Chapter 7                               T H E   M E N T A L   U N I V E R S E



KEY TERMS

Before working the other exercises in this chapter, write definitions of each
of the key terms from the chapter.

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emanating ___________________________________________________________________

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Mind ________________________________________________________________________

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SUMMUM ______________________________________________________________________

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Spirit ______________________________________________________________________

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collective consciousness ____________________________________________________

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presence ____________________________________________________________________

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string proportions __________________________________________________________

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superior ____________________________________________________________________

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transcends __________________________________________________________________

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proceed _____________________________________________________________________

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emanation ___________________________________________________________________

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sages _______________________________________________________________________

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fragments ___________________________________________________________________

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Correspondence ______________________________________________________________

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obstacles ___________________________________________________________________

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pro-create __________________________________________________________________

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cloning _____________________________________________________________________

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pervades ____________________________________________________________________

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mentality ___________________________________________________________________

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thinking ____________________________________________________________________

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mundane _____________________________________________________________________

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Fatherhood __________________________________________________________________

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Motherhood __________________________________________________________________

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Gender ______________________________________________________________________

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womb ________________________________________________________________________

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evolution ___________________________________________________________________

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instinctive _________________________________________________________________

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destiny _____________________________________________________________________

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aeons _______________________________________________________________________

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SUMMARY AND REVIEW

This summary, when completed with answers, gives you a comprehension of the
primary points of the chapter in the text.  Fill in the blanks with words or
phrases that complete the ideas.

"The universe is ____________________, emanating from the ________________ of
SUMMUM." -- Summum

SUMMUM is ______________!  This statement needs to be examined at this point.
Spirit is the _______________ of the __________________ in which the ________
grand _____________ are poised in opposition or SUBJECTIVE OBSERVATION to one
another.

Spirit is the "_________" force Energy produced as a result of ______________
observation of Itself (the copulation).

The process of observation or attention, director indirect, _________________
the ___________________ of the structure of Creation. The ___________________
consciousness of the _____________ of Creation establishes the ______________
of the universe.  It is similar to the human body, in which billions of
______________ cells (units) make it up to be what it is.

Spirit is a name that humankind gives to the concept of , infinite,
_______________ __________; the essence of Creation; the BOND between NOTHING
and POSSIBILITY; the joining together and splitting apart of the mental
"_____________________ _______________________" of the subjective NOTHING and
POSSIBILITY.  It can be called the "real essence."  It means living ________.

Now proceed to a consideration of the nature of the universe as a whole and
its parts.  What is the ___________________?  You have seen that there can be
______________ outside of _______________.  Then is the universe SUMMUM?  No,
it is not.

The universe seems to be made up of _________________ UNITS and is constantly
_______________.  In this sense it does not measure up or conform to ideas as
previously stated.  For if the ___________ is not SUMMUM, it must be nothing.


If the universe exists at all or _______________ to exist, it must proceed in
some way from ____________________.  It must be an emanation from SUMMUM, for
_____________ cannot come from nothing alone.  From what could ______________
have created it?  Some philosophers have answered this question by saying
that ______________ created the universe from ITSELF, that is, from the being
and essence of SUMMUM.  This will not do, for _____________________ cannot be
subtracted from or divided, altered or __________________.

What is the universe if it is not ____________________, not created by SUMMUM
having separated Itself into fragments?  What else could it be?  Of what else
can it be made?  This is a great question.  Examine it carefully.  You find
here that the Principle of ________________ (chapter three) will come to your
assistance.

The Mind of Creation is not a "____________________" mind but has all thought
contained within it in _________________.  Thought is an event and all events
are produced by the _______________________ bond between the Grand Opposites,
NOTHING and POSSIBILITY. Infinite events within a finite moment -- this
describes the _____________ of __________________ (SUMMUM).

"SUMMUM creates in Its Infinite __________ infinite universes which exist for
aeons of _______________; and yet to ____________, the creation, development,
decline, and death of a billion universes is as the time of the _____________
of an eye." -- Summum

For example, there are ____________ and _____________ "Gods" or creators that
act in some of the infinite dimensional fields created by SUMMUM.  The Summum
philosophy is that ________________, in Itself, is above Gender, as It is THE
________ from which the laws proceed and It is not subject to them.

In your mundane concepts you have spoken of the Fatherhood of ___________ and
the _______________ of Nature -- of God, the _____________ Father, and Nature
the __________________ Mother -- and thus have instinctively acknowledged the
Principle of _______________ in the universe.

Is it any wonder that you, the child, feel that instinctive reverence for
_________________; the feeling you call "_________________ "; the respect and
____________ for _______ _____________ _________?  Is it any wonder, when you
consider the works and wonders of nature, that you are overcome with a mighty
feeling which has its roots deep in your esoteric _____________?

For such is the ____________ of humankind as stated by the Summa Individuals.

Death is not real, not even in the relative sense.  It is but birth to a new
life.  When you ____________ your body, you ______________ to another field of
life.  You go on, and on, and on, to higher and still higher levels of life,
for aeons of time.



MATCHING EXERCISE

Write the number of the appropriate answer in the blank corresponding to the
description.  There is one correct answer for each blank.

