The numerical value of Samekh is 60.
Samekh means "prop"
According to the Sepher Yetzirah, its correspondences are:
Modality |
Space/
Direction |
Time |
Body |
Sleep |
Sagittarius
Lower West |
Kislev |
Stomach |
Samekh symbolises
cyclical action. Where yod denotes transformation from one state to
another, samekh takes that process and converts it into a recurring
cycle.
The power of
samekh is double edged. We can either find ourselves trapped within its
cyclical nature - forever going round in circles but not actually moving on, or
we can turn the cycles in to a spiral - rising ever upwards while still
appreciating that life presents us with the same challenges in different
guises.
