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The Symbolic Alphabet [December 2015]

The object is to think of a symbol that looks like each letter and also corresponds to the letter’s meaning. Of the 26 letters, 19 correspond visually to symbols which can be described by a word containing that letter.

A - STAR [Time, Beginning, Masculine Principle Aleph/Alpha] The Star is the progenitor of planetary life, and acts as a clock by which we orient ourselves in Time. This includes Earth’s star, the Sun, which forms the basis for all patriarchal belief systems.

KEYWORDS: Astral, Father, Law, Day, Year, Eagle, Dawn, Angel, Monarch, Ancient, Atom, Yang, Action, Hand, Archetype, Annual, Age, Halo, Yahweh, Allah, Hallelujah, Amun-Ra

B - HEART [Choice, Duality, Multiplicity] As the second letter, B represents the first situation in which there is more than one of something. Since the quality of being alone distinguishes 0 and 1 from all other values, this marks a significant turn of events. Two gateposts mark the entrance to a new level of reality in which two become four, four become sixteen, and so on ad infinitum. The reflective symmetry may represent two options which appear identical. A choice must be made with the help of intuition.

KEYWORDS: Bid, Bet, Better, Best, Bosom, Blossom, Berry, Body, Baby, Birth, Biology, Both, Abundance, Between, Binary, Bind, Blind, Chamber, Member, Ambiguous, Obscure

C - CRESCENT [Creation, Synthesis, Emergence] A more dynamic form of U [Light] in which the vessel is overturned, spilling its contents to represent a birth. As Unity becomes Duality, it creates conflict, which generates energy. This energy fuels the fire for organic evolutionary processes.

KEYWORDS: Cook, Cradle, Crucible, Alchemy, Chemistry, Cauldron, Clay, Collage, Collect, Accrete, Cancer, Cornucopia, Cocoon

D - DOOR [Possibility, Opening, Potential] Represents a gateway between realities, or an open-ended state in which more than one outcome is possible. The door is unlocked, but the invitation may or may not be accepted.

KEYWORDS: Dream, Death, Seed, Cloud, DNA, Threshold, Window, Mind, Hand, Danger, Dread, Destiny, Doubt, Dormant, Demon, Divine, Word, Sound, Duality, Differ, Bridge, Amend

E - TEETH [Will, Purpose, Intention] A tool for overcoming obstacles and translating desire into action. The analytical quality of sharpness creates fine distinctions which improve focus and decision-making.

KEYWORDS: Metal, Sever, Etch, Laser, Beam, Dental, Dagger, Key, Clear, Precise, Ego, Seal, Dissect, Permit, Separate, Mean, Elect

F - FLOWER [Manifestation, Materialization, Fulfillment] The potential represented by the seed reaches its highest material expression.

KEYWORDS: Fruit, Farm, Fertility, Flesh, Form, Unfold, Unfurl, Fame, Fortune, Perfect, Fantasy, Prophecy, Effect

G - SKULL [Negation, Entropy, Decay] Encourages the dissolution of established structures to make way for new development.

KEYWORDS: Grave, Aging, Grim, Gory, Ugly, Egg, Growth, Agony, Beg, Hag, Denigrate, Gun

H - THRONE [Breath, Life, Vitality] The universal animating force which uplifts matter into the realm of consciousness. Confers an elevating and spiritualizing quality.

KEYWORDS: Health, Hail, Happy, High, Holy, Halo, Hello, Honor, Speech, Horizon, Hair, Heart, Hearth

I - PILLAR [Connective Energy - Linear or Masculine] Like a power line or umbilical cord. Represents a stable, linear connection allowing for energy transfer between Point A and Point B. Governs cognitive processes involving cause-and-effect type logic.

KEYWORDS: Life, Light, Revive, Simple, Primary, Direct, Link, Line, Aisle, Tie, Straight, Vital, Unify, Logic, Idea, Instrument, Inherit, Intent

J - FISHHOOK [Connective Energy - Non-Linear or Feminine] A more complex form of connection which involves intuition, association, or chance. Centered around the idea of casting into the unknown, or subconscious (symbolized by water), which leaves room for the influence of divine intervention.

