"Energy is eternal delight."
___William Blake, "Energy is Eternal Delight"
The Celtic peoples had a sacred symbol that embodied the energy of the three-legged cross - we see this spiraling movement of life. Is perpetual motion, turning its three legs ever sunwise, is the very turas of delight. The three-legged whirligig of the triskele appears in Celtic art from the fifth century B.C. on, adorning many articles as the central design feature. It is a sign of good fortune, all things moving sunwise in the centrifugal dance of life. The triskele preserves the wearer from scathe and gives him a long life.
The triskele spins like a whirlpool or propeller blade, lending its threefold motion to the wheel of life. Stasis is not in its nature. The innate triplicity of the cosmos underscores the whole of Celtic culture, providing a sacred impetus for all action. Each leg of the triskele is one limb of the sacred spirit of all life; all three legs together imbue the universe with the energy to activate the body, heart, and mind of all beings with physical vitality, emotional responsiveness and mental agility, unlocking the wealth of our potential from sheer inertia, emotional stasis, and mental laziness. The energy of the threefold triskele runs through every part of the universe and is available to us all. By drawing consciously upon its qualities, we can grace our lives with an ever-living energy that encompasses the beginning, middle, and end of everything we undertake.
"If there is any leg of the triskele to which you are unresponsive, look to the appropriate areas in your own life to see what fear, doubt or uncertainty is keeping you static and unmoving in your development."
[From: "The Celtic Spirit" by Caitlin Matthews]
I love that symbol! never knew what it was called, thank you.
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