The numerical value of Pe is 80.
Pe means "mouth"
According to the Sepher Yetzirah, its correspondences are:
Modality |
Space/
Direction |
Time |
Body |
Dominance/
Subservience |
Mercury |
Thursday |
Left ear |
Pe is a double
letter associated with the path from Geburah to Hod. This dual nature is
exemplified by the mouth and the sounds it makes. We can choose to use our
voice, and hence our mouths, to strengthen our attachment to G-d or to weaken
it. Kabbalah states that silence is a virtue and that idle talk is a negative
act.
The power of words,
because they employ the live giving element of breath, cannot be
underestimated. Everything we say has an effect beyond the mere words
themselves. Each word is an act of creation. Thus, if our words are negative we
create negativity in ourselves, in those that hear the words, and throughout
the universe. Conversely, positive words have a positive effect on the
personal, interpersonal and universal levels.
The telling of a lie can
effectively destroy the universe. A lie is the act of negating something that
is. If that lie is said by enough people or with enough energy then what is
ceases to be. As an example, a person's reputation can be irreparably damaged
by a lie being started by one person and then it being given added energy by
the actions of the media.
At the cosmic level lies
affect the spiritual basis upon which
this universe is formed. Each lie weakens the links between G-d and His
creation.
Custom and practice has
it that when a person studies the Torah they should actually speak the words.
This act of speaking reinforces their power within the person (which at a very
practical level helps them to learn the words) and their power throughout the
universe. Studying the words by just reading them does have a positive effect,
but it is much less than when the words are pronounced.