KEYWORDS: Journey, Judgement, Jump, Jot, Jab, Jolt, Jaunt, Ouija, Sage, Justice, Jewel, Agility, Generate, Agency, Bridge, Conjunction, Generalization

K - BOOK [Causation, Catalysis, Command] A Masculine form of C wherein the process of transformation is initiated from the top down by a higher authority, rather than unfolding organically from the ground up.

KEYWORDS: Think, Speak, Kill, Key, Choke, Code, Codex, Sect, Commandment, Constitution, Cause/Effect, Action/Reaction, Actor, Work, Technology, Hierarchy, Hijack, Attack

L - LEG [Primacy, Victory, Distinction] The leg is the vehicle through which one sets oneself apart or “stands out” from the rest. Legs elevate a torso or a table, distancing it from the ground. Associated with the Star.

KEYWORDS: Climb, Elevate, Lift, Law, Lord, Laud, Laurel, Royal, Elite, Stellar, Primal, Glory, Elder, Angel, Fly, Special, Individual, Ability, Battle, Light, Lamp, Candle

M - MOUNTAINS [Knowledge, Wisdom, Attainment] The mystic 13th letter resembles two peaks on either side of a mountain pass, representing the extremes of Alpha and Omega. To ascend one or the other is a great achievement, but the true path lies between them. Passing through the gateway requires humility.

KEYWORDS: Middle, Medium, Moment, Mind, Master, Mystery, Magic, Mother, Matrix, Hermit, Mason, Shaman, Human, Music, Math, Medicine, Illuminate

N - DWELLING [Interiority, Selfhood, Protection] Like S, N often appears in Feminizing suffixes. It embodies the protective and introspective qualities of the Feminine element of Earth.

KEYWORDS: Mine, Within, Contain, Fence, Winter, Nest, Naked, Land, Domain, Enter, Planet, Moon, Nature, Nurture, Night, Virgin, Underground, Defend

O - HOLE [Being, Eternity, Nothingness, Feminine Principle Ayin/Omega] The Feminine complement and progenitor of Aleph [Star/Sun], Ayin manifests on the physical plane as dark matter, antimatter, and black holes, which correspond to a state of pure Unconsciousness. The ultimate source and destination of All That Is.

KEYWORDS: Mother, Woman, Womb, Tomb, Loop, Void, Zero, None, Open, Closed, On, Off, Alone, Ovum, Ocean, Origin, Power, Flow, Source, Paradox, Primordial, Soul, God

P - PENNANT [Place, Position, Establishment] A marker associating an object or concept with a specific location or group of people, often reflecting an aspect of ideology which distinguishes a faction from its rivals. May represent the influence of an entity in lieu of its physical presence.

KEYWORDS: Step, Put, Spot, Post, Plant, Piece, Pinpoint, Appear, Part, Party, Politics, Empire, Diplomat, Capital, Impose, Appoint, Priest, Apple, Sport, Competition, Camp, Corporation

Q - LOCK AND KEY [Union of Opposites] A combination of I and O, or 1 and 0, as seen in the word “Union.” Represents the magnetic attraction between Masculine and Feminine, which draws things together across great distances. Encompasses the biological process of conception as well as the conception of an idea.

KEYWORDS: Quest, Question, Quarry, Quarrel, Quell, Quickening, Queen, Quantum, Equate, Unique, Sequin, Consequence, Acquiesce

R - RIVERBEND [Movement, Progression, Change] Represents the universal tendency toward variability and change, which mitigates against stagnation.

KEYWORDS: Rhythm, Current, Curve, Grade, Ladder, Railroad, Stair, Chapter, Arrow, Rise, Run, Roll, Radical, Radiate, Car, Cart, Chariot, Transit, Forward, Reverse, Revolution

S - SERPENT [Possession, Accumulation, Instinct] Its elongated shape and full contact with Earth link it to the Root chakra, the lowest level of consciousness, which is responsible for keeping us alive and grounded in physical reality. Although the intensely Feminine power of the Serpent is often demonized in patriarchal ideologies, Root and Crown are both closest to Divinity.

