22 ASPECTS OF THE LIGHT - THE HEBREW LETTERS

Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet  and it is associated with the element air/wind and the breath of God. 

Aleph indicates the Oneness and Unity with Creator, our state of being before manifesting in this reality.  It assists us transcending  the illusion of separation and duality; helping us recognize Creator as the source of everything that we perceive here as well as finding Creator as the divine spark within ourselves.

Aleph represents the spiritual power we have within, to return to the state of unity and unconditional love.  

Beth is the second letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and it is associated with the creation of our physical reality based on the idea of duality, offering  the possibility for duality and opposites, necessary for our intellectual understanding.

Beth also creates the illusion of separation between the physical and spiritual realms, and our separation from Source and each other, necessary  to perceive ourselves as the creators of our own reality, with the opportunities for  spiritual growth as well as the challenges that this illusion brings to our lives.  

Gimmel is the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It stabilizes and harmonize oppositions. It is a dynamic balance between opposing powers. Gimmel unifies the Oneness of Aleph (א) and the duality of Bet (ב), balancing these two energies  creating harmony

Gimmel is helpful in peace-making, it represents stability and equilibrium (like the three legs of the stool), it represents the bridge between the material and the spiritual world , bringing divinity into our physical existence.

Gimmel enhances the joy of life , it reflects the qualities of kindness, abundance, prosperity, and growth, bringing  us closer to the giving and abundance attributes of creation, connecting us with opportunities for charity and acts of kindness. 

  Dalet is the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it represents a “door”, “doorway”, “entrance”, or “gate”. It is the guardian of transitions, from one place to another, from one state of mind to another, from one step in the spiritual ladder to the next one. 

Dalet opens up the doors to receive the gifts from the universe. It indicates how to pass through the gates to understand our connection with God and return to oneness. Our ability to receive these gifts depends on our humility, humility needed to pass through the gates. 

Dalet represents structure, stability and foundation required to receive. It prepares our vessel to receive from Source, to fulfill our destiny, ascend spiritually and  use the energy of Gimmel to share God’s blessing.

  Hei is the fifth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. It represents divine revelation, enlightenment  and the gift of life through the breath of Creator. Hei is the sound of exhalation and the meditative state, bringing relaxation and stillness.

Connecting with Hei is learning to act based on the instruction of our higher mind, creating miracles and our lives and the lives of others. 

Hei is the symbol of the feminine force of divinity. It represents the life essence in all creation, and  it contains within it the freedom of choice.

  Vav is the sixth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Vav is a connector, the means through which forces go from one place to another, creating  continuity, bonds and unification through time and space.

The shape of this letter represents a channel or conduit which connects a higher realm to the lower, it connects the spiritual to the physical realms and it allows the higher wisdom to flow down to our reality. 

Vav helps us achieve the task of bringing divine light into this world, it helps us see the effect we have on this world by being connected to the light, manifesting light on earth through our thoughts, speech and actions. 

  Zayin is the seventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet.  Zayin means “weapons”, shaped like a sword, it gives you the power to survive and overcome obstacles, it gives you strength to protect yourself, it strengthens your willpower and self-discipline, and it helps you make choices without hesitation. 

Zayin alludes to assertiveness, power, and authority. 

 In one hand, Zayin represents a sword, related to action, movement and fighting, on the other hand the number seven is associated with completion and rest, therefore, Zayin can illuminate our minds to understand the balance of these two. It can help us balance these two energies and understand that life is all about cycles and learning to recognize these cycles could help us navigate our life in a less stressful way. 

 Chet is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Through the first seven letters God created our reality, therefore Chet symbolizes moving beyond our physical reality, beyond our physical senses, it indicates the ability in all of us to rise and go beyond nature. 

Chet is a gateway, an entrance to a higher level, and the access to the mysteries of the soul, to then return to worldly consciousness and bring the Divine light to our reality.

Chet represents infinite possibilities and Divine providence. It is the essence of the human being breaking through nature to obtain spiritual realization.

 Cross Chet and step into the unknown, where possibilities are infinite, and you can find the “new” by leaving behind the past.

