The Psychology of the Trinity (Why "3" Shows Up Everywhere in Religion)

The number 3 shows up in every religion. Often, it is associated with one of - if not THE - highest deity in each religion (Christian Trinity, Egyptian Trinity, Supernal Triad in Kabbalah, etc). Is there a reason for this? Or is it a coincidence? The psychoanalyst tradition has some things to say about this occurrence, and their discoveries might not only blow your mind, but disturb you.
Patreon: / maxderrat
SubscribeStar: www.subscribestar.com/max-derrat
PayPal: www.paypal.me/maxderrat
Join this channel to get access to perks:
/ @maxderrat
My Website: www.maxderrat.com
Twitter: / maxderrat
Discord Link: / discord
Twitch: / maxderrat
My Podcast (MAXimum News): / @triplespodcasts
Sources:
Jung, C.G. "A Psychological Approach to the Dogma of the Trinity."
Edinger, Edward F. "Trinity and Quaternity."
Levi, Eliphas. "Transcendental Magic." (first four chapters)
Scholem, Gershom. "Origins of the Kabbalah."
Friedman, Russell F. "The Trinity and Metaphysics: The Formal Distinction, Divine Simplicity, and the Psychological Model."
#religion #trinity

[@DJTS1991]

This might have been one of your greatest and most important videos you've ever made, Max. Well done!

[@maxderrat]

Wow! Thanks for saying that dude! I was really nervous about putting out this video. I didn't think people would be interested.

[@DJTS1991]

@@maxderrat The right people will appreciate it ;)

[@cloudbloom]

​@@maxderrat seriously it's fantastic, not many people these days are covering such things in an objective and measured way imo. As an old dude who studied these things in his youth I think you did an excellent job here🙏

[@cloudbloom]

​@@maxderrat oh yeah check out the book The Opening of the Third Eye by Dr. Douglas T. Baker if you haven't already, right up your alley

[@ahrimanic7]

Yes, this was a great surprise to find as I’ve been concerned with these very questions for years. Another piece of the puzzle, or at minimum a confirmation of what lay ahead. Wonderful!

[@allan710]

In a story you have the protagonist, the antagonist, and the plot that links both in a struggle. The protagonist casts light upon one aspect of the theme, the antagonist argues about the opposite being better. However, they cannot interact without the plot. Finally, the trio wraps up the theme being discussed perfectly, except there is a fourth, ever-changing, unpredictable part: the reader, the embodiment of free will, also the one that really changes (because the story is immutable, the person reading isn't). It is basically the thesis, antithesis, synthesis, and the reader.

[@miguelmuniz5528]

Omg I'm just getting into this metaphysical thinking and this is awesome

[@soulstealer29a]

Anybody else have "Three is a Magic Number" stuck in their head?

[@hmp-zy9cc]

All the time, for years ❤️💙🐉

[@Loreweavver]

My brain went with "one is the loneliest number"

[@jokiquinn]

It wasn't, but now is

[@hmp-zy9cc]

@The XBox Gamer (India) any and everything in Christianity is copied and completely annihilated.

[@juronin6636]

Man and a woman had a lil baby

[@troyeteryx4921]

Yes Max, Order is masculine and Chaos is feminine. In hindu shastras and puranas, 'Om' the masculine form of brahman and the frequency of space calmed down 'Shakti' the feminine form of brahman. 'Om' resembles the order (creation, preservation and destruction) in the universe and 'Shakti' resembles chaos or unpredictability with the sense of individuality. Note (for those who are confused with the difference of Brahman and Brahma): - Brahman is the One that Pythagoras references, the absolute divine consisting both good and bad. And Brahma is manifestation of brahman's creation aspect. Every higher god Vishnu ji, Mahadev or Shiva, Brahma, Lakshmi maa, Parvati maa and Saraswati maa (the wife of the trinity and Shakti's vessels to help Om's vessel or the trinity). All the theories of Carl and Pythagoras are followed by our beliefs, just a large part of information were lost due invasions and other shenanigans. Love you from India Max.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

Know where I can get a crashcourse of your theology？Hinduism just seems really interesting.

[@viktormartinez1405]

In my country, it is the opposite. Cartel violence is a bummer

[@SonicluNerdGamer]

Interesting, in portuguese order is feminine and chaos is masculine

[@Hero_Of_Old]

No wonder the elites are pushing feminism, and female empowerment. They want to create chaos in society.

[@whoareyoutoaccuseme6588]

@@Hero_Of_Old lol

[@chrizzel28]

I've skipped a fair few videos because I simply don't know the source material when it comes to the games you analyse, so this video was a very pleasant surprise. Dropped just about everything else I was doing to watch it, and I wasn't disappointed. It's always difficult to find where one's pattern recognition is reasonable and where it overstates the case, but I think you navigated the difficult subjects here well.

[@joeyc1725]

Metal gear solid 2? That's when I first found this channel.

[@watcher805]

Pattern recognition is fallable as patterns are randomly changeable

[@adolfoduarte3719]

​@@user-pv1sr8lo3zSo would that make the idea that Christ was a Buddha true? How do you think these religions would would look if they were brought together and looked at with a different perspective?

[@thekernel843]

Thank you so much Max for posting this. I've been going down a philosophical and religious rabbit hole recently, and wahla you come out with this. The lore of Earth is truly insane.

[@theendisthebeginningistheend]

That it is.

[@allansqr1]

I've been wondering why "3" for 2 whole years. Now i'm finally getting the hang of it.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

"reality surpasses fiction"

[@theendisthebeginningistheend]

The truth is stranger than fiction.

[@Purriah]

It’s voila. Not “wahla” lol

[@ilregiallo4151]

Last year I've read "The unconscious as infinite sets" by psychoanalyst Ignacio Matte Blanco. The book was a bout the difference between the concious logic (aristotelic logic) and the unconcious one, the logic we can see in dreams and delusions. There was a part in which he discussed the role of numer three in the formation of thoughts: he said that in order to form a proposition (a phrase, which can be said out loud or just thought), in order to think about ... well... anything, the human mind needs to consider 3 elements: -Something -Something Else -the Relationship between the two previous elements Each part of this triad cannot exist without the other two. We cannot define anything without thinking about something different from it, and if we think about two things we always have to consider the relationship between the two. This was just a very little part of the book, however it really made me think, since I too have alwasy been interested in the role of number three in mythology and religions.

[@rred8674]

It's time to start writing your own book.

