Sacred Numbers in the Celtic Tradition

It is said that the most sacred number to the Celts is the number 3, and all multiples of three. Here are a few reasons why Three is sacred to the Celts:

• Three legs is the minimum number a thing can stand on without conflict.

• Three is considered a perfect number.

• The Triple Goddess, and Triple God, some Celtic traditions dispute the idea of pantheism, or the belief that "All God/desses are One God/dess", including the triple God/dess, and they take a more polytheistic view (or view that each God/dess are a separate entity) Personally, I'm a polytheist, although certain aspects could be traced to one deity. I guess we'll never know exactly how it was til we figure out how to time travel eh?

• Also referring to the Triangle of Manifestaion: The point is downwards and it represents The All, Manifest Creation, the original source of everything, Nature etc, The Triangle then branches out to the God and Goddess, where the two points meet across from each other forming the triangle.

• In Neo Pagan Druidry, and many Celtic Traditions, (see ADF site or Isaac Bonewits' site) the #3 also pertains to the druidic elements, realms, or virtues as some call them, which excludes fire as an 'element': Land, Sky, Sea (or earth, air, water). Also the three gates The Well, The Fire, and The Tree.

The Number Nine

The number nine is sacred because it is a triple three. Nine also always comes back to itself no matter how you multiply it. 2X9=18 and 1+8=9, 4X9=36, 6+3=9, see?