Dalet (ד)

In this alphabet art series I explore biblical and Jewish-spiritual ideas, as they reflect through the shapes or associated meaning of each letter.

This project is based on my personal musing and not on any Jewish teachings. Any connection to other teachings is unintentional.

My hope is that through this art we get a deeper glimpse into our realities, our worlds illusions and the hope that can be found in the power of the Hebrew letters.

Dalet (ד) is the fourth letter in the Hebrew Alphabet. With it I explored the experience of meditation and connecting through it to the Divine.

1. In this art, I explored the idea of Demama (דממה), which is Hebrew for 'silence', and the word Daka (דקה), which is Hebrew for 'thin.'

The phrase Demma Daka means a silence that is paper thin. I see it as a type of silence that our soul experience's when we enter a deep meditative state, and into it there comes a flow of a thin experience of our connection to the Divine.

2. Deiah (דאיה) is the Hebrew word for 'hovering' or 'gliding in air.' This too connects to the meditative experience. At times, with silence and our eyes closed, we can experience ourselves as if we are floating in the center of the universe. Still grounded to earth, yet our souls reaches into further realms, beyond our typical perceptions.