All the letters
ז

Zayin

When it is flowing

You cut cleanly to the heart of things. You can tell the true from the false and the essential from the noise, and name the difference in a way that sets people free. Your mind separates what needs separating, and the clarity it brings is a relief to everyone around you.

When it is strained

The blade turns on everything, including what should have been left whole. You can pick a situation apart until nothing is left standing, or slice between options endlessly and never actually choose. The sharpness that clarifies can also wound, and it is hard to know when to put it away.

The details

Letter
זZayin
Category
Simple
Letter picture
The Sword · discrimination
Planet / element
Gemini ♊
Card
Lovers (VI)
Path
Binah ↔ Tiphareth

This system, and the Golden Dawn

Sefer Yetzirah (this system)

Gemini ♊ · Lovers (VI)

Golden Dawn

Gemini ♊ ✓ · Lovers (VI)

The two systems agree on this letter.

Across the three spheres

UniverseYearSoul
Gemini ♊In preparationIn preparation

The Year and Soul columns are being rebuilt from Hayman §§39, 41, 52 and will fill in as that reading is verified.

Sources: Peter Hayman, Sefer Yesira (Mohr Siebeck, 2004). Aryeh Kaplan; Saadia Gaon commentary.