A collection of 324 personal accounts of how the Urantia Book has changed people's lives. The Urantia Book is a revelation for humanity published in 1955, which gives information about our planet's origins and history, our purpose for being here, and our eternal destiny in the universe.

How I Found The Urantia Book

Saskia Praamsma

Square Circles Publishing

This first of five volumes of diaries and letters covers the years leading up to Harold and Martha Sherman's move to Chicago to join the Forum that received the Urantia revelation. It covers Harold's successful writing career in New York and Hollywood, their great friendship with Forumite Harry Loose who introduced them to the Urantia concepts, their relationships with Sir Hubert Wilkins and other notables of the times, and their introduction to and correspondence with Dr William Sadler, the custodian of the revelation. In a note found inside Harold Sherman's personal copy of the Urantia Book he has written his own introduction: "Perhaps not in any literature conceived by man in the long history of life on this earth does there exist such a boundless and majestic account of the universe and universe beings as is contained in a stupendous, privately-published volume known as the book of Urantia, which purports to have been dictated by an organized staff of higher intelligences and transmitted through the mind circuits of a mysterious, unknown, sleeping subjectÂ—a businessman who, in his conscious state, had no knowledge whatsoever concerning these transmissions and who apparently cared even less. There are unsolved angles related to this metaphysical mystery story, but enough is known to provide a background for one of the most amazing, as well as provocative, narratives that any reader interested in philosophy or the occult might ever encounter, any time, anywhere. Prepare, then, to enter upon a most unique, dramatic and intriguing mental adventure, as I take you behind the scenes and share with you, the incredible firsthand experience that Mrs. Sherman and I have had in trying to determine the true from the fake as it has been related to a document which consumed over 40 years in the writing and preparation."

The Sherman Diaries, Volume One: Dawning Revelations 1898-1942

Matthew Block

This book is the second of a five-volume series detailing Harold and Martha Sherman's involvement with the Urantia revelation. Volume One, "Dawning Revelations," began with Harold's smalltown boyhood and ended in the spring of 1942, as he and Martha were about to move to Chicago to study the Urantia papers as they were coming through. The current volume, "Revelation and Rebellion," takes place in 1942 and records the Shermans’ first flush of enthusiasm for the revelation and the events that culminated in the first major conflict among Urantia believers. It provides a far more informative account of this troubled period than that found in Harold’s 1976 book, How to Know What to Believe. From the back cover: "There is a book to be written eventually in which all these matters may be brought forth. Having this book in mind, I might suggest that you keep some sort of diary for future reference. Believe me, you will very surely need it. Just think, between what I have been able to tell you and what you have learned from reading the Book, you and Martha, to my own personal knowledge, now know more of these things than any two humans have ever known before." —Harry Loose, June 14, 1942

The Sherman Diaries, Volume Two: Revelation and Rebellion 1942

Sherman Diaries, Volume Three: Aftermath of Rebellion, 1943

In this volume Harold and Martha Sherman report their Urantia-related experiences for the years 1944 and 1945. During this period the Forum hears the papers that became Part III of the Urantia Book, and the Shermans record their impressions of each paper as well as their discussions with Forum friends on these and other subjects. No longer in the forefront of controversy, the Shermans quietly maintain their criticisms of Dr. Sadler's handling of the papers. However, a frank meeting in late 1945 with Harry Loose's close friend, Reverend Williams, causes the Shermans to reflect anew on their involvement with the Urantia project, resulting in a "turning point" of sorts.

Sherman Diaries, Vol. 4

Square Circles Publishing, Inc.

Volume Five of the Urantia Diaries of Harold and Martha Sherman documents the years 1946 to 1955, spanning their last year and a half as Forumites and the period leading up to the long-awaited publication of the Urantia Book.     In the summer of 1947, finding little inspiration in the Jesus papers and frustrated by the stalemate in their relationship with the Forum leaders, the Shermans decided to move from Chicago to "Ark Haven," their cottage in the Ozarks of Arkansas. The Shermans made their last appearance at 533 Diversey Parkway in December of 1947.    With Ark Haven as his home base, Harold Sherman continued a busy career as a writer and traveling lecturer. After gaining entree into the New Thought movement as a speaker and teacher in the early 1950s, he became nationally known, but he continually sought to reach the wider public through film, television and radio. During his respites in rural Arkansas, he was active in community development projects, campaigning for paved roads, electrification and tourist attractions. But, as the Cold War developed and the threat of atomic war loomed, and as UFO sightings were gaining international attention, Harold was most concerned with trying to help people realize their higher powers of mind so as to forestall disaster and steer the world in a better direction.    During these years the Shermans kept in regular contact with a few Forumites, including Elsie Baumgartner, Rachel Gusler, and Sir Hubert Wilkins. Their letters touching on matters personal, political, philosophical, and spiritual provide a glimpse into the concerns and perspectives of members of the first generation of serious students of the Urantia papers. In their travels Harold and/or Martha met or renewed their acquaintance with a number of other Forumites and former Forumites, recording their experiences in letters and diary entries. Further, Harold was instrumental in sparking San Diego businessman Webster Stafford s enthusiasm for the Urantia papers and other purported revelations. Stafford s documents, reproduced in this volume, represent the first known attempt to appreciate the Urantia papers in the broader context of comparative analysis.

The Sherman Diaries Volume Five

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