As
shopsinc shows us, any
word or set of words can quickly become
diluted, even words as powerful as "HOLY TRINITY". Hell, I've heard
startup business ideas called "the Holy Grail". *lol*
In
magickal systems based on
High Magick, the Trinity is generally spoken in
Hebrew (though High Mages,
especially Enochians and their brethren, tend to
vibrate, not
speak, when performing the "sign of the cross" or other
rituals, no matter how
minor). Its meaning was
derived by
Crowley and others--using
gematria--to essentially be
Will (for the
Father),
Love (for the
Son) and
Divine Laughter (for the
Holy Spirit. I'd have to
slog through about
seven languages to make that make
rational sense, so just
accept the
instinctual sense it makes for now, okay? *g* The other interesting point is that High Mages of all sorts do the
Sign of the Cross itself sort of
backwards--they touch the forehead (third eye), the chest (heart chakra), and the right-then-left shoulers. The
Christians touch the left shoulder first. To be
fair,
King Solomon's writings (which are the
first and among the most
revered teachings of
Hebraic ritual) do stipulate right-shoulder-first. I have no idea why it got changed in
Christian doctrine. The
Jews, at least the
Orthodox ones, still touch the right shoulder first too, and while they don't
like Crowley much, they use the same
Hebrew terminology as the High Mages. 'Cause, well, it IS theirs to begin with!
Have fun with your
Trinity, whichever one you like!