<P> The Rule of Three (also Three-fold Law or Law of Return) is a religious tenet held by some Wiccans / Pagans and occultists . It states that whatever energy a person puts out into the world, be it positive or negative, will be returned to that person three times . Some subscribe to a variant of this law in which return is not necessarily threefold . </P> <P> The Rule of Three is sometimes described as karma by Wiccans; however, this is not strictly accurate . Both concepts describe the process of cause and effect and often encourage the individual to act in an upright way . In Hindu Vedanta literature, there is a comparable idea of threefold Karma referred to as Sanchita (accumulated works), Prarabdha (fructifying works) and Kriyamana, Agami, or Vartamana (current works), which are associated with past, present and future respectively . According to some traditions, the rule of three is not literal but symbolizes that our energy returns our way as many times as needed for us to learn the lesson associated with it . </P>

What does the number 3 mean in wicca
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