   Teth is the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet , it represents  conception,  and the potential for God’s blessings to manifest in this reality. It is the symbol of goodness in all creation. 

Teth is the field of manifestation, it represents femininity and pregnancy, the potential to create new life, where things are conceived, changed and transformed. It helps you receive inspiration and then helps you gestate the new seed until is ready to manifest in our physical reality.

Teth is associated with the secrets of all spiritual activities, it symbolizes  the knowing of Da’at that has the ability to put into activity all the archetypes represented by the 22 letters of the Alphabet within us. 

  Yod is tenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet, It is a spiritual messenger that brings change and action into our lives. representing God’s power,  the single spark from which all of creation emerges.

 It is the power of the spirit that governs and guides the matter in this physical reality. It is the Divine spark of life that is in every single being, and in everything that has been created, the source of all thought, beyond time and space. 

 Yod represents all the potentialities that are within us through the other 21 archetypes that we must develop and grow within ourselves. 

   Khaf is the eleventh letter of the Hebrew Alphabet, and it represents the aspect of submitting oneself to a greater power or purpose.

 Khaf opens our eyes to see the bigger picture and to submit our ego to the good of all.  It teaches humility, to govern our tendencies, face our weakness and to shape our character. 

Kaf can help us manifest in this reality the will of Creator, by acting in a selfless way, by commanding and bending our ego, by using the divine wisdom that is available to all of us and by acting on a higher purpose than our owns. 

  Lammed is the twelfth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it is the energy associated with learning and teaching, not only intellectually, but through all our senses and experiences. It is the energy that allows us connect with the wisdom of the heart. 

 Lammed represents the channel from which consciousness ascent and descent to bring illumination into our being, so we can learn to govern our tendencies, impulses and ego, to begin our spiritual path and perfect our own self, to understand and align with the will of Creator.     

 Lammed represents spiritual­ wisdom, is the merging of the spiritual and physical realities, the descendant of practical knowledge from above to apply in this reality and become masters of our lives, finally connecting with the power of the heart. 

  Men is the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it is associated with the element of water. Mem signifies the fountain of nourishment that springs forth from Source.

 Mem represents flow and depth, the revealed and concealed mysteries of creation, the waters of wisdom and knowledge. It is the ability to dive deep into that wisdom and learn to balance our emotions, to heal and purify ourselves. 

Mem is a supportive space that holds inside the natural healing forces of Mother Earth. It is a guide, a caregiver, and a giver of direction. Mem invites us to examine what is flowing and  what is blocked in our lives, to flow or redirect our lives.

  Nun is the fourteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it   symbolizes humility, faith, fertility, productiveness, and spiritual vibrancy.

 Nun can be seen of as the fish that swims in the waters of Mem; teaching to be flexible, navigating with the currents,  and feeling comfortable around change, multiplying and constantly adjusting to the cycles of life, to elevate our spiritual level and transcend the difficulties of life.

Nun reminds us to be aware of our inner voice guiding us, and God’s light always providing, and guiding us. 

  Samekh is the fifteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it represents protection, stability, divine support, personal security, and memory to help us navigate through this life experience. It connotes the perfection of the personality, and the purity necessary for the dwelling of Spirit in ourselves. 

 By meditating on Samekh we learn to clear ourselves of lower vibrational energies, we gain control over ego and connect with our higher self, to feel protected and supported. 

Samekh is a closed circle that represents infinity and the infinite light. It teaches to find balance between giving and receiving, being supportive and supported, interdependence and independence, helping us understand circular flow and continuity. 

  Ayin is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet. It represents the light itself, the supernal non-physical light from which everything is created and emanates from. 

Ayin  is associated with the energy of true discernment, vision and attaining insights. It urges us to see beyond appearance; it is wise observation of the physical world, bringing forth the hidden light. It symbolizes the qualities of interpretation and insight to understand the unseen, it is the understanding of how ‘cause and effect’ works in our lives, and it helps us gain awareness of the hidden pattern and meanings of events in the everyday life.

   Peh is the seventeenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet  and it represents the power of human speech. Peh helps us find the right words to express, articulate ideas and externalize feelings so others can feel and understand us. Peh help us communicate with control and find the correct intensities for the speech to be well received. It is the energy that assists us verbalize our needs, and to find the right time and the right place to communicate. 

