Back in 1999, I thought that the Unifying Force meant the Force in it's entirety, while the Living Force was part of the whole.
But the introduction of the Cosmic Force confused the issue for me.
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Sign up to join this communityBack in 1999, I thought that the Unifying Force meant the Force in it's entirety, while the Living Force was part of the whole.
But the introduction of the Cosmic Force confused the issue for me.
From the way I understand it (sources from Wikia articles on both), the main aspect of Unifying Force wasn't its duct tape aspect (as with the Cosmic Force) of the Universe, but that it unifies both the Light and Dark sides into a single Force.
Ironically, it seems that this is mostly a terminological cross-purposing/confusion:
Sources: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Unifying_Force, http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Cosmic_Force/Canon
Primary sources: Darth Plagueis, Jedi Academy Training Manual, Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voices"