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