THREEFOLD LAW -- The Threefold Law is not technically a law per se. It is more of a defining principle that governs many pagans and wiccans. It is similar to karma. Basically what it means is that whatever you send out be it magic workings or whatever will come back on you three times as powerful.
When or how it comes back to the person depends on which variation is believed. There are several different thoughts on this from cosmic to the more mundane.
Not all use magic practitioners use this principle. Just like with any religion, there are differences in beliefs in Paganism and Wicca.
The Wiccan Triple Goddess is represented by the phases of the moon and are visualized as three different stages of life: Maiden, Mother, and Crone.
There is debate as to whether She is a reincarnation of an older goddess/es or a creation of the Neopagan revival.
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Thor was the protector of humans and gods against evil. He carried the hammer Mjollnir. He was one of the most popular of that pantheon. When the church started to take over, the people began to wear Thor's hammer in defiance.
Jupiter governed over the distribution of laws and used oracles to give the people his will.
Both Tiu and Mars were gods of war, while Tyr is a defender god.
Tyr, in Norse mythology, was shown to bear only one hand. The other was sacrificed in the jaws of Fenrir when the gods tricked the wolf son of Loki into chains.
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I did a report in high school on Wicca and learned about the Threefold Law. It's something I do believe in even though I'm not Wiccan. Things really do seem to come back at you threefold.
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I agree. If more people would take it to heart.
DeleteI knew that about the days of the month. Cool random info. haha.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
DeleteI love Norse/Germanic mythology. It is not as well known but just as interesting as Roman and Greek mythology. I would love to know if I have my own talisman or does it work that way?
ReplyDeleteTalismans are made by the individual or commissioned by a person.
DeleteI think it's sad that a lot of the mythology was lost.
To me, the Threefold Law never made as much sense as Karma. I see karma as action-reaction, which makes sense to me. To have one's actions then amplified threefold just messes with my mind, haha. That said, it's a good philosophy. It's even more incentive to be good to your fellow man, because if you're not, it will come back to bite you more than once. Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteKarma in any form is scary. But to have it bite three times as powerful that's even worse.
DeleteThank you.
There are always talismans all over the place in fantasy literature :) Yay for Thor! I find it interesting that there is a debate about the Wiccan Tripple Goddess and how three always seems to be a magic number.
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Three is just that way.
DeleteAnd amulets and charms too.
With any religion there is debate. I figure as long as you respect the others beliefs, let there be differences.