ALL IS ONE

WHAT DOES IT MEAN THE SYMBOL?

The meaning of the triskell symbol is not entirely clear, probably because it represents various, overlapping meanings.
In general it is linked to the magical value of the number three, defined as the perfect number by the Catholic church too since it was chosen to represent the Christian trinity, which took the place of the ancient Pagan triad.

The presence of a centre that acts as a pivot (the steady point of the rotation) and a circle that separates the design from the outside, connects it to the sun cult too.
In addition, the presence of spirals, which always symbolise movement, links it to the principle and in the end, to the eternal evolution of things that change over time.

THREE IN ONE

The triad was the system the Celts used to make sense of the world and divinity.

Every goddess for example had a triple function as Virgin-Mother-Old Woman, and also as Daughter-Mother-Sister.
Every god, in the same way, was Boy-Father-Hunter, or Son-Father-Brother.
All these figures express the cycles and roles of life: Beginning, Fertility and Senility.

Senility or Old age and Hunter – the Hunter figure is described in the article “Horned and happy” – are figures that reconnect with death, which, like birth, is the door that opens onto another new life.

THE THREE WORLDS

Widening the scope of the numerous meanings, for the Celts the triskell represented the triple manifestation of the One God, whose gifts are Strength, Wisdom and Love.

- The triskell represents the three classes of Celtic society – Warriors, Druids and Producers – who embody these energies on earth.
- The triskell represents the three worlds that make up the visible and invisible universe: the World of the Absolute, the Spiritual World (or the Other World, the other side) and the Human World or the World of Trials.
- The triskell represents the three phases of the sun as we see it: Dawn, Noon and Sunset.
- The triskell represents the threefold nature of every human being, who is made up of Action (body), Feeling (emotions) and Thought (soul, spirit) and through three ages: Childhood, Maturity and Old age.