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The Letter Dal

By Janet Rudolph March 6, 2015 April 3, 2019

The letter dal or dalet, means door in Hebrew. Its ancient glyph is this: This older glyph of dal is an image of a door hanging downward, like a curtain, able to swing in any direction. The door as symbol has a long and sacred history of representing thresholds and …

Biblical Themes

Jacob As Initiate

By Janet Rudolph October 27, 2014 April 3, 2019

Note: I used this image which is from Machu Picchu because it is a cave below the mountainous temple. It was common for ancient temples that soared above the earth to be coupled with caves beneath them for ceremonial work. It seemed appropriate in the vein of Jacob’s ladder (see …