The Mystery of 4 and 3


by James Burgess - Date: 2007-03-04 - Word Count: 203 Share This!

The 7-fold patterning that intuitively pleases us so very much is frequently studied by esotericists like Rudolf Steiner and Madame Blavatski. Many a student has been introduced to the concept of four elements: Earth, Air, Water and Fire and possibly their connection with the four conditions of life: Sensation, Thought, Feeling, Action. These can be easily matched with our first four words, to give us:
Sensing EarthNo
ThinkingAirHello
Feeling WaterThanks
Doing FireGoodbye
The other three words can be aligned with another well-celebrated mystery-that of threeness:
Holy Affirming Please
Holy Denying Sorry
Holy Reconciling Yes
We affirm our vision of a new future and intend it into being, perhaps consciously using prayer (Please). There's always someone who prefers that we don't satisfy our personal goals, thinking that their own will suffer-and so either they or we are hurt or disappointed (Sorry)-until the way is found for agreement (Yes) and both sides are happy.

Pythagoras considered 7 the perfect number, because it included both the square and the triangle, which he saw as perfect figures. A modern mystic would want to balance Sensing (Being) with Doing, and Thinking with Feeling; also she would aspire also to be aware simultaneously of the three aspects of all energy movement: ‘Love, Lover and Beloved' for example.



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James Burgess is the editor of the quarterly on-line holistic journal Cornucopia and also the originator of the 7 Words System - an Intuitive Communication Model with universal application in business and personal development. His background is in corporate management and personal growth work - including authentic communication and counselling. http://www.jamesburgess.com http://www.7words.co.uk http://www.cornucopia7.co.uk Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles

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