The 231 Gates
A Gate is a pairing of two Hebrew letters within Babylon’s interpretive architecture.
Explore all 21 Aleph pairings ↗Understand the idea
Twenty-two distinct letters form 231 unique unordered pairs: 22 × 21 ÷ 2. Babylon gives each named Gate an established letter order. The mathematical identity of a pair and the wording of its name are different matters. Gates are also distinct from the 22 fixed letter paths and the three Great Gates.
An example to work with
Dalet–Peh brings threshold and desire into one question: what will you say yes or no to?
Which two qualities are meeting in this experience?
Part of Babylon’s authored teaching framework. Symbolic correspondences offer a language for reflection and learning.