guest blogger Cristen Rodgers
The power of three is an idea that seems to sneak into almost every religion, shows up in children’s stories and is even discussed in psychology. There is clearly something that draws us to this number, something embedded in our collective unconscious that pulls us toward the number three.
Interestingly, the number three seems to have associations with both the left and the right brain. There are countless instances where three is referenced as a powerful number in mysticism, while there is clear evidence that the number three has significance in how much information we can process and retain. Three is of course also a prevalent number in many branches of science.
To find the true secret behind this fascination with the number three, it would be beneficial to look at the space between these opposites. That is, of course, what the power of three really means.
Three is the result of putting two together. There is no other way to arrive at this number. When one and one are put together, the result is three. Therein lays the secret. The power of three is the power of connection. Three is not meant to be seen as a third entity in and of itself but rather as a result of two separate entities coming together and forming a third. Three is the balance between two.
When there is reference to a special power or strength in three, it's not referring to a number but to a symbolic result of two coming together as one. This idea may lead you to think there should be just as much emphasis on any other number that combines many. Yet, these other numbers don’t seem to carry the same mystical significance. That's because true power comes from balance. The number three is the perfect number to symbolize the combination of more than one thing that, including the combination itself, results in balance.
Take for instance marriage. Two people come together, each one being individual. Yet, in their combination a third entity emerges: the couple. This is perfect balance. There are two separate things coming together to create a third. In this example, each person has their own unique strengths. There are two strengths to begin with. Yet, in coming together, they create a third inimitable strength that combines them both. The power is in exponential growth.
Balancing Extremes through the Power of Three
This concept is true for all things, not just relationships. The power of three rests in balance. In a world full of polarity and extremes, finding balance can be a difficult task. This balance, however, is where true strength resides. It becomes attainable when we let go of the preconceived notion that reality demands opposites. You may ask why there is power in balance and what exactly this power applies to. Simply put, balancing keeps us from falling.
In every aspect of life, there are extremes. There is hot and cold, up and down, left and right, smart and stupid, pretty and ugly - the list goes on and on. But in finding the perfect balance between these opposites, we find that we can overcome the dilemmas they present to us. The extremes that seem to surround us sustain the belief that there is only one right and one wrong. Battles are waged over this concept because compromise is unconsciously seen as an idealist notion unsupported by the realities of a bipolar world. The power of three refers to a separation from this mistaken world identity and replaces it with an understanding of the harmony that rests in the middle ground.
It requires a great deal of integrity to find the perfect balance between polarities. The ego seeks to find an extreme and latch on to it, using it as a means to create self identity. “I am not that; I am this,” the ego screams. “I don’t believe that; I believe this.” The secret of power in three is the truth of our true form. We are not individual and separate units but rather pieces of one puzzle that has been only symbolically torn apart. The power lies in between the lines. The ego serves its function by making us believe we are not united but rather are single entities unconnected and unrelated to one another. But the truth that we are all intimately connected is the source of strength. Strength in the in-between.
There are many examples of this ego driven need for separation: race, religion, culture and nationality are some of the most obvious. Take religion as an example. When a person clings so passionately to the idea they are of one particular religious belief and not another, they miss out on the greater truth that can exist in their combined ideas. But, if this same person were to rise above the need to identify themselves as one or the other, they could tap into the third power of combined and balanced beliefs and ideas.
The Ultimate Power of Middle Ground
When we spend all of our mental energy defending our separateness, we learn to rely on the idea of opposites to support that defense. But when we nurture the idea that we are all connected, we can find that third source of strength through the unity we share. This is a perpetual truth that can apply to any and all circumstances in life. There is something to be learned in everything, and, in that, some additional source of understanding that lies between the opposites. While a person may feel they are the proverbial good guy, the opponent will undoubtedly believe the same. There is something of value on either side, but it takes strength of character to step outside of one’s particular role and find that truth. This is the art of balance.
Using the power of three requires no ritual, prayer or any other such act. It simply requires an in depth review of what is presented before you. What role do you find yourself in right now and what is that the opposite of? Once you ask yourself that question, then you must use the greatest amount of internal honesty you can muster and find out what you can learn from your opposite. There is always something, for that is the basis of our reality. Once you combine the strength of your own role, belief, practice, or understanding with the strength of its opposite, you have tapped into the power of three. And once you internalize the understanding that we are all truly one, you can maximize that power by combining the strength of all into a single united force.
About me: I am a 29 year old author who writes about the evolution of human consciousness. I focus intently on mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Each of us possesses within us a portal of sorts; a means by which to connect to and communicate higher truths. For many, such as myself, this portal expresses itself through the arts: painting, writing, dancing, and so forth. My purpose is to use my gift of writing to communicate the truths that I find in that higher place to which we all have access. I look to the connections and similarities between modern science, historical religion, philosophy, and psychology to find the whisperings of truth that are obvious and yet still missed by our current understandings. I am the author of two books; Re-Creating Our World and Irreplaceable. My third book, Perceiving Life, is a current work in progress. I am married and live in sunny Lehigh Acres, FL. http://newtransformations.wordpress.com/
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