The meaning of the Swedenborgian Symbol

THE CROSS:

The symbol of Christ at the center.

THE CIRCLE:

Representing the Oneness of God-- The Unity of All that Is. The Circle connects the elements and encircles the Cross, which further ties the elements together within the Unity of All that Is.

THE FOUR SQUARES:

Symbolize the four elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water.

  • EARTH corresponds the physical world.
  • AIR corresponds to the spiritual world.
  • FIRE corresponds to love, good, and passion.
  • WATER corresponds to wisdom, truth, and rationality.

The squares are interconnected; the elements are interdependent, both on the Earth plane and correspondentially.

Four squares joined by a cross under a circle symbolize virtuous lives ruled by the inflowing love of God, united by the Lord into a genuinely Christian church.

 
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