As I drove down the A1 the other day, this view across the fields to the North Sea caught my eye.
How lovely – Earth, Water and Air.
OK, I know some of you will be asking what about the Fire? (The Sun perhaps, even though its not directly in this shot!), but let’s stick with three for now. Three is a very common, holistic number.
In Japan, this “mitsudomoe” symbol historically represents Man, Earth and Sky.
Body, Mind and Spirit is one of our common triads, and in Celtic symbolism, that is captured with a “triskele“.
We created a charity in Scotland at the end of 2012 – The Vital Force – we chose this version of that ancient symbol –
Do you have a favourite triad – either in words or in a symbol?
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