The text states there were six coloured races on earth, which were ordered in superiority from red, orange, yellow, green, blue and indigo. ![]() The book claims that Lucifer, Satan, Melchizedek, Adam and Eve and Jesus were all extraterrestrial aliens visiting earth.Ī hierarchy of race is also a key belief for followers of The Urantia Book. lGej22vBt2- Urantia Foundation August 26, 2019īilling itself as the “custodians of The Urantia Book since 1950”, the Urantia Foundation says it a non-profit, educational organisation that works to spread the book’s teachings.īearing similarities to Christianity and beliefs observed by Seventh-Day Adventists, the book states the “new cult” of Urantians will replace Christianity as the “true religion” of the future. Here he is with Marie catching up on our current projects. It was good to have Mo Siegel in the office last week. On the values promoted by the religion, Giller wrote that “the text itself is weighed down with some of the most racist ideas I’ve read in a long time”. “It was a guide for making sure of the moral values that underlay the company at that time.” “Mo and John used it as a guiding principal and continually quoted from The Urantia Book,” said ex-employee Caroline MacDougall. ![]() The prominent physician was known to promote eugenics and believed that the Nordic race was superior to others.Īccording to a 2016 expose by Megan Giller in the now-defunct publication Van Winkle, Mr Siegel and his another founder John Hay were greatly influenced by the book and incorporated elements of it into the running of his company. ![]() Mr Siegel first read The Urantia Book – which was first released in 1955 – the same year he founded Celestial Seasonings.Īlthough the identity of the book’s author is unclear – it’s said they wrote it after being placed in a trance by extra-terrestrial beings – it’s believed to be William Sadler. Mo Siegel (right) attends a party in Denver along with renowned food editor, Judy Fisk.
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