[@frazfrazfrazfraz]

Maybe the fourth could be looking for an alternate solution using the first three as a foundation

[@bethanienaylor]

That's deep

[@ADUAquascaping]

​@@frazfrazfrazfraz It's called the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. And there is a 4th part, it's your ability to think in the first place, which is the universe or God's grace. There is the foundation of the triangle, which is the space that allows. There is the left side (antithesis), the right side (thesis), and the pinnacle (synthesis). In 3 dimensions, which includes the space that allows, also known as time, it creates a tetrahedron. A tetrahedron is the only indivisible shape in our dimension. And we need at minimum 4 vertices to create the simplest shape, which is a tetrahedron. And having 4 vertices will always create a tetrahedron and nothing else. We can make a didactic triangle from almost any concept because of how our minds relate to matter. Even a picture hanging on a wall. The (1) picture, the wall (2), how they relate(3), and then space-time (4).

[@ADUAquascaping]

It's called the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. And there is a 4th part, it's your ability to think in the first place, which is the universe or God's grace. There is the foundation of the triangle, which is the space that allows. There is the left side (antithesis), the right side (thesis), and the pinnacle (synthesis). In 3 dimensions, which includes the space that allows, also known as time, it creates a tetrahedron. A tetrahedron is the only indivisible shape in our dimension. And we need at minimum 4 vertices to create the simplest shape, which is a tetrahedron. And having 4 vertices will always create a tetrahedron and nothing else. We can make a didactic triangle from almost any concept because of how our minds relate to matter. Even a picture hanging on a wall. The (1) picture, the wall (2), how they relate(3), and then space-time (4).

[@francozagarra7829]

Each time you release a new video Max is a full learning experiencie with no doubt. I love all your content related to videogames but my favourites are the Aion and Answer to Job series. Hope you still making that kind of content in the future man. You're a treasure among the sea of KZbin Channels. Greetings from Argentina!

[@OrginoftheDeep]

I saw the author of this video claim that he was nervous about this upload, this is the most original, well thought out, and helpful video I’ve seen in a while. You’re tackling a very complex topic and make is as easy as possible to digest. If nothing else, I appreciate your contribution

[@anathema7861]

I've been discovering so much of these same ideas over the years, it is crazy to see someone laying out something so close to how I've been thinking! You really helped me put a lot of fascinating stuff together and introduced me to so much additional detail. Thank you!

[@jackrobertson5423]

"a unity can only be one thing if there are 2 things being united by a third force" wow that did blow my mind, the Trinity makes so much more sense to me now!!

[@aryamaanjena1706]

I feel like I had been looking for these words to explain what goes on in my mind for years

[@royalknight2495]

Trinity is nonsense and is not monotheism.

[@meme98766gg]

🙄.... Deuteronomy 6:4 “Hear, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one! Mark 12:29 Jesus answered, “The foremost is, ‘Hear, O Israel! The Lord our God is one Lord;

[@royalknight2495]

@@jackrobertson5423 stop interpreting vague verses to fit the blasphemous idea that is the trinity. The original followers of Christ who r the nazreans did not worship Christ and knew him as only a prophet who submitted to God.

[@meme98766gg]

@@jackrobertson5423 tbh i do not know how u came to a conclusion that trinity is true after u stated that the holy spirit descended in bodily form to jesus to inform him that God is pleased. It actually counters your point. Also, Ephesians 4:6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all 1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the *MAN* Christ Jesus.

[@FlanuerNexus]

Yet another fantastic video man. You are by far my favorite KZbinr. You deserve all the popularity I’m sure you’ll get soon!!!

[@atrocitasinterfector]

I remember identifying this pattern back in 2003 when i was 16, super stoked to watch this

[@goncalocartaxana]

Loved this video so much, thanks Max Derrat. I'll wait patiently and enthusiastically for another one of your videos :)

[@cbbcbb6803]

I would go with the psychological. I read about an experiment test of people's ability to perceive how many of a specific object they were shown. They were put in a dark room and allowed to see a number of candles just for a second or two. The subjects could always accurately tell when they were shown one candle, two candles, or three candles. Once the number of candles exceeded three candles, it became more difficult to perceive how many candles the subject saw. I do not remember what was the max number of candles where some could perceive the count. Even with four candles, most people did not instantly see four candles. What they saw were three candles plus one more. They had to isolate three candles so that they could perceive the fourth one. If the spiritual world is so stable, why did it deliberately destabilize itself by inventing the physical world?

[@SubconsciousLight]

Universally 7 is max what mind can see

[@Moldugas]

For one to know what one is, it must also know what one is not.

[@ravenmeyer3740]

If one was never there, then to the conscious mind, it doesn’t exist.

[@sagittariusemperor9692]

If your soup gets cold then heat it up again

[@totallynotaspy2686]

I actually knew a fair amount of what you brought up in this one! My first exposure to Jung was when I happened to stumble upon a copy of a more obscure text (Psychology and Religion, a Terry lecture given in 1938) which is basically a crash course in his explanation of color theory, and I remember the exact moment he pulled the curtain back on the significance of the color blue feeling as if someone had just blown my head off with a shotgun.

[@theDanWshow]

The colour blue? I'm curious. Can you enlighten me?

[@glorioustigereye]

Blue invokes feelings of calm and peace and lowers your blood pressure while Red speeds up your blood pressure.

[@LokaVision]

Everything ties together right near the end. This is a beautiful piece to mentally chew on for a while. Thanks Max.

[@apvibes_9000]

I can tell you have put a lot of effort into this video. I love how you made this amazing video with a lot of interesting things. With all the research you have done and the script you have written your video has payed off and I respect your efforts😊.

[@Nero_Karel]

I don't know your channel and from the introduction it sounds like you don't usually deal with explicitly religious topics on here, but this is a pretty solid coverage of the topic - nice job! 👍🏻

[@claytongallagher3367]

Absolutely loved this topic and video! Thank you diving deeper into this!

[@Indianpsychonaut]

Man you just blew my mind . Life has been a rollercoaster ride but your videos make wise throughout all these years. All I want to say is thank you !

[@danmcmurphy2823]

i actually got a notification for once

[@GorgoReptilicus]

Three of them

[@Petey0707]

Gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised coming across this channel, as a noob when it comes to kabbalah, alchemy, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, and the occult in general, I loved hearing you unravel so many mysteries that I'm still researching. I would love if you included sources! Books, articles, videos, whathaveyou. Currently, I am reading the Chicken Qabalah, and have been on and off reading various books on alchemy and symbolism. Practical Alchemy is a solid introduction for the former subject. As is The Element Encyclopedia for symbols. If you've any suggestions I am all ears!

