The letter A - symbolism

A is the first letter in the alphabets. It is a letter of Phoenician origin. The letter A in most of the alphabets has a triangular shape with the crossbar in the middle. Its sign has a pyramidal shape and it is linked to the mountains. Its numerical value is one. It expresses the transition from potential to actualization. Graphically, the form of intersecting lines is reminiscent of the cross of St. Andrea. Pentacle, Pythagorean triangle or the five-pointed star (in the sense of the microcosm) reproduces this letter to each of its sides in five positions. In Christian theology it refers to the five wounds of Christ.

The letter A stands for the sound, the great mystical power and acts of magic.

In Egyptian hieroglyphics it meant the beginning, the solar heat of the day. The Greek Alpha also marks the beginning of all things. It is the sound that starts the external energy, from magic word AUM, which expresses the essence of the universe. It is a symbol of the self, or the Superior Manas. In Arabic Alif is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter A is the first letter in words: alphabet, anagram, alchemy, astrology, angel, the Apocrypha … etc.

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Letter D - It is a letter of Phoenician origin. It is the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet - Delta - where the world began.

Letter C - is considered to be sacred because it contains the first letter of Christ.

Letter B - In alchemy B expresses the relationship between the four main elements. It contains an element of composition of all things.

Letter E - It is the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet. It includes all aspects of the soul.

Letter F -  represents a vertical axis that brings divine energies. It symbolizes the balance of thoughts, body and spirit.

Letter O -  is present in all languages, and it looks like a disk of the sun, symbolizing perfection.

Letter R - It is connected with the divine name Rahim (mercy). Road (in English). The roads have no beginning and no end ...

Letter P - In Kabbalah Pe symbolized the mouth. P has the meaning of victory, willpower and self-control.

Letter T - In the ancient Greek language to write the letter T, as the Phoenicians, it was used the sign of the cross of St. Andrew, and sometimes included a circle.

Letter S - In Latin graphically S is a snake like a spiral. It gives the idea of the double helix that seems to complete each other.