is the sixteenth letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. It signifies the number sixteen. Ayin means “eye” or “to see” in Hebrew. This letter represents the light itself; not physical light, but the spiritual light that came from YHVH, the light of the creation. The top of the letter represents our two eyes, how we see. In Kabbalah, there are three different forms of light:
• Ain Soph at the top of the Tree of Life, the “uncreated light,” or the light from before the creation
• Ain Soph Aur, the Ray of Creation, Jesus Christ, the light of the world
• Ain Soph as the Ray of Creation, the light shining in the darkness to heal the creation, the light of the unconsciousness, subconsciousness, in the depths of the mind
Ayin asks us to see beyond the physical, opening our eyes to truth, taking us from darkness to the light. Through this letter, we can break through the walls of our finite limitations to see God's truths.