Beth

Beth means house, and it is the letter the Torah begins with: the first container, the space made so that something can live in it. In the Golden Dawn it belongs to Mercury and the Magician, the mind that builds a home for ideas.

Uses

• Making a home or sacred space
• Study and the written word
• Giving form to an idea

Letter

ב

Meaning

House

Number value

2

Type

Double letter (one of 7)

Path

12th, Kether to Binah

Golden Dawn attribution

Mercury

Tarot

The Magician

Note

The planets of the seven Double letters differ between versions of the Sepher Yetzirah.

Working with it

Draw Beth on a card and put it by the door of your home or workspace. Each time you see it, notice one thing the space holds for you.