Hi John, when I see three I generally think of the 3 gunas or the three doshas, vata, pitta, kapha. But I'm just speculating. It's a fun question and I bet a google search would find some interesting stuff on it.
________________________________ From: John <jr_...@yahoo.com> To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 11:47 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Who were the Three Kings Who Followed the Star of Bethlehem? --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wgm4u wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "John" wrote: In some versions of the Bible, they were actually astrologers who came from the east, one of them coming from as far ae India or China. Some authors believe that the star these kings were following was actually a supernova that occurred at that time. However, some western astrologers believe that the star involved was actually the hexagonal formation of stars that typically appear above the skies on December 24 at midnight that can be seen in that town. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biblical_Magi According to Swami Yogananda the star in the 'east' was symbolic of the 'third eye' between the two eyebrows in the forehead. If that's the case, what would the three gifts of gold, frankencense and myrrh signify?
