DREAMING

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Early in evolution sleep was regarded as

 proving that the ghost soul could be absent from the body,

 and it was believed that it could be called back

 by speaking or shouting the sleeper's name.

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 In other forms of unconsciousness the soul

 was thought to be farther away, perhaps trying to escape

 for good—impending death. Dreams were looked upon

 as the experiences of the soul during sleep

while temporarily absent from the body.

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 The savage believes his dreams to be just as real

 as any part of his waking experience.

 The ancients made a practice of awaking sleepers gradually

 so that the soul might have time to get back into the body.

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All down through the ages men have stood in awe

 of the apparitions of the night season,

 and the Hebrews were no exception.

 They truly believed that God spoke to them in dreams,

 despite the injunctions of Moses against this idea.

 And Moses was right, for ordinary dreams are not

 the methods employed by the personalities of the

spiritual world when they seek to communicate

 with material beings.

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From THE URANTIA BOOK

Part III, 86, 5

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OTHER FORMS OF PRAYER

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THE URANTIA BOOK

Part IV, 144, 5

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THE URANTIA BOOK

states that Christ taught the

apostles a number of prayers besides

The Our Father, but interestingly enough

the ones that are included in the book all have

some similarities to The Lord's Prayer - some perhaps

expressing a more enlightened, less materialistic

form of prayer - at least according to the standards

espoused in the book. It does not seem surprising

that the book claims that many of these additional

prayers were from other inhabited planets,

a fact Christ did not reveal to the apostles.

Here's one of the prayers - we'll have more

of them up in the future.

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Our perfect and righteous heavenly Father,

This day guide and direct our journey.

Sanctify our steps and coordinate our thoughts.

Ever lead us in the ways of eternal progress.

Fill us with wisdom to the fullness of power

And vitalize us with your infinite energy.

Inspire us with the divine consciousness of

The presence and guidance of the seraphic hosts.

Guide us ever upward in the pathway of light;

Justify us fully in the day of the great judgement.

Make us like yourself in eternal glory

And receive us into your endless service on high.

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