[@thiagoribeiro2711]

Spectacular!! Always great discussing this topics with you, also, I'd love for you to add captions for the video! Specially for Brazilian Portuguese ones, even if auto translated, got a friend who'd love this but don't speak english

[@trukaiser]

I would like to make a note: I'm inclined to think that 1 and 2, especially in the case of yin/yang and god the father/god the son, would be interchangeable in most representations. Excellent video! This is the kind content I've subscribed for

[@ADUAquascaping]

I like to see it as masculine and feminine. Where is the Mother Goddess in all of this... 1 is gnani, faith, order, and masculine. 2 is raja, forgiveness, chaos, and feminine. 3 is the pinnacle, and is unity, rebirth, karma, charity, and enlightenment. And the base of the tetrahedron is bhakti, grace, love, space-time. The base or #4 is that which allows. Force coming from the 4th dimension. AKA God's grace. There are many didactic triangles that we can create to explain our existential meaning.

[@Cancellator5000]

@@ADUAquascaping I think it can just be any sort of duality or dichotomy. In Christianity it is the dichotomy between God and Humanity that is resolved/united by the sacrifice of Jesus Christ (fully man and god) and the presence of the holy spirit. The 4th element is clearly Satan who leads humanity astray causing disunity. Christianity does not distinguish masculinity and femininity as characteristics of cosmic importance "there is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

[@sagittariusemperor9692]

@@ADUAquascaping The mother is in bed with someone else

[@Wanderall]

Since school I noticed the number 3 pattern In religion and matters of life, this notion was in my mind for so long disturbing my head. I was impressed no one talked about it but this finally changed. this video is what i was waiting for during these 5 years. thank you so much

[@TheBelovedDesirableIsland]

This was a great freaking video. I’m currently doing a cultural media analysis for class that I’m sort of playing with the inspirations and morals of games like Zelda and early jrpgs that really speak to who I’ve become as a person today, very much studying the ways of life and philosophies that inspired these games, transferring this sacred knowledge to us without us even knowing. My essay seeks to explore this and I look forward to using you as a resource. Thank you so much for your time and energy ❤

[@pavinivfx]

Be careful with the mixing of paganism to the bible. This is another strategy to make people lose faith.

[@Romancandle5929]

At the end of the video I was thinking "damn he forgot the Triforce" haha

[@kukukachu]

There was 4 I found while researching the Tree of Life. A lot of people don't know this, but there is a flip side of the Tree of Life called the Qliphoth. The Qliphoth (The Tree of Death) is basically the evil side of the Tree of Life (Kabbalah) where the Sefirot are all just empty husks with each, their own demon. Anywho, while looking into this, I found something interesting. It didn't hold a trinity, but a square: In the top left: Astral Body In the top right: Mental Body Bottom left: Vital Body Bottom right: Physical Body. Anywho, I thought you might find this interesting. Like I said, not a lot of people know about the Tree of Death.

[@YHShinVH]

The square is a cube stripped of one of it's dimensions. And the third dimension is a plane of limitation bound by strict laws of matter, time and physics. The physical world, time and space have always been associated with the planet Saturn (whose symbol is a cube and who's color is black) and it would make sense for the qlippoth to be associated with this overabundance of the saturnian qualities of restriction and control. The entire existence of the Qlippoth itself comes from too much of the malefic energies of Mars and Saturn not being properly balanced by their pillar of mercy counterpart and becoming their own demonic inversion as a result, so it's not surprising that those aspects of the planets are found even in the symbolism of the Qlippothic tree of death itself.

[@frankcipriani1882]

It is true that the bottom 4 principles of mans constitution do NOT survive the comprehensive death of a reincarnation arc, full process. I only want to add that the mental plane, per Theosophy and its profound clairvoyant (s) states that the bottom 4 subplanes of the mental plane are progressive heavens while the top 3 subplanes belonging to the mental plane are the "mostly" FORMLESS rhelms for the causal bodies of all humans and particularly for the most spiritually advanced humans which allows an exalted perception to know at a glance, the position of an individual in the causal hierarchy. The entire history of our planet and all reincarnating entities is supposedly stored perpetually at the causal level, and is referred to as the most perfect clarity within the Memory of Nature. Long story short, the exalted aspects of "unselfish" or "not selfish" thought and action survive death and contribute to a "more permanent" character (NOT PERSONALITY) reborn with higher intuition.

[@fairenough7984]

It makes sense that in a dimension of duality, there would be a Tree of Death as the equal opposite of the Tree of Life. And no, I had never come across the Tree.of Death in what I have read, so far. Thank you

[@Moe-xg6bu]

And all deaf when spoke plain says exactly how to test this moment yet you don't know how to test this moment self proclaimed people proclaimed proves only unknown unproclaimed deniable false prophets if anything

[@kukukachu]

@@Moe-xg6bu I don't even know what you're saying.

[@Davlavi]

Informative as always.

[@MisaRedd]

Feeling is not irrational. Feelings are definitely something to consider. There is no spirituality without feeling.

[@Luke.-cv9uv]

Jeremiah 17:9 New King James Version 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

[@SeiichirouUta]

A general question, not critisising this video: Where does this come from that yin = chaos? My best friend's (from childhood days) mum is from China (later moved to Taiwan where she studied acupunture and worked with things like Yin/Yang her whole life) told me about these things - in a very simplified way of course. What she taught me was that (Edit: Typo) yin and yang came from chaos, but never that any of them represented chaos. And that they should not be seen separately, but as something that should be brought into balance. While I do know that there are philosophies and religions out there that see the feminine as chaos, I've never heard this in connection to yin from someone who practises/knows Daoism. Could it be that it got mixed up with other things like it happened so often in the West? Can someone please explain this, maybe even name sources?

[@derrickcarter4165]

I think the order and chaos explanation most likely came from inaccurate western sources and just stuck as an idea in the west. From what I've studied, yin seems to be more of the "earthly" force or dimension while yang is the "heavenly" force or dimension. It's essentially related to the "pure" dao and the aspect of the dao that creates duality and separateness. In a sense, both the ideas of order AND chaos are yin, because those concepts only exist in the plane of separateness/duality. That's what I've parsed, anyway.

[@starshade7826]

In many mythic narratives, Chaos is a primordial undefined STUFF that exists prior to anything else.

[@TheSamuiman]

Feminine principle has nothing to do with a female, that is a fact often mistaken! Chaos and Order, Light and Darkness and so on are only part of the Duality we observe in daily life, many do perceive this fact as Chaos, whereas in Reality there is a great Order behind all of it, without judgement great harmony is unveiled! As many overlook the fact that the Yin/Yang Symbol is actually named Taijitu (Symbol of the highest truth) , but to most westerners it is only known as Yin/Yang.

