Dear Friends,

There is a very esoteric reason why the 22 Hebrew letters are called Mothers, Doubles, and Elementals.

The three Mother letters, after having condensed themselves to form the three highest sefirot of the Tree of Life, then become pregnant with the Son. The divine impregnation of the Mother with the Son is symbolised by the seven Double letter pathways that manifest between the highest sefirot of the Tree. The birth of the Son from the Mother is symbolised by the emergence of the seven lower Double letter sefirot. These seven sefirot (from Da'at to Yesod) are the direct result of the emanation of the seven Double letter pathways into a denser, more 'fixed' form (i.e. lower down on the Tree diagram).

This is an esoteric reason why the seven Double letters are called Doubles.

The seven Double letter pathways are like the soul aspect of the Son (whose 'body' is in turn represented by the seven Double letter sefirot).

In the Hebrew language the seven Double letters have a soft and a hard form. The soft forms of these letters parallel the seven Double letter pathways (soul), while their hard forms (containing the dagesh) parallel the seven Double letter sefirot (body).

Thus it can be understood that the seven Double letters are called Doubles because they are responsible for manifesting (in a certain sense) the soul and body of the Tree of Life. The spirit aspect of the Tree is represented by the three Mother letters.

The 12 Elemental letters combine together to form the final sefirah Malkut. They are associated with the Daughter, and the four Elements of the manifested Universe. The 12 Elemental pathways represent the soul of the Daughter while their combined conformation in Malkut represents her body.

Thus we have:

Father = Ain Sof
Mother = Keter-Hockmah-Binah (i.e. three Mother letters)
Son = Seven lower sefirot (Da'at to Yesod, i.e. seven Double letters)
Daughter = Malkut (i.e. twelve Elemental letters)

Blessings,
Patrick.
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~astroqab

Formation of the Tree of Life
http://members.optusnet.com.au/~astroqab/formation_tree_life.htm

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