Shin

Also called Tooth

Hebrew letter2 traditions

overview

Shin is the tooth and the third Mother letter: fire, with three flames rising from one base. The hiss of its sound is the sound of fire. The Golden Dawn gives it to the element of Fire and to Judgement, the trumpet that wakes the dead.

Uses

Transformation by fire
Spiritual awakening
Passion and energy

ritual

Letter: ש
Meaning: Tooth
Number value: 300
Type: Mother letter (one of 3)
Path: 31st, Hod to Malkuth
Golden Dawn attribution: Fire
Tarot: Judgement

Working with it

Light a candle, watch the flame, and draw Shin's three upward strokes in the air above it. Name what you want the fire to change.

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Where the traditions place it

Path 31 — Golden Dawn
Fire — Early Kabbalah (Sepher Yetzirah)