2007-03-06 05:40:12 · 6 answers · asked by coinneach 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The druids believed that every thing in the universe was made up of the 3 following elements in some combination.......
Nwyfre (pronounced "NOOiv-ruh") is an old Welsh term meaning "sky" or "heaven." As an element, nwyfre is the source of life and consciousness, and modern Druids often refer to it simply as the life force. Its image in nature is blue sky.
Gwyar (pronounced "GOO-yar") literally means "blood" in old Welsh, but its more general meaning is "flow" or "fluidity." As an element, gwyar is the source of change, motion, growth, and decay. Its image in nature is running water.
Calas (pronounced "CAH-lass") comes from the same root as caled, Welsh for "hard," and means "solidity." As an element, calas is the source of form, differentiation, manifestation, and stability. Its image in nature is stone.
2007-03-06 05:52:24 · answer #1 · answered by va5ant 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't just the druids,
The hly trinity.
The number three is held in a lot of religions.
here is a website that gives a little history of the Druids, Hecate, and the rule of three
http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/mhueston/hecate.htm
2007-03-06 05:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by danksprite420 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
another interesting fact was that Pythagoras studied under the Druids. Hence his theorems on triangles.
2016-01-20 15:12:02 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It represented the life cycle, and the Triple Goddess-> Maiden Mother and Crone. Who was wed to the horned god.
Good website, but Hecate was Greek, and the Triple goddess was pre-roman Keltic
2007-03-06 05:46:23 · answer #4 · answered by Goddess Nikki 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Druids (and their descendants) were said to have a third leg.
2007-03-06 05:44:42 · answer #5 · answered by Murazor 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
because things happen in multiples of 3's. plus there's the triple aspects of the mother goddess & the father god
2007-03-06 06:17:40 · answer #6 · answered by mtthw_dlll 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