[@Dionysus_333]

Very well done! I applaud you, and bid you my gratitude. Content like this MAKES A DIFFERENCE

[@TheBeta1337]

Very interesting and thought-provoking video. As a person with Asperger's myself I've always been fascinated by numbers and their apparent and hidden meanings. Thank you, Max, for making this!

[@soakedbearrd]

Your explanation of the 1, 2, 3 was rather brilliant and yet simple. Basically you just explained creation from source.

[@ADUAquascaping]

1, 2, 3, 4. Order, chaos, unity, space-time. You can't forget the 4th dimension. This also creates a tetrahedron. The only self-sustaining and indivisible polygon in our universe. You need at least 4 vertices to create a polygon and that shape is the tetrahedron.

[@johnodriscoll3891]

Congratulations on tackling this mind bending topic

[@skyman322]

Crazy idea maybe it has something to do with we are 3D beings so we might inherently always try and break things down into 3 parts. Idk just a thought that occurred to me

[@chalinofalcone871]

Sure, "just a thought"... so what it is meaningless? YOU are Psyche, and you create[d] ALL... so your thoughts are creations of The Light. Or, you are a twit with pointless insights and meaningless ideas? To me, YOU are Mithra.. we all are... And Mithra IS [The] Psyche... I can contribute to your brain fart, or try... Take the Cyclops and Leila, in Futurama, or The EYE of Providence (on the US Great Seal)... they are 2D ways of SEEING the WORLD, or processing experience; dualistic; duality... it takes 2 eyes to make [the world INTO] 3D.... it takes 2 HEMIPSHEREs to .... "In our desire to illumine the differences between visual and acoustic space, we have undoubtedly given a false impression: and that is that the normal brain, in its everyday functioning, cannot reconcile the apparently contradictory perceptions of both sides of the mind. There is, we know from experience, a "unified field" of the mind." [The Global Village, Marshall McLuhan, 1989, I. Exploration of Visual and Acoustic Space, Sec. 4: The East Meets West in the Hemispheres, p. 48]

[@stevenaguilera9202]

This falls into alchemy perfectly ! I'll paste this comment in the occult channels I am in xD

[@badboybrandon360]

Please Continue to produce this type of content more regularly ! Your videos are so good at transmitting this information and energy

[@Vidayarthi]

Yeah 👍

[@ExperienteleluiDragos]

Loved your video ! Great knowledge

[@jayrich7720]

This was an amazing video, and you put Oblivion OST for the background. Beautiful.

[@neiladams3042]

Max you continue to expand my mind in such interesting ways. Topics I never knew existed, brought to life in a style that makes them easy to follow, whilst providing enough intrigue that I am motivated to look into them further. Thanks for all that you do!

[@DietmarEugen]

I guess "Me Myself & I" is the psychological source.

[@354Entertainment]

What a classic video! We love you Max!!!

[@BrackersProductions1]

Love it Max, would love another vid on this

[@jacobshore5115]

You know, the whole four being Wholeness and 3 being perfection thing kinda reminds me of how the Diamonds are in Steven Universe, they and their empire worked fine without Pink, but they just didn’t feel complete without her. (In many eastern religions, four is an unlucky number as well. And one could argue that the Diamonds represent the four as well. White is Thinking, Yellow is sensation, Blue is intuition, and Pink is feeling.) I could also make the argument that with the trinity of the father, son and Holy Spirit, the fourth would be Satan or Lucifer, who is sometimes considered lord of all things that are Earthly, which does threaten the perfection of the trinity.

[@danielsanford4109]

Numerology has no foundation in reality. Numerology is devoid of scientific basis, and it fares badly when examined under the light of reason. More important, because it is a form of divination, numerology conflicts with Bible teachings. In view of that, numerology is not a beneficial means of regulating your life or planning your future.

[@foodwithlove4509]

🤔👍

[@northstarmn]

All Made up BS

[@neoqwerty]

Four is usually unlucky because it's a homonym for death, both are sounded out as "shi" in Japanese. I don't know enough of Chinese to know if it remains a homonym, but as far as Japanese goes, it's not a religious number so much as a supernatural one, where the veil between the physical and spirit worlds is easily breached. It's why some trains and residences skip 4, and why 4:44AM is their witching hour.

[@theharshtruthoutthere]

@@neoqwerty GOD`S WORD IS TRUTH, THEREFORE REALITY. Why some are so naive and give GOD'S LIVING WORD an pagan origin? - calling Christianity a religion? All religions are pagan`s nonsense. GOD calls us all to come to the knowledge of truth not into believing a religion. We perish because of the lack of knowledge, not because the lack of beliefs in religions. Hosea 4:6 “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.” People reject Christianity(KNOWLEDGE), because they want religions.

[@fernandomartinez9976]

I loveeee this type of content from you.

[@maxderrat]

I love it when people like you get so much out of it! Really, I do. Videos like these are more of a risk for me nowadays.

[@williamking7800]

@@maxderrat doesn't feel like a risk to me. Feels like a win. But to be fair I'm not an expert at creating this kind of content

[@fernandomartinez9976]

@Max Derrat you have such an eye for connecting different topics. I just love that raw merge between psychology, the unconscious and the esoteric. However i understand that the videogame/movie format it way more digestible.

[@gavin6432]

i was originally drawn to your channel because i was watching silent hill videos which is a game that no doubt impacted my life at a young age but I want to say that i am really in love with your religious or spiritual videos like this one. I am going through a rough time in life and i am lucky to even be alive anymore at 27 and i will be spending my 28th year behind bars

[@MrTechnoandy]

I've never seen any of your videos' before but this was remarkably on point. Thanks

[@Shahzad-Khan]

I had this personal realization two months ago to understand the number three. It was beautiful.

[@GIO-jw2sw]

It's ironic that, in the concept of the states of conciousness as opposing forces, The Thinking is the superior and "spiritual" state, opossing to The Feeling, since the most rational thinkers tend to be more materialistic and skeptic of anything to do with spirituality than the more emotional thinkers. Still, the form in which archetypes are clear as abstract ideas but contradictory and unacurate when it is attempted to demonstrate them in the material, "practical" life, is the best demonstration of The Four in action. Another thinng I thought about while watching this video is the dichotomy between 0 and 1, like, if The One is the absolut unit before creation then...? Maybe the 0 is the negation of everything? If you look into the story of the 0 you'll see there's actually a lot of that; it took a while for 0 to be recogniced as a number and the greeks stubbornly negated the necessity of representing nothingness as it implied a contradiction to their dominant metaphisical principless, although in India the 0 was present and represented the concept of sunya (vacuity) and anatman (no-self), maybe also Nirvana in buddhism

[@williamking7800]

As someone who identifies as rational and atheistic, I've always been a bit astonished by the eagerness with which those who identify similarly would toss away the great religious works. It's always seemed plain and common sense to me that the Bible (or any other major religious text) is no more a "book of lies" than _Les Miserables, Notes from the Underground_ or _Fight Club._ In short, works of fiction can be profoundly meaningful and should not be casually dismissed with the excuse "this didn't literally happen," especially when the object under examination was of profound cultural importance to a civilization that survived for thousands of years, while competing civilizations perished. Have these folks not even considered the possibility that works of fiction could have evolutionary significance, that mythic archetypes could be an imperfect but nevertheless necessary adaptation of our psyches to our natural environment? It feels to me as if they wish to pretend that the irrational does not exist, that it does not itself behave according to some form of natural law, and to willfully deceive oneself on that point is its own irrationality.

