dowry was once reward for sex services 82:3.10(916;6)
man could take wife, children after paying bride price 84:2.5(933;3)
often collected by temporary temple prostitution 89:7.5(982;4)
originally, payment to bride's father for wife 83:3sec(923;7)
upon divorce, repayment required 83:3.4(924;3)
Chinese worship of d. was survival of snake cult 85:3.3(946;5)
in Apostle John's vision 53:7.7(608;3)
measured 30 inches across 59:5.7(680;9)
originated in acting for spirit guidance 92:3.6(1006;3)
absorbed Aryan conquerors, overran most of India 79:4.2(882;2)
among earliest peoples to build cities 79:3.7(881;7)
centers in river valleys 79:3.6(881;6)
founded superior civilization 12,000 years ago 79:3.1,8(881;1)
men are naturally 99:7.5(1093;3)
supinely trusting in a fictitious Providence 178:1.14(1931;5)
absurdities of d. testify to pressure of unexpressed emotions 110:5.4(1208;3)
celestials seldom use d. to communicate 86:5.7(954;6)
grotesque d. indicate Adjusters' failure to make efficient contact 110:5.2-5(1208;1)
interpretation of dreams
ordinary d. are purely physiologic and psychologic 110:5.5(1208;4)
particular dreams
Claudia Procula's of Jesus 185:5.8(1994;2)
convinced Zacharias regarding John 122:2.5(1345;7)
delivered Peter from fear of uncleanness 153:3.6(1713;1)
informed strange religious teacher of Jesus' birth 122:8.6(1352;2)
Peter's of Jesus on Sea of Galilee 152:4sec(1703;1)
reconciled Joseph regarding Jesus' birth 122:4.1(1347;3)
young Jesus' sleep disturbed by revolting 125:2.4(1379;5)
Zoroaster's caused him to remodel his religion 95:6.2(1049;5)
primitives' dreams
primitives believed d. as real as waking experience 86:5.6(954;5)
primitives believed soul left body during d. 86:5.4,6(954;3)
supinely trusting in a fictitious Providence 178:1.14(1931;5)
Jesus healed man with 167:1.5(1834;3)
caused Andite exodus from Caspian region 79:1.3-6(878;4)
caused highland tribes to invade Euphrates valley 78:8.3(875;7)
drove Andites to Egypt 79:1.2-3(878;3)
drove Andonites from Asia to Europe 80:9.6(898;1)
severe d. meant death to early agriculturists 90:2.6(988;2)
benumbing 70:2.12(786;8)
men left routine d. to women 69:3.3(774;2)
no such thing as menial labor in spiritual worlds 25:1.1(273;3)
religion ennobles commonplace work; work as for God 100:0.2(1094;2), 133:4.8(1475;1), 181:2.19(1959;3), 192:2.13(2049;4)
drugs. See intoxication
dual-origin beings. See also Sons of God
beings of direct or indirect origin in any two of the Paradise Deities 30:1.6(331;2)
creation of Havona Servitals is pattern for 25:1.2(273;4)
in Paradise classification 30:1.6-9(331;2)
orders
A. descending orders
1. Creator Sons q.v.
2. Magisterial Sons q.v.
3. Bright and Morning Stars q.v.
4. Father Melchizedeks. See Father Melchizedek
5. Melchizedek Sons q.v.
6. Vorondadek Sons q.v.
7. Lanonandek Sons q.v.
8. Brilliant Evening Stars q.v.
9. archangels q.v.
10. Life Carriers q.v.
11. Unrevealed Universe Aids 30:1.7(331;3)
12. Unrevealed Sons of God 30:1.7(331;3)
B. stationary orders
1. abandonters q.v.
2. susatia q.v.
3. univitatia q.v.
4. spironga q.v.
5. unrevealed 30:1.8(331;4)
C. ascending orders
1. ascending mortals q.v.
2. Son-fused mortals q.v.
3. Spirit-fused mortals q.v.
4. translated midwayers. See midwayers
5. unrevealed ascenders 30:1.9(331;5)
2 kinds of ghosts 87:4.3-7(961;4)
doctrine complicated conception of cosmic unity 87:4.6(961;7)
gave rise to beliefs in white and black magic 88:6.2(972;2)
pitted one agency against another 87:6.6(964;5)
superstition of good and bad spirits 69:3.5(774;4)
young Jesus long accepted 123:3.3(1359;4)
between I AM as sevenfold and 7 Absolutes of Infinity 105:4.5,8(1157;6)
descended from enormous ancient reptiles 65:2.9(732;7)
Caligastia contested Moses' passage to mansion worlds 52:5.5(596;3)
no local universe tribunal existed to detain Lucifer 53:7.14(609;2)
no way found to stop archrebels from attending Edentia councils 43:4.7-9(490;2)
represents unwillingness to surrender private redress 70:10.16(796;6)
substituted for tribal war 70:1.19(785;2)
survival of trial by ordeal 70:10.7(795;4)
Deities not given to useless 6:4.2(76;2)
according to Hinduism 131:4.6(1449;1)
Adjuster translates d. into faith in revelation 102:1.1(1118;4)
devotion to commonplace social obligations 91:7.5(1000;6), 100:6.5(1100;7), 126:5.4(1393;1), 178:1.8(1930;5)
eclipsing emotion of spiritual beings is joy of 25:1.6(274;3)
evading duty by failing in high and holy obligations 185:0.4(1987;4)
faithfully performed precludes sorrow 25:1.6(274;3)
folly of running away from d. for far-off enticements 130:1.2(1428;2)
for ghost cultists, what must be done to keep spirits favorably disposed 87:5.10(963;5)
go forth to do 163:6.7(1808;1)
idea signifies servant-mindedness 180:1.6(1945;3)
in morontia, time no longer available to circumvent disagreeable obligations 48:5.8(551;3)
man's understanding of d. only relatively true 115:1.2(1260;3)
perform d. faithfully, then accept one's lot 48:6.25(555;4)
performing earthly assignments in human faithfulness 34:6.13(381;7)
promises should be kept 157:1.2(1743;4)
summary of mortal duty
believers' d. is to man, God, and fellowship; to preach gospel 178:1.5,11(1930;2)
bringing children into the world is supreme d. 84:7.25-26(941;6)
fear God and keep his commandments 131:2.9(1445;3)
live up to responsibilities with energy and enthusiasm 159:5.10(1770;2)
to avail ourselves of advantages so freely provided for survival 40:10.14(454;3)
take up responsibilities daily and follow Jesus 158:7.5(1760;2)
teaches man has no right not to believe in God 101:1.7(1105;4)
evolving monotheists keep subordinate gods as 96:1.14(1054;4)
primitive religious practices of 92:6.1(1010;5)
Vedic lord of heaven 94:1.3(1027;4)
Dyaus-Zeus. See Zeus
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