KEYWORDS: Safety, Survival, Source, Base, Essence, Desire, Passion, Goddess, Jealous, Sin, Taste, Smell, Sense, Physical, Sanity, Necessity

T - SCALES [Balance, Temperance, Truth] A central aspect of the Egyptian concept of MA'AT, meaning Universal Order. As a quality that humans strive for but can never fully attain, it carries strong idealistic overtones.

KEYWORDS: Tongue, Talk, Teach, Court, Justice, Deliberate, Tax, Tenet, Test, Tie, Settle, Match, Spirit, Heart, Torso, Float, Flat, Eternal, Perfect, Right, Pristine, Crystal, Triangle, Tetragrammaton

U - CUP [Light, Enlightenment, Universal Power Source] The infinite light of Heaven or the Mind of God, the first substance created from nothingness. This primordial substrate gives rise to all the dimensions of material reality.

KEYWORDS: Pool, Fountain, Youth, Fool, Full, Moon, Summer, June, Bloom, Source, Beauty, Unity, Sun, Abundance, Truth, Aura, Rune, Jewel, Illumination

V - RAVINE [Darkness, Obscurity, Illusion] Symbolizes a potential pitfall which the traveler may not see coming. As the ruler of Desire, Venus is associated with Love in Western astrology, but is also recognized in some traditions to represent conflict and the lower impulses.

KEYWORDS: Evil, Veil, Vice, Love, Value, Avarice, Valley, Vast, Crevasse, Vile, Villain, Violence, Virgin, Cover, Vacillate, Vacuum, Vampire, Raven, Vulture, Vine, Slave, Solve, Salvation

W - WAVES [Assimilation, Immersion, Flow] Water is the universal solvent. Indicates a proliferation of either U [Light] or V [Darkness], to the point where all differentiation is dissolved into a single, tremendous totality.

KEYWORDS: Wet, Water, White, Wash, Wade, Wilderness, Wind, Weather, Wither, Woman, We, Well, Wine, Wish, Awe, Wonder, Wow, Power, Wisdom, Way, Swallow, Persuade

X - CRUCIFIX [Restriction, Limitation, Decrease] The Feminine counterpart of Y [Growth], as in X axis or X chromosome. If the vertical Y axis represents the Sun’s path, the X axis is the horizon which limits the duration of daylight. The figure of Christ on the crucifix takes the shape of a Y, indicating an expansive force which has been restricted by the limiting influence of society.

KEYWORDS: Axe, Nix, Sex, Fixed, Accept, Axis, Extreme, Execute, Expel, Exterminate, Index, Tax, Hex, Text, Next

Y - TREE [Growth, Expansion, Increase] The lowercase form of the Greek letter Gamma [G / Decay] resembles the Roman letter Y in both appearance and pronunciation, illustrating the close relationship between Growth and Decay. Y represents the process by which One splits into Two, initiating a chain of self-proliferation which will continue until reaching the boundary imposed by X.

KEYWORDS: Youth, Boy, Try, Day, Play, Cycle, Meiosis, Way, Hey, You, Yew, Yule, Yes, Why, Sky, Yoga, Yarn, Yard, Buy, Bye, Fly, Tributary, Highway

Z - LIGHTNING BOLT [Division, Separation, Conflict] Lightning occurs when areas of opposite charge come into proximity, causing a violent release of energy. Z can be interpreted as a jagged fracture or tear. Its frequent use in words related to sleep is likely onomatopoetic, but can also be seen as indicating a separation from reality.

KEYWORDS: Zeal, Blaze, Dazzle, Buzz, Schism, Zap, Zoo, Prison, Chasm, Crazy, Razor, Faze, Daze, Zone, Size, Freeze, Ozone, Horizon, Xenophobia, Schizophrenia

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