The Nature of Cultism Part 3 - An In-depth Study of Urantia Paper 87, Section 7

The past two weeks, our good friend and regular caller, we have been engaged in a study of The Nature of Cultism, with Marvin Gawryn. This study is focused on Section 7 of Urantia Paper 87, The Ghost Cults—one facet of a decades-long study Marvin has pursued. We read Paper 87, Section 7, The Nature of Cultism, and barely began to unpack the Brilliant Evening Star's statements regarding religious social evolution on our world. This quote peaked our interest: But the great difficulty of finding a new and satisfying symbolism is because modern men, as a group, adhere to the scientific attitude, eschew superstition, and abhor ignorance, while as individuals they all crave mystery and venerate the unknown. No cult can survive unless it embodies some masterful mystery and conceals some worthful unattainable. Again, the new symbolism must not only be significant for the group but also meaningful to the individual. The forms of any serviceable symbolism must be those which the individual can carry out on his own initiative, and which he can also enjoy with his fellows. If the new cult could only be dynamic instead of static, it might really contribute something worth while to the progress of mankind, both temporal and spiritual. [87:7.9 The Urantia Book] If only to get us to ask, "What could that 'masterful mystery' be?"  What mystery would be plausible and satisfying to both scientific minds and others?  This is one of the challenges of our age. Marvin Gawryn has created the following comprehensive course for Urantia University Inc: A Way of Life in the Family of God: A Course in Spiritual Formation. The course is set to run from Sept 21 - Nov 23. Our study on The Nature of Cultism, on the Cosmic Citizen, is in a way, a promo and precursor to that course. Please tune in and join us!  http://tobtr.com/11494893