[@Napoleonic_S]

well we know exactly what the material world is, it's called the physical reality and we have a pretty damn good explanation about it, in fact we understand it well enough so that you're able to read this comment here on this "virtual space" that we created from that knowledge. the spiritual world, the metaphysical reality or whatever people want to call it on the other hand, remain "inconclusive" to say the least even after thousands of years of changes and progress in humanity as a whole, and as a concept it's kind of only persists in the mind of those who insists that it exists, with not even have any consensus whatsoever on the thing let alone unbiased evidence, and therefore can't be used to produce anything other than stroking the feelings of those who insists that it exists. the human feelings btw... it's a sort of logic, just ones that usually only applied onto itself, and it's definitely not spiritual, and we also know well enough where actually feelings "comes from", it's from the same "place" where logic "comes from", the organism brain...

[@danielsanford4109]

@@Napoleonic_S "Romans1: 18-23 18"For God’s wrath is being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who are suppressing the truth in an unrighteous way, 19 because what may be known about God is clearly evident among them, for God made it clear to them. 20 For his invisible qualities are clearly seen from the world’s creation onward, because they are perceived by the things made, even his eternal power and Godship, so that they are inexcusable. 21 For although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God nor did they thank him, but they became empty-headed in their reasonings and their senseless hearts became darkened. 22 Although claiming they were wise, they became foolish 23 and turned the glory of the incorruptible God into something like the image of corruptible man and birds and four-footed creatures and reptiles."

[@Napoleonic_S]

@@danielsanford4109 What does that even supposed to mean? What if I quoted Quran or Buddhist text back to you? Would you heed their so called sacred teaching? That's exactly what I was talking about, religious and spiritual people can't even get a consensus on the "spiritual" matter that they insist exist and takes precedence over the "evil/corrupt material world"... Their truths differs from one another that are simply incoherent when being seen as a whole from outsider point of view...

[@loremipsum980]

In Hinduism, the Soul (atman) and Supreme Soul (paramatman) are said to reside in the HEARTS of all living beings, and one can only grow spiritually closer to either via their emotions and feelings (a.k.a selfless LOVE for one's true self, for fellow souls, and for God). Hence, the emotional mind (the Heart) isn't viewed as "inferior" like how most Westerners are used to thinking. From a materialistic POV, yes, logic is more beneficial for one's physical survival, but from a spiritual one, the receptive Heart is superior to the rational Mind when it comes to aiding a person's Soul in attaining a higher level of consciousness and directly experiencing God Himself. Hindu gods care more about how their devotees FEEL towards them than what they think or how much knowledge they possess.

[@mysticmovesacademy]

Great video! Thanks for sharing your research🙏🏽

[@marlanawoods7034]

Wow, this is deep! I'm gonna have to watch it a couple more times, there's a lot to unpack here. Excellent video!

[@williamking7800]

Another Judeo-Christian trinity is God + Adam + Eve. Then the Serpent fulfils the kabbalahist role of the fourth by being the void that separates this trinity.

[@thefourthfrank8814]

I wonder if this has something to do with why (at least to me) trilogies often feel better than just having a sequel (even when one of the films is not as good as the others) and a fourth film can be dubious, even when it is good. Nice video!

[@lukkkasz323]

Yep, it's always 1, 3 or 5.

[@thefourthfrank8814]

@@lukkkasz323 maybe because StarWars has six (two trilogies) I don’t like when they stop at five either. 9 is also interesting because then it’s three trilogies but then it’s one less than 10 so it feels almost incomplete again lol

[@lukkkasz323]

@@thefourthfrank8814 I think 10 is less significant since it depends on the numeric system. It feels incomplete in decimal that we use, but it wouldn't be weird in hexadecimal for example. 9 feels good if you draw it as a geometrical shape. Notice how 9 feels on a clock for example compared to a 10.

[@thefourthfrank8814]

@@lukkkasz323 true, I was also thinking that it is because of units of ten and not so much symmetry, so not as great. plus by the time you’ve reached ten you’ve probably lost most of your original audience lol

[@lucianoagustinfernandezgar3521]

You never fail in giving me food for thought. By the way, your voice always had an ASMR effect on me, kinda relaxing. Keep em coming🤓🔥

[@maxderrat]

Oh yeah? Never had anybody tell me that! Cool!

[@KeYzusChrist]

Good content bro 😎

[@ben-taobeneton3945]

Very interesting. I've always questioned the idea of why we find The 3 and or the 4 - the wholesome one so pleasing to the eye. Guess there's a deeper implication that we still don't know yet consciously.

[@YHShinVH]

4 is whole and complete and perfectly mirrors itself, being able to be split in half because it is an even number.

[@twilso12]

1 & 1 becomes 3 as soon as there is an observer When 2 come together in my name, I am there - giving 3 Man and woman make 3 Now let’s talk about 8/9 If 1 is 0 then 9 is 8 so the principle remains the same when 0 is Tao

[@chalinofalcone871]

That is the formula for EL-Even....1 and 1 make 1 [total].

[@twilso12]

@@chalinofalcone871 technically it’s all 0

[@teresaellis6902]

Great video. I really enjoyed

[@trevorr64]

Brilliant max was looking for this

[@hitokitty]

Neat vid man, I wonder what other interesting numerical derivations in written works you could find interesting. Have you looked at Go Rin No Sho (the book of 5 rings) by Miyamoto Musashi? Have fun in your research!

[@BradyHansen81]

It’s simple, anytime you have 2 extremes; left right, black white, Democrat Republican, etc when you rise above ignorant duality and find a middle ground of anything it’s a “higher perspective.”

[@reags9074]

Thanks for the video and your knowledge as always Max

[@jodiann4234]

Thank you for an incredibly informative video about the mystery of the 3. I just found you and subscribed and will be looking more in depth at your videos.