______ emanates from the Mind of SUMMUM           1. humans
                                                  2. mentally
______ SUMMUM is                                  3. Correspondence
                                                  4. I AM GOD
______ the universe seems to be made up           5. sex
       of many units and is constantly            6. gods
                                                  7. nature
______ If the universe exists at all, or          8. Gender
       seems to exist, it must proceed            9. universe
       in some way from, or emanate from         10. spirit
                                                 11. SUMMUM
______ Some humans, indeed, realizing            12. changing
       that SUMMUM is EVERYTHING, and
       they exist, have jumped to the
       conclusion that they and SUMMUM
       are identical.  They have filled
       the air with shouts of

______ The old axiom, "As above so
       below," is an axiom from the
       Principle of

______ pro-creation or reproducing
       their kind by sexual reproduc-
       tion or cloning, are self
       multiplications accomplished
       by

______ the only way in which SUMMUM
       can create is

______ a material manifestation of
       Gender is

______ there are male and female
       creators and

______ the Motherhood and the
       Universal Mother are known as

______ the Divine Father and Universal
       Mother are terms relating to the
       Principle of



RESEARCH EXERCISE

Using the Systematic Law of Learning, apply the following Principles.

1. Find a source to create the universe which is different than the source
   described in chapter seven.

   a. Prepare an explanation of the physical creation of the universe with
      established scientific facts about the BIG BANG.

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   b. Now using your previous explanation of the physical creation of the
      universe, explain the source of the BIG BANG -- where and how it came
      about.

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2. The discussion of Gender mentioned names of the female and male states.

   a. Research as many listings and references as you can for the female and
      male states mentioned in literature.

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   b. Explain the relationship of Gender to Nothing and Possibility.

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STUDY AND REVIEW QUESTIONS

Formulate answers to these questions.  Refer to both your text and your
lecture notes.  You need not write out the answer in full sentences, but make
notes on all the details you would include in a full answer.  Review your
answers with someone else in the class after each of you has completed the
exercise.

 1. Write the Summum axiom for chapter seven.

 2. What is Spirit and why?

 3. What is Spirit the effect of and why?

 4. How is creation's copulation involved in creating spirit?

 5. Explain the collective consciousness of the units of creation.

 6. What does the Humankind body have in common with the material universe?

 7. Describe Living Mind.

 8. Give an explanation of what the universe is.

 9. Describe how the universe is constantly changing.

10. Give a description of what SUMMUM creates the universe from.

11. Why cannot SUMMUM create the universe from Itself?

12. Who makes the claim "I AM GOD," and what is the result?

13. Explain how the Principle of Correspondence is involved in chapter seven.

14. Explain how the Mind of Creation and the "thinking" mind are different.

15. Give an explanation of how SUMMUM creates the universe.

16. Explain Gender and the relationship it has to the creation of the
    universe.

17. Give an explanation of why death is not real and why.



MULTIPLE CHOICE

 1. The Universe is Mental, emanating from

    a. the BIG BANG six thousand years ago.
    b. E=MC-2.
    c. the Mind of SUMMUM.
    d. the giant pool of cosmic milk and the enormous egg.

 2. Spirit is the effect of the EVENT in which the two grand opposites are
    poised in opposition or SUBJECTIVE OBSERVATION to

    a. minor passages found in scripture.
    b. the inner carnal physical man.
    c. the Principle of Correspondence.
    d. one another.

 3. Spirit is the "life" force energy produced as a result of
    Creation's observation of

    a. the inhumanities of Humankind.
    b. the super novas.
    c. Itself (the copulation).
    d. none of the above.

 4. The collective consciousness of the units of Creation establish the

    a. presence of the universe.
    b. presence of consciousness.
    c. total amount of billions of units.
    d. need for the unity of consciousness transcendent to the structure of
       the opposition.

 5. The human body with its billions of individual cells (units) is
    similar to

    a. the organization of institutions of higher learning.
    b. the units of Creation.
    c. all the points listed in question (4).
    d. none of the above.

 6. As the cells within the body change, so does

    a. all existence change and alter.
    b. the feeling for past life regressions.
    c. the philosophy of the individual.
    d. the condition of the body change.

 7. Spirit is a name that humankind gives to the concept of infinite,

    a. blessings from on high.
    b. living mind; the essence of Creation.
    c. Ghosts.
    d. all of the above.

 8. Spirit transcends your understanding, and you use the term merely that
    you may think or speak of

    a. the Soul.
    b. SUMMUM.
    c. those things not understood but felt.
    d. mysterious and unknown.

 9. If the universe exists at all or seems to exist, it must proceed in
    some way from

    a. the seven masters of consciousness.
    b. a heavenly human-like creator.
    c. love.
    d. SUMMUM.

10. Some humans, realizing that SUMMUM is EVERYTHING, and recognizing that
    they exist, have jumped to the conclusion that they and SUMMUM are
    identical.  They have filled the air with shouts of "I AM GOD!", to the
    laughter of the public and

    a. then been crucified.
    b. sorrow of the sages.
    c. find earth bound spirit who give them guidance.
    d. none of the above.

