Yod

Also called Hand

Hebrew letterIn 1 Signature2 traditions

overview

Yod is the hand, the smallest letter, a single point from which every other letter is drawn. It is the first letter of the divine Name. It is the single letter of Virgo and the Hermit, the spark of light held in a careful hand.

Uses

Focus and precision
Craft and making by hand
Finding the essential

ritual

Letter: י
Meaning: Hand
Number value: 10
Type: Single letter (one of 12)
Path: 20th, Chesed to Tiphareth
Golden Dawn attribution: Virgo
Tarot: The Hermit

Working with it

Make a single dot of ink on a blank page and look at it for one minute. Everything you make begins this small. Then do one small task with full attention.

found_in

★ Part of the Signature of

♍︎ Virgo· Hebrew letter

Where the traditions place it

Virgo — Golden Dawn, Early Kabbalah (Sepher Yetzirah)