[@baddragonite]

If I were to wager a guess, one of the games that inspired the search into 3s was Zelda 3s show up all over the series, 3 goddesses with a hidden fourth, three reincarnated archetypical characters, the ultimate treasure in the world being a triangle made of three parts that breaks when not possessed by somebody embodying all three aspects and the full triforce granting any wish for mortals, and they try to make it into a sort of continuous myth as a form of storytelling through the timeline. Heck there are even 3 timelines.

[@knasigboll]

I have been looking into this topic as of late because of Elden Ring. There is alot of themes of duality and trinities and I was curious. Also, I wish I had the patience to get into Hegel, I feel like he has a lot of good takes on this.

[@kylegenius575]

great video! I can imagine that making this video digestible was difficult- good job!

[@Kurtmind]

This is a surprisingly well researched video 😅. Well done

[@MarquisVonMonster]

If I can make a guess based on the subject of this video, I feel like your next videogame essay is gonna be on Shin Megami Tensei. I could be wrong but I got the feeling as soon as you started mentioning similarities of the appearance of the number 3 being shared across multiple religious ideologies. Interesting video this one. I love how cultures from ancient days of pre-flight and telephone communication have similarities in their beliefs. Such as the soul going onto other planes of existence or multiple gods having conflicts like us humans do.

[@maxderrat]

I have been playing Shin Megami Tensei. The question is... which one? ;)

[@Purriah]

@@maxderrat it’s actually morrowind right? 3 gods and all

[@brookenn4285]

Everyone needs to gather together & to wish God (The Creator) Allah and Yahweh, dead! He has been harassing and violently attacking all Schizophrenic & Psychosis patients in their minds including myself. Ask the people for yourself what is effecting us. It's dangerous and deadly!

[@ponohawelu4608]

I have struggled a great deal with the concept of the Trinity in my Christian faith. I've searched decades (really!) to make sense of it. All the explanations people have come up with in the church are lacking. They have no idea how to explain it because they grew up with it. I was raised by two atheists so it was VERY weird to me that God would exist in three forms. Looking at it from a math perspective is the most sane start. Thank you for this.

[@rosemaryspencer1501]

The trinity was invented by the Roman Catholic church.Not in Bible.

[@noors3550]

Have a look at Islam bro. We only worship the one unique God/Allah. Enough resources on yt to look at. And remember only God gives guidance so ask for it with an open heart

[@o_tartaruga]

The Catholic Church has already clarified the dogma of the Holy Trinity for millennia, the problem is the Protestants who keep reviving heresies and denying Councils.

[@james192599]

Look into panentheism(all is in God but God is beyond) and hermeticism/neoplatonic philosophy. Its pagan in origin and practice but is very rational and nature-focused unlike chistianity and islam

[@james192599]

​@@noors3550you guys can't go 2 seconds without trying to convert people.

[@mahdeereza7028]

I've been fascinated with the concept trinity throughout religion ever since childhood. Really glad you dropped this video.

[@arunholy2941]

First time watching one of your videos. It was amazing. Liked and subscribed💯

[@mtothetrim]

15:16 Hebrew is read right to left, so the repeating letters are actually the second and fourth

[@maxderrat]

Oh shit. Good point. :P

[@jjungo65]

I’ve always associated 4 as the holy number, idk why. But for some reason as a kid I’ve always associated 4,5,12 as these special numbers. Idk why just always had this feeling since a kid.

[@williamking7800]

Max never got around to five, but I feel it's the most human number. To me represents the number of fingers on a hand and thus what people can build, which can be looked at either positively or negatively; if 4 represents the wholeness of a theoretical system, 5 represents practical application and/or getting one's hands dirty. When I think of 5 I think of how Le Vey's Satanism happened to draw heavily from Rand's Objectivism, which are both very "five-y" to me, if that makes any sense. It probably doesn't. Also KMFDM and pentagrams.

[@PrincessLioness]

@@williamking7800 Yes I wish he talked about 5. It’s my favorite number and 1 I’ve always been drawn towards.

[@mateoromo5587]

Great video !!!

[@lukkkasz323]

Great video, one of my favourites. I'd like to see more.

[@refundreplay]

3's are quite common even outside religion. Jokes (besides question/answer) are told in 3 parts, stories and plays are done in 3 acts, and other examples which escape me.

[@blobloblob1627]

Yeah, there is natural dynamic of trinity is going around. Dynamic of 2 polar opposites there is their unification which 3th in the middle. Starting act and final act are polar opposites and middle act acts as their unification. Same philosophy is in old religions as well.

[@ADUAquascaping]

It's the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. And there is a 4th part, it's your ability to think in the first place, which is the universe or God's grace. There is the foundation of the triangle, which is the space that allows. There is the left side (antithesis), the right side (thesis), and the pinnacle (synthesis). In 3 dimensions, which includes the space that allows, also known as time, it creates a tetrahedron. A tetrahedron is the only indivisible shape in our dimension. And we need at minimum 4 vertices to create the simplest shape, which is a tetrahedron. And having 4 vertices will always create a tetrahedron and nothing else. We can make a didactic triangle from almost any concept because of how our minds relate to matter. Even a picture hanging on a wall. The picture (1), the wall (2), how they relate (3), and then space-time (4). 1 Order, 2 chaos, 3 unity, 4 space-time.

[@ADUAquascaping]

​@@blobloblob1627 It's the thesis, antithesis, and synthesis. And there is a 4th part, it's your ability to think in the first place, which is the universe or God's grace. There is the foundation of the triangle, which is the space that allows. There is the left side (antithesis), the right side (thesis), and the pinnacle (synthesis). In 3 dimensions, which includes the space that allows, also known as time, it creates a tetrahedron. A tetrahedron is the only indivisible shape in our dimension. And we need at minimum 4 vertices to create the simplest shape, which is a tetrahedron. And having 4 vertices will always create a tetrahedron and nothing else. We can make a didactic triangle from almost any concept because of how our minds relate to matter. Even a picture hanging on a wall. The picture (1), the wall (2), how they relate (3), and then space-time (4). 1 Order, 2 chaos, 3 unity, 4 space-time.

[@gardariker]

The concept of Kishoutenketsu is a counterexample.

[@refundreplay]

@@gardariker and?

[@Tuber-sama]

Usually I see the number Three not as unity in mysticism, but as disbalance. That's the thing about odd numbers. You can also see that in the Five and in the Seven, they usually represent a Third that's not a union of opposites, but a state greater than the sum of it's parts (the quintessence, for example). That's why stars are so common in religious traditions, they have a fifth and central arrow that points out to somewhere, above (right hand path) or below (left hand path); while the hexagram, for example, have six points, therefore representing complete balance.

