Text: The 10th Hebrew letter, Iod (I), means the hand. It has been designated the head of the 4th triad from unity, and the culmination of the Sepherotic series. It has also been declared that from heth all other Hebrew letters proceed, it representing both the origin and synthesis of forces, therefore it symbolizes spiritual perfection. This letter, which denotes the hand, is naturally associated in idea with an extension of the active principle of life in all directions. Its Greek equivalent, iota, stands for the lowest of one series and the highest of another. As the number 10 and its multiples occupy so extremely exalted a place in the esteem of Kabbalists the first 10 letters of the alphabet are considered much richer in primal significance than the remaining 12, but each of those has a distinct value worthy of careful consideration.

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