BellaOnline Forums Religion and Spirituality Dreams Whats the significance of the #3?

Setting = Classroom type room: Desks, long chalk board, a sort of table with sink at front of class(kind of like what you'd see in a Science Class Room), there was a set of drums to the right of the table. The feeling was a Support Group kind of gathering. A support group for those who had lost a loved one. This particular session the "teacher/counselor" was discussing a project that an African American woman was trying to put together to present before the "group/class". The "teacher/counselor" was going over the music the woman wanted played, and how to create the "feeling" of "fire" without actually using fire. This woman was dressed in a sarong. She had three white candles strapped some how to the top of her head (this was the first thing she thought to use to represent the "fire"...which was the fire of her feelings/emotions concerning the loss of her husband). The "teacher/counselor" was discussing a music piece she wanted him to play, but he had noticed that the piece didn't have 3 G's ...that it only had 2 and wanted to know what she wanted to do about that. For some reason the number 3 was very important. As the dream progressed, I was offering suggestions on maybe using a projector with the image or animated image of fire that would be projected on her...simulating the "fire" she wanted. Then a teenage boy came into the room carrying an electric guitar. Then the dream ended and I woke up. The thing that stuck with me the most was wondering what the significance of the number 3 was. I feel that there is an important message in this dream, but I haven't a clue what it could me or WHY the number 3 was so important. What are your thoughts?

Maybe this will help, I hope !!! When you build a table it usually has 4 legs. When you build a chair it usually has 4 legs. 4 is the representation of stability in the natural world. One can logically say that whatever I build will be the most stable if it has 4 legs, right? Wrong!!! The dream as well as the spiritual world sometimes has little to do with the natural order of things. Life is not even, perfect, or sound, When a 4 legged object is placed upon an uneven surface it is not sound. When a 3 legged object is placed upon the same surface it is solid despite the differences of surface. In Wicca, 3 seekers together have more power than 2. In solving a crime, it takes 3 to complete a case, victim, perpetrator, and witness. In the spirit world 2 is not stable and can even represent duality but 3 represents solidity whilst 4 is unnecessary. There is a definite science behind these theories as well as a spiritual conformity. All spirituality is scientific although some sciences are not yet accepted in mainstream culture as of yet.

well besides the dream, what are your thoughts on the #3? Do you have an affinity for the number?

something else to think about, 'all tings come in 3s'

In math it is the smallest odd prime number and is considered a 'lucky prime' (because in so many different forms of math it is the smallest prime)

It is very important in religion - holy trinity, triple goddess of wicca, 3 jewels of buddhism, 3 pure ones of tao.

In Judaism King Soloman says that a cord of 3 is not easily severed.

Plato says the soul is split into 3 parts the appetitive, the spirited, and the rational

Three is also the number of Joy, Restlessness, Creativity, Being fickle, Humor....a joy of life