Blood of the Pure - Chapter Two - Triquetra

Triquetra 

The Triquetra is a tripartate symbol composed of three interlocked Vesica Pisces, marking the intersection of three circles.

It is most commonly a symbol of the Holy Trinity (Father, son, Holy spirit) used by the Celtic Christian Church, sometimes stylized as three interlaced fish.

However the Triqueta symbol predates Christianity as Celtic symbol of the Goddess, and in the North, a symbol of the god Odin, where triplicities were common symbols.

As the Christians are concerned this is a perfect representation of the concept of "three in one" integrated in Christian trinity beliefs. It also incorporates another popular Christian symbol, the fish, in its original form of the Vesica Pisces. It is sometimes enclosed within a circle to emphasize the unity aspect.

In Wiccan and Neopagan believes, the Triqueta symbolizes the triple aspected goddess (maid, mother, and crone). Some Christians have protested this "appropriation" of the symbol...however, ironically enough, the original Christian fish symbol was derived from an early symbol of the Goddess Venus.

The Triquetra is also considered to represent the triplicities of mind, body, and Soul, as well as the three domains of Earth according to Celtic legend- Earth, Sea, and Sky.

Evangelical tract writers and conspiracy theorists like to label the triquetra a 'satanic' symbol, claiming it is a 'stylized' 666, an allusion to the 'number of the beast' in the Book of Revelation. This, however, is incorrect since the triquetra of interlaced fishes is one of the very earliest of Christian symbols, predating the crucifix by hundreds of years. The purported 'satanic' meaning of the symbol is a modern evangelical interpolation.