THE LAW OF THREE (46)
THE ARISING OF MEANING
"The task of the triad is to
make a unity, though every action produces a reaction. In the
mechanical world, Newton's laws apply, particularly that 'action and
reaction are equal and opposite' and their sum is zero. In real life
we have to do something more than what we are expected to do. The
'something more' is the third force. It is the secret of 'doing'.
It may not actually have to be done by us. We can 'wait' until it
arises of itself -when we speak of the 'propitious time' or the
'cubic centimetre of chance', etc.- before we act."
Anthony Blake
The third force brings two opposing forces into a relationship and gives movement to the triad. The movement may be conscious or automatic. When we, as carriers of the third force, take sides and lend our power (automatically) to only one of the opposing forces we act as a false reconciling force and the triad unfolds in an automatic and repetitive pattern,
We need to understand the difference between reacting and relating. If someone insults us or attacks us we get upset. We
react or criticise and then we learn nothing from the situation. Action and
reaction are equal and opposite. To learn from the situation we need
to encompass the energy of the 'attacker' and bring it inside
ourselves. This requires us to bring something from our deeper
self, something that is impartial and aware.
The arising of a unity is the arising
of new meaning. Meaning arises when the thinking processes continuously going on in ourselves, in the form of dialogues between thoughts, feelings and sensations, come to unitive perception. Only when the three mental functions see through a single eye meaning enters and the triad becomes one. With the entering of new meaning triad takes an evolutive direction. We grow in understanding.
"When two or three are gathered
in my name I am there in their midst" as a reconciling
force.