Peh requires us to govern and control our own nature. 

We must understand the power contained in our sound, the vibrations, the energies that emanate when we pronounce words, have the potential to manifest our reality. When we learn control, then speech can be used to speak our destiny and materialize our dreams.  What we think and speak not only determines who we are, but it has the power to determine whom we become and how our life is.  

  Tzadi is the eighteen letter of the Hebrew alphabet, and it means “to be on the path,” which is to have an awakened experience of the spiritual truth. 

Tzadi represents humility and modesty, righteousness, wisdom, integrity, morality, restraint and walking the way of justice. It will lead you to find goodness in everyday life. It represents the one who brings down the Light of Creator into this reality, the person that strives to be honest with his/her conscious, loves justice and fairness.

All the previous letters explain the steps of the path, the elements involved in experiencing the physical form. Tzadi is a letter of action, defined by action, not by belief or by theory. Tzadi defines us. The struggle a Tzaddik engages in is only against his or her own mind, is the one that accepts changes,  and is willing to abandon tendencies in order to receive illumination. 

 Khof is the nineteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it is the only letter (besides the sophit or final letters) that extends below the baseline of the other letters, indicating descent into the lower worlds with the ability to ascend to the highest, by working on ourselves.

 Khof has to do with the required inner work of removing the layers of the superficial, to awaken our spirituality and feel sacredness and unconditional love, transforming darkness, difficulties, defeat, trouble, and pain into growth, light, love.

Khof  represents the idea of the necessarily sacrifices we must make in order to reach a higher spiritual state; sacrificing aspects of our lower self: ego, to allow the holy to flow through, allowing us to become a vessel for the divine light.    It indicates the requirement for every human to overcome his/her purely animalistic nature and to mirror the wisdom of Creation, to realize his/her true spiritual nature that goes beyond the physical experience. 

   Resh is the twentieth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet and it is associated with the concept of head and leader, chief or master. It is also associated with beginnings, breaking through, building anew and forging ahead, it teaches us that a new beginning is possible, through a change of attitude and by awakening our inner master.

Resh represents comprehension, understanding and it encourages initiative, it contains the qualities of a leader and it is one of the most creative letters of the alphabet. 

Resh represents  the head , bringing forth the idea of deep spiritual connection and illumination, it symbolizes the higher intelligence that can help achieve a higher level of consciousness. 

The gematria of Resh is 200 (ר) which can be reduced to 20 (כ) to further 2 (ב). All these energies can be considered as containers. Bet ב is the container of our physical reality,  Kaf כ is the cupped palm of the hand of God, and the womb of the mother, ready to receive, and Reshר contains the infinite and exponential growth, by opening new channels and  bringing expansion into reality. 

  Shin is the twenty-first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and it is associated with the element of fire. It refers to the cosmic fire or prana.  

Shin is process of transformation, building anew,  breaking down forms to begin the process of degeneration and transformation and giving way to a purified new energy to arise. 

 Shin is the process of transformation, breaking and restoring, it is the flame of spirit, that must be always burning within us.

 Shin is associated with  peace, and the changes and efforts  we make to achieve peace and wholeness in our existence. 

The three prongs of ש symbolize a trifold flame. This shape is known in many traditions by the trident of Neptune, the weapon of the Gods; a tool that has the power to consumes and transmute all impurities within us. 

     Tav is the twenty-second and last letter of the Hebrew alphabet,  and it represents the synthesis of all of the Hebrew letters. Tav means mark, seal, stam, it is the completion of our work or task, the stamp that certify that our job is completed and ready to be judged. 

Tav represents the transformation needed to bring creation back to the harmonious state as was originally intended. It is any activity performed to improve our world, the opportunities to fulfill the mission of transforming creation into a reality of love, sharing and mutual cooperation with each other.  It is finding the purpose of one’s life.

Tav is the moment when we reach the end, the time to reflect,  before the beginning of the next one, a new experience at a higher dimension. It is the “truth” we discover at the end of a journey, only upon seeing the outcome we understand the motives behind the experience.