What are the sacred numbers in the Cherokee tradition?
SACRED NUMBERS: The number three represents the sacredness of relationship, as taught by our Earth Mother. It takes two to create the force, or what the earlier Cherokee as “nv-wo-di” or pronounced as “nah wah t(d)ee.” With two of anything, there is always a third existence that supports survival in the form of food, warmth, and wellness to be in harmony and balance. Therefore, the number three was relationship. Fire was one of those natural elements of Nv-wo-di that is considered sacred, like the number three used in ceremonies as told by the keepers of the secrets or traditions. The elder teachers say we always will seek to be connected to the place where our relationship takes us back to the first fire. They say that we have a memory in the cells of our body and our spirit that connects us back in time to our ancestry connections. Therefore, we always have a spirit or ancestor guide that links or connects us to the first fire and the beginning of time.
