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 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.
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.
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.
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