[@williamking7800]

I'm also more of a 2 man myself. I haven't always been, but the concept of yin and yang in homeostasis has really grown on me over time, and in some way the concept of a third feels at best redundant and at worst blasphemous. I don't get the feeling that the interplay of opposites could or should be transcended.

[@Tuber-sama]

@@williamking7800 Yes, absolutely. If you are more of a transcendentalist (God as a state of totality and every state of the universe reflecting his intellect), then it's ideal to work with pairs, syzygies. The trinity, as disbalance, reflects more of a monist perception of existence with demiurgic deities like Cronos, Arimanius, Marduk, Odin, or even Yahweh, on which the existence wins against the non-existence (the void). And I should say, orthodox christianity was never able to reconcile the israelite demiurgic god with their transcendentalist summum bonum god.

[@ADUAquascaping]

A triangle is creating a polygon. Two rays don't create a polygon. In 3 dimensions the pinnacle rises to create the tetrahedron. The tetrahedron is the only self-sustaining shape in our 3-dimensional universe. 3 intersecting rays create the polygon. The intention, which allows this, is in the 4th dimension. There are 4 points and sides to a tetrahedron. The 4 is the void, grace, shadow dancer, AKA God. From God's perspective, we are a solid block. From our perspective, God is the quantum wave function. When Kagome metal fluid is supercooled and brought near absolute zero, it naturally takes on the star tetrahedron shape. And the mass of the electron does not correlate to the energy needed to accelerate it to a certain point while in this state. Thus, defying Einstein's general relativity theory. Just something to think about.

[@ADUAquascaping]

And the unit circle isn't 1 continuous ray. The unit circle is fractaling tetrahedrons. This is why you can only approximate the circumference and never reach it. The circumference is infinity or the 4th dimension. The band holding the 3rd dimension together. This is why Pi goes on forever and you only approximate the circumference. It's continuously fractaling into new tetrahedrons. Because they aren't triangles in our dimension. They are tetrahedrons.

[@ADUAquascaping]

This is why the holy symbol is a star tetrahedron. That is the first shape of creation in our dimensional 3D universe. When God spoke, the star tetrahedron was formed.

[@elsaint7657]

Amazing thanks for sharing this❤

[@expeditoneto4748]

My dear friend, you´re blessed with wisdom! keep up the good work!

[@couchpotato3197]

There's so many of these in Kingdom Hearts. Which has a possibility of being intentional because it has Jungian symbolism and literally uses the word Trinity. The main one being Sora, Donald and Goofy with Riku as the 4th. Then there's Aqua, Terra, Ventus with Vanitas as the 4th. And in the lore there are 3 realms where a 4th unknown one was just revealed. And Sora and Roxas sound like the 1 and 2 almost exactly.

[@35jfg35]

a video game..really?

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

I just want to point out that in certain cultures, 10 is considered to be the perfect number mainly due to the fact that it contains the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4.

[@randalljohns272]

Yes 10 is and also considered the number of God. But basic numerology 10 is not a number anything above 9 is the 2 digits added together. So 10 is 1+0=1. This was hidden for various reasons throughout time. For instance these beliefs could get you murdered during certain time periods. 666=9 or man and his consciousness...

[@KarlKristofferJohnsson]

How does 10 contain 3 and 4?

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

@@KarlKristofferJohnsson 1+2+3+4=10.

[@KarlKristofferJohnsson]

@aaron laluzerne Oh! For some reason, I was thinking exclusively of multiplication/division. Like 12 is divisible by all of 1, 2, 3, and 4, but 10 isn't, so 12 should be the perfect number instead... But if it's just a simple addition, why stop at 4? 1+2+3+4+5=15, so why not have 15 as the perfect number? Or 21 or 28? Or stop the addition earlier and put the perfect number at 6?

[@aaronlaluzerne6639]

@@KarlKristofferJohnsson I see where you're coming from.

[@defoedezign]

Well done!!

[@perversemite519]

U blew my mind big time🤯🤯

[@sethhale235]

Very interesting video and glad you used Flower Fields of Perpetua theme from Chained Echoes. I'm an orthodox Christian (not denominationally but theologically -- very Protestant/reformed-ish) so I have major disagreements with Jung but find him incredibly fascinating. Something that might interest you is the work of Michael Heiser if you're not familiar. He passed away very recently. He was a scholar of biblical languages and the ANE. Currently reading his book The Unseen Realm. There are a lot of great videos of him floating around as well. I think, because of what I know of his work, there's a good chance that the reason these similarities show up in different religions is due to failed governance by fallen or corrupted beings of different lands, morphing truth into something to serve them. Perhaps he wouldn't have said that, though. I'm just taking a shot in the dark and can't fully know the answer. Psalm 82 is sort of his starting point for much of his scholarship. Interesting stuff and worth looking into. Also, if you ever have the time, and I've said this before, The Legend of Heroes: Trails series is top tier in video game storytelling, and if you start with the Trails in the Sky arc and play through them, has a lot of moments of profundity sprinkled in, though maybe not to the level of some of the other games you've covered. I find Sky 3rd particularly interesting and I think it might be my favorite game ever at this point.

[@sethhale235]

Theologically orthodox as opposed to heterodox. Not Eastern Orthodox or anything like that, though I do like some things about them.

[@brookenn4285]

Everyone needs to gather together & to wish God (The Creator) Allah and Yahweh, dead! He has been harassing and violently attacking all Schizophrenic & Psychosis patients in their minds including myself. Ask the people for yourself what is effecting us. It's dangerous and deadly!

[@agitated.tachyon]

Of all the places I thought I'd find what possibly the best explanation of how the Holy Trinity is at once 3 separates and one whole, I did not expect to find it on a KZbin channel primarily devoted to videogames. In fact, I've never found a compelling explanation, not even from supposed experts on the matter. Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts.

[@chalinofalcone871]

You want? Here. Chew on this... "In our desire to illumine the differences between visual and acoustic space, we have undoubtedly given a false impression: and that is that the normal brain, in its everyday functioning, cannot reconcile the apparently contradictory perceptions of both sides of the mind. There is, we know from experience, a "unified field" of the mind." [The Global Village, Marshall McLuhan, 1989, I. Exploration of Visual and Acoustic Space, Sec. 4: The East Meets West in the Hemispheres, p. 48] YOU are the "TRINITY"... could it be anymore cliche? [Y]OUR Psyche is.... Dun, Dun, Dun, Duuunnn..... The Creator. Sorry to break it to you. You were always looking the wrong way , distracted by glitz and clamor ... from YOU. Life is The Tain in that way. To Enter the Tain is to .... Know Thy Self. Get PASSED the projections and reflections and say, "I ART THAT." (I stole that last part from the statue of Hermes at the Manly P Hall, School of Philosophy, in AND on, Los Feliz, in L.A. I took a selfie with it when walking by and it was inscribed in the book he holds open in his hands... I never heard it before that)

[@warrenmorandin]

This was amazing!❤🎉

[@Mossdala]

Loving this! ❤

[@bqpd7964]

Hi! There is an interesting song JINJER - Pisces. It would be interesting to hear an opinion about the lyrics of the song(why it interestin...hint is in the name of song). I recommend that you first get watch original clip JINJER - Pisces (Live Session) | Napalm Records And after, the video with the lyrics. For example Jinjer - Pisces - HQ - Lyrics(LyricGod)

[@pdbq1820]

Oh yes please!!!

