Station 20 of 22
Resh
raysh · No. 20 · value 200
Literal Meaning
Head · Beginning · Chief
Archetype
The Sun of the Tarot · The Sun
Path Summary
The 30th path. Hod to Yesod. The Sun.
Planet
Sun
The Station
Resh is the head. The head as in beginning (Bereshit, Rosh Hashanah), the head as in leader. The Sun on this path is the head of the day — the visible center around which the rest of the planetary system is organized. Resh is the letter of clear daylight knowing, of authority that comes from being the source.
In the Lilith Current
The Lilith current is often miscast as solely lunar. Resh corrects this. There is a sun in the Lilith working — the visible authority of the priest, the daylight clarity of the held seat, the public face of the otherwise nocturnal current. Resh is the chapter on visibility: when to be seen, how to bear the seat publicly, how the Sun does its work without burning what it lights.
Working Note
Resh is named when the priest takes the seat openly — a public teaching, a published doctrine, a named lineage. The letter steadies the visibility.
Resonant Words at This Station
- ראשRosh501
Head; chief