11. Allowing for the Principle of Correspondence, you are justified in
    considering that SUMMUM creates the universe MENTALLY, in a manner akin
    to the process whereby humans

    a. find new and meaningful personal relationships.
    b. create solutions to problems of world injustice.
    c. create mental images.
    d. discover by research into ancient writings.

12. SUMMUM creates in Its Infinite Mind infinite universes which exist for
    aeons of
    a. time.
    b. years.
    c. centuries.
    d. space-time.

13. The Principle of Gender is manifested in all fields of life; material,
    mental and
    a. found not to have effect in certain religions.
    b. spiritual.
    c. stronger Gender is the answer to balance.
    d. still it is interrelated with tender.

14. For example, there are male and female
    a. "Gods" or creators.
    b. Humankind.
    c. animals.
    d. all of the above.

15. The Summum Philosophy is that SUMMUM, in Itself, is above Gender, as It
    is THE LAW from which the

    a. different projections emanate.
    b. laws proceed, and It is not subject to them.
    c. inner esoteric filings which complete the bonding.
    d. none of the above.

16. In your mundane concepts you have spoken of the Fatherhood of God and the
    Motherhood of Nature -- of God, the Divine Father, and Nature the
    Universal Mother -- and thus have instinctively acknowledged the
    Principle of

    a. Gender in the universe.
    b. Rhythm in the universe.
    c. Pressure in the universe.
    d. Nothing and Possibility in the universe.

17. The masculine principle displayed by SUMMUM stands, in a way, apart from
    the actual mental creation of the universe.  It projects Its Will toward
    the feminine principle, the womb, which may be called

    a. a very large vacuum.
    b. the meeting of the two creators.
    c. nature.
    d. the coming together of the occult forces.

18. If you prefer the old figure of thought, you may think of the masculine
    principle as
    a. masculine dominance.
    b. male chauvinism.
    c. inferior force.
    d. God the Father.

19. The part of your mind in which the mental generation is accomplished may
    be called the

    a. Pituitary.
    b. Hypothalamus.
    c. Intuitive.
    d. Me.

20. Is it any wonder that you, the child, feel that instinctive reverence for

    a. non-vegetarian meals.
    b. the owner of Nieman Marcus.
    c. SUMMUM.
    d. well established family life.

21. It is THE MOTHER MIND that you are pressing close up to like

    a. a message received from positive affirmations.
    b. the channel who receives information from the mind of their
       disembodied guide.
    c. a babe to the breast.
    d. all of the above.

22. There are billions and billions of universes in existence within the
    Infinite Mind of

    a. the president of the United States.
    b. Bernie.
    c. SUMMUM.
    d. the GRAND WIZARD.

23. There are beings with powers and attributes higher than humankind has
    ever dreamed of

    a. or written of in there short stories.
    b. the gods possessing.
    c. when influenced by mind altering drugs.
    d. before they started remembering their dreams.

24. Yet these beings were once as

    a. tall buildings swaying in the breeze.
    b. you.
    c. inert matter.
    d. without life or form, just molded from clay.

25. Death is not real, not even in the relative sense.  It is but birth to a
    new life.  When you leave your body, you

    a. progress to another field of life.
    b. never return to visit friends and relatives unless you say the proper
       affirmation.
    c. have a silver cord attached to your navel so you cannot get lost.
    d. discover that you learn more about life because you do not have a body
       to deal with.

26. Just as it is impossible to destroy matter (only transform its nature),
    it is impossible for

    a. the open mind to comprehend this book.
    b. humankind to exceed their highest expectations.
    c. the atom to be accelerated beyond the speed of sound.
    d. death to destroy you.

27. You are dwelling in the Infinite Mind of SUMMUM, and your possibilities
    and opportunities are

    a. controlled by the GNP.
    b. dependent on your status in life.
    c. infinite.
    d. dependant on belonging to the right religion.



A N S W E R S


ANSWERS TO SUMMARY AND REVIEW

mental, Mind                              modified
SPIRIT                                    SUMMUM
effect, EVENT, two                        Correspondence
opposites                                 thinking
life, Creation's                          silence
established                               copulating
foundation, collective                    Mind, Creation
units, presence                           Mind
individual                                space-time, SUMMUM
living mind                               twinkling
string proportions                        male, female
mind                                      SUMMUM
universe                                  LAW
nothing, SUMMUM                           God
many                                      Motherhood, Divine
changing                                  Universal
universe                                  Gender
seems                                     SUMMUM, religion
SUMMUM                                    reverence, THE FATHER MIND
something, SUMMUM                         being
SUMMUM                                    DESTINY
SUMMUM                                    leave, progress


ANSWERS TO MATCHING EXERCISE

9, 10 12, 11, 4, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8


ANSWERS TO MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. c                8. b                 15. b                 22. c
2. d                9. d                 16. a                 23. b
3. c               10. b                 17. c                 24. b
4. a               11. c                 18. d                 25. a
5. b               12. d                 19. d                 26. d
6. d               13. b                 20. c                 27. c
7. b.              14. a                 21. c