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*1. The [[quiescent]] midspace zones impinging on Paradise.

*1. The [[quiescent]] midspace zones impinging on Paradise.

*2. The clockwise [[procession]]al of the three [[Paradise]] and the seven Havona circuits.

*2. The clockwise [[procession]]al of the three [[Paradise]] and the seven Havona circuits.

*3. The semiquiet [[space]] zone separating the Havona circuits from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_gravity dark gravity bodies] of the central universe.

*3. The semiquiet [[space]] zone separating the Havona circuits from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_gravity dark gravity bodies] of the central universe.

*4. The inner, counterclockwise-moving belt of the dark gravity bodies].

*4. The inner, counterclockwise-moving belt of the dark gravity bodies].

*5. The second [[unique]] space zone dividing the two space paths of the dark gravity bodies.

*5. The second [[unique]] space zone dividing the two space paths of the dark gravity bodies.

*7. A third space zone—a semiquiet zone—separating the outer belt of dark gravity bodies from the innermost circuits of [[the seven superuniverses]].

*7. A third space zone—a semiquiet zone—separating the outer belt of dark gravity bodies from the innermost circuits of [[the seven superuniverses]].

14:1.2 The billion worlds of Havona are arranged in seven concentric circuits immediately surrounding the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_13#PAPER_13:_THE_SACRED_SPHERES_OF_PARADISE three circuits of Paradise] [[satellites]]. There are upwards of thirty-five million worlds in the innermost Havona circuit and over two hundred and forty-five million in the outermost, with [[proportionate]] [[numbers]] intervening. Each circuit differs, but all are perfectly [[balanced]] and exquisitely [[organized]], and each is pervaded by a specialized [[representation]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]], one of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_17#17:5._THE_SEVEN_SPIRITS_OF_THE_CIRCUITS Seven Spirits of the Circuits]. In addition to other [[functions]] this [[impersonal]] Spirit co-ordinates the conduct of celestial affairs throughout each circuit.

14:1.2 The billion worlds of Havona are arranged in seven concentric circuits immediately surrounding the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_13#PAPER_13:_THE_SACRED_SPHERES_OF_PARADISE three circuits of Paradise] [[satellites]]. There are upwards of thirty-five million worlds in the innermost Havona circuit and over two hundred and forty-five million in the outermost, with [[proportionate]] [[numbers]] intervening. Each circuit differs, but all are perfectly [[balanced]] and exquisitely [[organized]], and each is pervaded by a specialized [[representation]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]], one of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_17#17:5._THE_SEVEN_SPIRITS_OF_THE_CIRCUITS Seven Spirits of the Circuits]. In addition to other [[functions]] this [[impersonal]] Spirit co-ordinates the conduct of celestial affairs throughout each circuit.

14:1.3 The Havona [[planetary]] [[circuits]] are not [[superimposed]]; their worlds follow each other in an orderly [[linear]] [[procession]]. The central universe whirls around the stationary [[Isle of Paradise]] in one vast [[plane]], consisting of ten concentric [[stabilized]] [[units]]—the three circuits of Paradise [[spheres]] and the seven circuits of Havona worlds. Physically regarded, the Havona and the Paradise circuits are all one and the same [[system]]; their separation is in recognition of functional and [[administrative]] segregation.

14:1.3 The Havona [[planetary]] [[circuits]] are not [[superimposed]]; their worlds follow each other in an orderly [[linear]] [[procession]]. The central universe whirls around the stationary [[Isle of Paradise]] in one vast [[plane]], consisting of ten concentric [[stabilized]] [[units]]—the three circuits of Paradise [[spheres]] and the seven circuits of Havona worlds. Physically regarded, the Havona and the Paradise circuits are all one and the same [[system]]; their separation is in recognition of functional and [[administrative]] segregation.

14:1.4 [[Time]] is not reckoned on Paradise; the [[sequence]] of successive [[events]] is [[inherent]] in the [[concept]] of those who are indigenous to the central Isle. But time is germane to the Havona circuits and to numerous [[beings]] of both [[celestial]] and [[terrestrial]] [[origin]] sojourning thereon. Each Havona world has its own local time, determined by its [[circuit]]. All worlds in a given circuit have the same length of year since they [[uniformly]] swing around Paradise, and the length of these planetary years decreases from the outermost to the innermost circuit.

14:1.4 [[Time]] is not reckoned on Paradise; the [[sequence]] of successive [[events]] is [[inherent]] in the [[concept]] of those who are indigenous to the central Isle. But time is germane to the Havona circuits and to numerous [[beings]] of both [[celestial]] and [[terrestrial]] [[origin]] sojourning thereon. Each Havona world has its own local time, determined by its [[circuit]]. All worlds in a given circuit have the same length of year since they [[uniformly]] swing around Paradise, and the length of these planetary years decreases from the outermost to the innermost circuit.

