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In conclusion, as I mentioned at the beginning of this paper, Kabbalah should beconsidered a subject that is continually evolving and progressing. If instead, we considerit as a fixed body of knowledge that was completed long ago, then that body will begin todecay just like every other body that is no longer animated by life. Along these lines, themeanings of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet have undergone continual modificationthroughout the millennia. Thus, for reference, I’ve placed on the next page a table thatshows not only the meanings found long ago in different versions of the Sefer Yetzirahbut other interpretations that have appeared in both other works and other time periods.The very last column titled Modern, however, represents the meanings that I most oftendraw upon. These meanings come from either Hebrew words that begin with theindicated letter or from an interpretation of the glyph of the letter itself. Additionally, bythen using these interpretations along with the meanings of the sefirot one can not onlydetermine one’s current place on the Tree of Life (i.e whether one is more left brained,more right brained, concrete, or abstract in orientation), but also use the associations asguides for travelling around the tree. However, the exact mechanics of such journeyswould require yet another lengthy paper beyond this one, and as we often say, that is taskthat is best left for another time, another place, and another grand adventure.56
Letters Glyph GRA Short Version Long VersionSaadia Zohar Other Modernaleph t air air air air unity ox airmem n water water water water king water watershin a fire fire fire fire Almighty, falsehood tooth firebet c wisdom life wisdom life blessings house blessing othersgimmel d wealth peace wealth peace beneficence camel camel, benefactor, digesting knowledge,teaching othersdalet s seed wisdom seed wisdom poverty door knowledge, humility, changing "I" (ani ) into"nothingness" (ain )kaf f life wealth life wealth glory, extermination palm of the hand intent, devotionspeh p dominance grace dominance seed redemption, mouthmouth, mental disciplinedeliverance,transgression,serpentresh r peace seed peace grace falsehood head compassiontav , grace dominance grace dominance truth, death cross Torahhey v speech sight speech sight Name of God window effortless creative utterance, Shechinah ,five, 2 to the 5th power is 32vav u thought hearing thought hearing Name of God hook connection, union, six directionszayin z motion smell motion smell remember, sword weapon sword, seven, Sabbathchet j sight speech sight speech sin fence mercy, lifetet y hearing taste hearing taste good, sunk, sin snake the creative womb, goodyud h action coition action coition God's will hand oneness, union, yordeh merkavah,descent into the subconscious followed byascents to higher stateslamed k coition action cotion action king ox-goad learning, limmudnun b smell motion smell motion awesome, comely, fishfaithful, ne'ehmahnfallensamech x sleep anger sleep anger support prop supportayin g anger laughter anger laughter iniquity, humility eye eye, fountain, seventy, creation ofmultiplicitytzaddi m taste thought taste thought righteousness fish-hook righteousnesskuf e laughter sleep laughter sleep falsehood back of the head holiness
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