The numerical value of Vau is 6.
Vau means "nail"
According to the Sepher Yetzirah, its correspondences are:
Modality |
Space/
Direction |
Time |
Body |
Thought |
Taurus
North East |
Iyar |
Right kidney |
Vau is letter of
connection and transformation. In Hebrew it is the conjunction "and"; its
meaning "nail" or "hook" reinforces this idea.
It also has another
grammatical use that indicates its transforming powers: when prefixed to a verb
it changes its tense from future to past or vice versa. Thus it can be seen as
symbolising the timeless present, connecting past and future through the here
and now.
The present is always
with us, we live neither in the past nor the future. The present, and hence
vau can also symbolise continuity.
This letter's Yetziratic
association with "thought" also carries with it elements of timelessness.
Thoughts exist outside of time and space, they are part of the spiritual realm
that we tap in to.
