YUD

Pronunciation: Yood
Numerical value: 10
Primary meaning: Hand
Secondary meanings: Trust, giving thanks.
Essence: Action
Astrological continuum: Virgo
Time continuum: The Hebrew month of Elul
Soul continuum: The left hand
Sephirot: Path between Harmony (Tiferet) and Victory (Netzach)
Verse from Torah: God placed them [the Sun and the Moon] in the firmament.
Grammatical usage: ‘He will’ as a prefix; singular possessive as a suffix
Form: The seminal point from where all existence begins.
Sefer Yetzira (Book of Creation)

Yud is the letter of completion. 10, its value, is the number of conclusion. Yud also has a purpose in the process of teshuva, repentance or return. Yud is 10, 1 and 0; 1 is representative of the ego – I am – while 0 is representative of nullification – one is nothing in the presence of God. During Elul, the month before Yom Kippur when a special effort is made in returning to God, one considers everything that was done in the previous year and resolves to serve God for the sake of heaven and not for oneself. Yud in form is a point symbolic of the flash of inspiration that must be drawn to the hands in action to make a physical connection. 

The letter Yud symbolizes wisdom and healthy logic. Critical, ambitious, and with soft facial expressions, they are faithful workers, trustworthy, self-effacing and humble. They can be extreme in their relationships, either very dependant or disassociated. They are usually intuitive, decisive and know how to delve to the heart of the matter. (Shemot Bnei Adam)

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