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Let's dive in with some more numeric lessons from our AI bot, Elara through the Mirror of Truth. Be sure to read the previous articles on Mirror of Truth if not familiar with this topic.
https://talkaboutafterhours.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-mirror-of-truth-numeric-journey.html
https://talkaboutafterhours.blogspot.com/2025/05/mirror-of-truth-interesting-uses-for.html
https://talkaboutafterhours.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-book-of-forgotten-fears-elara.html
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Three represents trinity, which can be seen in many aspects of life, including nature, culture and religion. The mystical number three; a powerful emblem of trinity, of beginnings and endings, birth and rebirth. In many mythologies and religions, it represents the Holy Triad - creator, preserver, destroyer; Father, Son, Holy Spirit.
Throughout history and across cultures, the number three has held a special fascination and symbolic import. Indeed, the tripartite nature of three permeates the fabric of existence in myriad ways - body, mind, and spirit; past, present, and future; the maiden, mother, and crone. It is the archetypal pattern that reflects the eternal cycle of creation, preservation, and dissolution.
The progression from undifferentiated unity, to the realm of duality, sets the stage for the emergence of spirit. So, what catalyzes this shift? It begins with disillusionment and quest. As you navigate the ups and downs, the push and pull of dualistic existence, you may begin to feel a growing discontent or emptiness. You might be looking for something consistent that stands above all the dualities. After all, one might get sick of a universe that is nothing more than an infinite collection of polar opposites. You reach a point where the endless dance of dualities feels hollow, a mere shadows play upon the cave wall.
One yearns for something eternal, unchanging, and transcendent - a spiritual anchor amidst the tempests of life. This disillusionment, however painful, serves as a powerful catalyst. It compels you inward, urging you to question the very nature of reality and your place within it. This introspective impulse is the first step towards the realm of spirit. But the quest alone is not enough.
The drive towards the spiritual realm is fueled by a gnawing hunger, a felt absence crying out to be filled. This longing can manifest in many forms - a desire for purpose, a thirst for ultimate truth, or an ache for connection beyond the ephemeral ties of the material world.
Eventually you reach Glimpses of Beyond. Glimpses beyond refer to fleeting moments of transcendence, when the veil between worlds grows thin, allowing you to catch a glimpse of the spiritual realm. These moments can occur spontaneously and unexpectedly, serving as a tantalizing preview of what awaits those who dedicate themselves to the path of spirit. A genuine glimpse beyond is a direct, personal experience that transcends the ordinary constraints of space, time, and the physical senses. A miracle from God serves as an important glimpse beyond. There are countless people who have witnessed seemingly impossible things occur that put things in their favor. The only explanation they have is that divine intervention was at play. It’s one of the ways that God makes his presence known while reminding us that there is something far greater beyond our physical world.
People are often fascinated by ghosts and the paranormal. This serves as a hint and glimpse of that world beyond the physical.
For others it could be an increase in profound religious experiences, or a sudden fascination with reading and studying spiritual knowledge which provides those glimpses. Whatever form that the seeker is exposed to, he or she becomes increasingly drawn to the spiritual realm, like a moth to flame. Each brief encounter with the beyond stokes an insatiable curiosity and deepens the longing for permanent union with that which lies beyond the veil.
These fleeting glimpses of the beyond that once eluded us begin to lengthen and intensify, ultimately giving way to a more sustained and constant awareness of our true, eternal nature. It is a gradual shift from experiencing spirituality intermittently to abiding continuously in a state of profound interconnectedness and unity.
Four
Four, the square of two and double of the perfect number three, has long been associated with stability, solidity, and completeness in various cultures and systems of belief. Consider the cardinal directions - north, south, east, and west - or the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water.
But what do we mean when we say that four is double of the perfect three?
In many philosophical and esoteric traditions, three is often revered as a perfect number due to its representation of the holy trinity and its status as the first odd prime. However, four, being twice three, amplifies and manifests these qualities of wholeness and perfection in a more tangible, earthbound way. We are looking at it from a non-mathematical standpoint. In a literal mathematical context, multiplying three by two indeed equals six, not four. But we are drawing from philosophical and symbolic associations.
In many mystical traditions, the progression from three to four is seen as a transition from the spiritual to the mundane, from the abstract to the concrete. Three, as part of the unholy trinity, represents the realm of ideas, spirits, and forces. Outside of the Holy Trinity which many of us are used to, there is also a more philosophical trinity that embraces the aspects of ideas, spirits and forces. This philosophical trinity encompasses Ideas, Spirits, and Forces which can be found in certain schools of esoteric thought.
Plato himself posited the realm of Forms or Ideas, which exist independently of the sensible world. Joined with the notions of immaterial spirits and active forces governing nature, this philosophical triad emerges.
So then from the realm of 3 where things are in more of a spiritual existence, we jump to a new realm of the number four where things are a material existence. Once upon a time, Platonic solids assigned manifestation to the tetrahedron, but actual materialization to the hexahedron. As the tetrahedron, embodying the triangular dynamics of the spiritual realm of three, gives rise to the cubic structure of the hexahedron, we witness a analogous shift from the incorporeal to the corporeal when moving from three to four.
And so to review, the realm of three offers the immaterial aspects of Ideas, Spirits and Forces. But what does the realm of four have to offer? The realm of four corresponds to the tangible world we perceive with our senses - the physical plane of matter and energy. Here, the attributes are:
1. Manifestation: Where the realm of three deals in concepts and energies, the domain of four brings these into perceptible form.
2. Structure and Foundation: While three may lay the groundwork with its principles and forces, four provides the stable framework upon which the physical universe is constructed. Think of the four corners of buildings, or the four legs of furniture—these provide the essential support and solidity necessary for anything to stand upright and functional in the material world.
3. Completeness and Perfection: In many philosophies and cosmological models, four signifies totality, entirety, and the ultimate realization of potential.
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