14:1.5 Besides Havona-circuit time, there is the Paradise-Havona standard day and other time designations which are determined on, and are sent out from, the seven Paradise [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_13#13:4._THE_WORLDS_OF_THE_INFINITE_SPIRIT satellites] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. The Paradise-Havona standard day is based on the length of time required for the planetary abodes of the first or inner Havona circuit to complete one [[revolution]] around the [[Isle of Paradise]]; and though their [[velocity]] is enormous, owing to their situation between the dark gravity bodies and gigantic Paradise, it requires almost one thousand years for these spheres to complete their circuit. You have unwittingly [[read]] the [[truth]] when your eyes rested on the [[statement]] "A day is as a thousand years with God, as but a watch in the night."[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_90] One Paradise-Havona day is just seven minutes, three and one-eighth seconds less than one thousand years of the present [[Urantia]] leap-year [[Gregorian calendar|calendar]].

14:1.5 Besides Havona-circuit time, there is the Paradise-Havona standard day and other time designations which are determined on, and are sent out from, the seven Paradise [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_13#13:4._THE_WORLDS_OF_THE_INFINITE_SPIRIT satellites] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. The Paradise-Havona standard day is based on the length of time required for the planetary abodes of the first or inner Havona circuit to complete one [[revolution]] around the [[Isle of Paradise]]; and though their [[velocity]] is enormous, owing to their situation between the dark gravity bodies and gigantic Paradise, it requires almost one thousand years for these spheres to complete their circuit. You have unwittingly [[read]] the [[truth]] when your eyes rested on the [[statement]] "A day is as a thousand years with God, as but a watch in the night."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Book_of_Psalms#Psalm_90] One Paradise-Havona day is just seven minutes, three and one-eighth seconds less than one thousand years of the present [[Urantia]] leap-year [[Gregorian calendar|calendar]].

14:1.6 This Paradise-Havona day is the [[standard]] time [[measurement]] for [[the seven superuniverses]], although each maintains its own internal time standards.

14:1.6 This Paradise-Havona day is the [[standard]] time [[measurement]] for [[the seven superuniverses]], although each maintains its own internal time standards.

14:1.7 On the outskirts of this vast central universe, far out beyond the seventh belt of Havona worlds, there swirl an unbelievable [[number]] of enormous [[dark gravity]] bodies. These multitudinous dark masses are quite unlike other space bodies in many particulars; even in [[form]] they are very [[different]]. These dark gravity bodies neither [[reflect]] nor absorb [[light]]; they are nonreactive to [[physical]]-[[energy]] light, and they so completely encircle and enshroud Havona as to hide it from the view of even near-by [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15inhabited universes] of [[time and space]].

14:1.7 On the outskirts of this vast central universe, far out beyond the seventh belt of Havona worlds, there swirl an unbelievable [[number]] of enormous [[dark gravity]] bodies. These multitudinous dark masses are quite unlike other space bodies in many particulars; even in [[form]] they are very [[different]]. These dark gravity bodies neither [[reflect]] nor absorb [[light]]; they are nonreactive to [[physical]]-[[energy]] light, and they so completely encircle and enshroud Havona as to hide it from the view of even near-by [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_15inhabited universes] of [[time and space]].

14:1.8 The great belt of dark gravity bodies is divided into two equal [[elliptical]] [[circuits]] by a [[unique]] space intrusion. The inner belt revolves counterclockwise; the outer revolves clockwise. These alternate directions of [[motion]], coupled with the extraordinary [[mass]] of the dark bodies, so [[effective]]ly [[equalize]] the lines of Havona [[gravity]] as to render the central universe a physically [[balanced]] and perfectly stabilized [[creation]].

14:1.8 The great belt of dark gravity bodies is divided into two equal [[elliptical]] [[circuits]] by a [[unique]] space intrusion. The inner belt revolves counterclockwise; the outer revolves clockwise. These alternate directions of [[motion]], coupled with the extraordinary [[mass]] of the dark bodies, so [[effective]]ly [[equalize]] the lines of Havona [[gravity]] as to render the central universe a physically [[balanced]] and perfectly stabilized [[creation]].

14:1.11 In our opinion, nothing like the dark gravity bodies of the central universe will characterize the future [[evolution]] of the [[outer space]] levels; we regard these alternate [[procession]]s of stupendous [[gravity]]-balancing bodies as [[unique]] in the [[master universe]].

14:1.11 In our opinion, nothing like the dark gravity bodies of the central universe will characterize the future [[evolution]] of the [[outer space]] levels; we regard these alternate [[procession]]s of stupendous [[gravity]]-balancing bodies as [[unique]] in the [[master universe]].

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