Those familiar with The Urantia Book will be familiar with its most distinctive symbol — the three blue circles. This symbol appears on the Urantia Foundation website and in the publications of the papers, and appears in many other unofficial materials associated with them.
With this text, I aim to explain the origin of this symbolism and explain the meanings behind it; as it is presented in The Urantia Book. I will also focus on a more down-to-earth issue to answer the question of whether it is possible to break the law by using the symbol of the three blue circles.
Symbol of the Paradise Trinity
The three blue circles in common center, adorning (among others) the paper editions of The Urantia Book, are nothing more than a symbol of the Paradise Trinity. They represent the association of the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, and the Infinite Spirit; they symbolize the infinity of the Trinity, its eternity, and its universality.
The people first saw this sign thanks to Melchizedek Machiventa. It was this Emergency Son who portrayed the Paradise Trinity to spiritually lost people in this way. Machiventa wore the insignia of three concentric circles on his chest, regarding them as a symbol of his bestowal mission.
Machiventa’s teaching of the Universal Father, the Eternal Son, and the Infinite Spirit was exceedingly difficult to the Palestinian Bedouins. It should be noted that this story took place almost 2000 years before the birth of Christ. The spiritual situation on Earth was in a crisis, so it was difficult to set high expectations for the people of that time. The majority of Machiventa’s disciples were convinced that the Trinity was represented by the three Most Highs of Norlatiadek; to others, the Trinity was represented by the System Sovereign, the Constellation Father, and the local universe Creative Deity. Only a few of the followers of Melchizedek grasped the idea of the Paradise association of Father, Son, and Spirit; but also only vaguely. The symbolism of the three circles itself was used by most people to denote the three kingdoms: humans, angels, and God. Abraham, who was then a disciple of Machiventa, when he learned that the Most Highs of Edentia functioned as one, accepted the Melchizedek insignia as their emblem. Today, because of the distortions of those teachings, it seems that we have even less idea about the Trinity.
During his earthly ministry, the followers of Machiventa regarded the symbol of the three concentric circles as so sacred that they did not even dare to use it; so it was completely forgotten within a few generations.
In one of the papers the symbol of the Paradise Trinity is called “Satanic,” which seems to imply that such symbolism is present in our system; not necessarily in the others. In another paper telling of the Lucifer rebellion, it speaks of Michael’s banner containing three blue concentric circles on a white background. It has been called “the material symbol of the government of the Trinity.” And though Michael is the ruler of all Nebadon, this upheaval has just broken out in Satania, and this may confirm my suspicions.
Urantia Foundation Symbols
The symbol of the three concentric circles, as well as the words “Urantia” and “Urantian,” are registered symbols of Urantia Foundation. This means that they are the property of the Foundation and it is the Foundation that determines the rules on which their use is allowed. These rules are quite lax and prepared rather for the safety of the elements associated with The Urantia Book, but in appropriate circumstances it may be illegal to use them.