WHAT THE UNITY WINGS SYMBOLIZE

      The following explanation of the emblem - which can be found at Unity Village, in the literature, and in many Unity churches worldwide - comes from the writings of Charles Fillmore:
      "The winged globe or sun disk as a religious symbol had its earliest use in Egypt, but is found in various forms in the religions of other races. It represents the relation existing between Spirit, soul and body. Soul gives wings to the body.  Spirit is the enveloping principle, like the atmosphere in which both soul and body exist, and from which they draw their original inspiration.
      The winged globe is also a symbol of the earth and its soul. As man develops spiritual consciousness, he attains the realization of the soul as the wings of the body. Artists paint their angels with wings, representing in this way their freedom from physical fetters. But the soul does not have wings like a bird.
      The life activity of the soul is quickened by Spirit until it rises above the thoughts of matter and floats free in the fourth dimension, which Jesus called the kingdom of the heavens."

from "Notes and Comments"
Unity Magazine
April 1923