The Deck Of The Hebrew Letters

Description

The Deck of the Hebrew Letters is an oracle deck comprising 22 cards. Each card shows a letter of the Hebrew alphabet together with its numerical equivalent and its astrological correspondence. The deck comes with a 16-page booklet with a description of each letter and a 60-page pdf with more detail about each letter and specially written meditations.

Here are three sample cards. From right to left Aleph, Mem and Tof:

You can use this deck by selecting a card for guidance. The booklet contains other spread ideas and ways to use the deck. Some people use it in conjunction with Tarot decks that feature the Hebrew letters on the 22 cards of the Major arcana such as the Thoth Tarot.

Three of the cards correspond to the elements Air, Water and Fire. These three letters have colours that are in tune with the element.

Seven of the cards correspond to the traditional planets Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury and the Moon. All these letters are a rich, purple colour.

The remaining 12 cards correspond to the signs of the Zodiac:

The colour and finish of each letter’s design depends on the element and mode of the sign. The Fire signs are red, the Earth signs green, the Air signs yellow and the Water signs blue. The cardinal signs have a graduated colour finish, the fixed signs are a solid colour and the mutable signs have a speckled finish.

Based on the correspondences in the Saadia version of the Sefer Yetzirah, the deck was devised by Mick Frankel and illustrated by James Douglas.