[@unkloaker9743]

I like this song. But ''Preacher preacher'' is better.

[@StonedHunter]

"It's not FFVI" damn I would love to see a video from you covering my fav Final Fantasy haha. I'm really excited to see what subject helped spawn this video cuz it was super interesting!

[@noblesixes]

he made a ff6 video 8 days ago check his channel

[@retro-ronin]

New Max video just dropped LET’S GOOOOOOOOO

[@Tom-sd9jb]

Fantastic and interesting. I have subscribed. I would relish another video going into this in more depth. Especially fleshing out the idea of a Quaternity. Thanks!

[@abryant9166]

It simply has to do with craft/art. Two things are needed to make something new. Two people are needed to make a child, a tool and a material are needed to make an object, etc. That’s why this concept is applied mostly to creator deities. I would recommend reading Joseph Campbell’s “Hero With A Thousand Faces” and his “Masks of God” series. The Masks series was his thesis, so it’s pretty heavy-handed, but he brings up Jung quite a bit as well. I will say that I’m not so sure that the trinity concept can be applied the same way to more primitive pre-agriculture mythologies. Hunter-gatherer tribes were mostly matriarchal and venerated goddess worship.

[@thatbassguy9502]

Check out 5 buddhas of vajrayana buddhism, also lots of 8 involved in that tradition aswell. Also I have to wonder, where does 0 come into this?

[@maxderrat]

0 is nothingness or a disunity of everything. 1 is everything; unity.

[@thatbassguy9502]

@Max Derrat I follow your train of thought, though there are some kabbalists as well as zen monks who might disagree with you. Shunyru Suzuki's "Zen Mind Beginners Mind" might give you an idea about the kind of approach I'm talking about

[@Deffytones]

I had crazy synchronicity with this video!! I was just talking and reading about this

[@jacobmacdonald4713]

Great video ! Appreciate your work

[@jacobmacdonald4713]

@@ARE3A3B-yj6jl thanks for the tips ! Much love

[@cpegalaxy]

I know you like dark souls, and this perfect trinity and whole quaternity idea shows up in that story too. There's 3 well known god souls Izalith, Gwyn, and Nito, with a 4th dark/hidden soul associated with humanity, emotions, desire/greed, and free will that is set up as opposition to the gods, and it is considered 'evil' or 'heretical'

[@icarusablaze1831]

I'm glad someone mentioned dark souls. There's also a similar occurrence in Elden Ring, with the three interlocking circles of the elden ring reprisenting Life, Souls, and Order, and the missing 4th either belonging to Death or Chaos.

[@chalinofalcone871]

"Here as elsewhere, the Witch stands for a mater natura or the original "matriarchal" state of the unconscious indicating a psychic constitution in which the unconscious is offset only by a feeble and still dependent consciousness... And since the quaternity is a Symbol of wholeness and wholeness plays a considerable role in the picture world of the unconscious..... But what is the meaning of the opposition between threeness to fourness, or rather, what does threeness mean compared with wholeness? In alchemy this problem is known as the axiom of Maria... Three being a masculine number, is logically correlated to... the lower triade. Four, a feminine number... represent the unconscious spirit, which in one case is subordinated to the wicked magician (threeness) and in the other to the Old witch (fourness). Between the three and the four there exists the primary opposition of male and female, but whereas fourness is a Symbol of wholeness, threeness is not. The latter, according to alchemy, denotes polarity, since one triad always presupposes another, just as high presupposes low, lightness darkness, good evil. In terms of energy polarity means a potential, and wherever a potential exists there is the possibility of a current, a flow of events, for the tensions of opposites strives for balance. If one imagines the quaternity as a square divided into two halves by diagnol, one gets two triangles whose apices point in opposite directions. This simple reflection shows how three can be derived by four... The three-leggedness is due to an accident, therefore, which occurred at the very moment when the horse (threeness) was leaving the territory of the dark mother (fourness). In psychological language we should say that when the unconscious wholeness becomes manifest, i.e., leaves the unconscious and crosses over into the sphere of consciousness, one of the four remains behind, held fast by the horror vacuum of the unconscious. There thus arises a triad, which as we k ow- not from the fairy tale but from the history of symbolism-constellates a triad in opposition to opt-in other words, a conflict ensues. Here too we could ask Socrates, "One, two, three-but, my dear Timaeus, of those who yesterday were banqueters and today are banquet-givers, where is the fourth?" He has remained in the realm of the dark mother, caught by the selfish greed of the unconscious, which is unwilling to let anything escape from its magic circle save at the cost of a corresponding sacrifice." [Psyche and Symbol, Carl Jung, 1958, Ch. 2: The Phenomenology of the Spirit in Fairy Tales, Sec. IV: Theriomorphic Spirit Symbolism in Fairy Tales, p.90, 91, 92]

[@marios8397]

Glory to the Most Holy Trinity☦️☦️☦️

[@jhonayo4887]

​@@ARE3A3B-yj6jlWTH are you on drugs?

[@solesurvivor7989]

I tried my hand at thinking that Orthodoxy was true but now I can't help but leaning towards agnostic atheism but also some sort of Zoroastrian Unitarian nonsense perennialism ie broadly speaking Creator Deity worship

[@james192599]

Why not just view hermetic philosophy which is panentheistic and allows for the sole god but also includes other gods. Christianity is outdated

[@user-hh8wm8ug3n]

This is not what you should be getting from the video Mario. You should be seeing the trinity is a blasphemous cancer Satan has used to blind the minds of its believers

[@widowsson8192]

The most unoriginal

[@JuniAku]

You had me hooked at the shot of VI and the end of the world part.

[@Abstract3030]

It is a great video with deep thoughts. I've been thinking about it, and your reflections are similar to mine. Thanks for sharing this with others.

[@partofthetribe3277]

That's all to confuse us. Every player character goes back to the garden once they're done at the sine wave dumping ground.