666: The Mind of the Beast Marked For Love

In biblical numerology, the number six carries profound significance. It is the number of love. It corresponds to the Hebrew letter vav (ו), which literally means “nail” or “peg.” This simple but powerful symbol lies at the heart of scripture —especially the crucifixion and the unification of the various judges and rulers of the mind.

Six: The Nail That Joins and Connects

The letter vav functions as a connector in Hebrew grammar, often translated as “and.” More than a conjunction, it symbolises joining and fastening together, cleaving, and unity. This imagery is deeply woven into the story of the crucifixion, where the “nail”—the physical peg used to fasten Jesus to the cross—becomes a symbol of divine connection.

The crucifixion is not a tragic event but a spiritual metaphor for bringing together through love and cleaving—the ultimate joining of assumption and imagination, seen and unseen.

This concept beautifully echoes the union described in Genesis 2:24:

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”

Here, the act of “cleaving” or “joining” represents the same divine principle of connection symbolised by the vav. The joining of man and wife is a living metaphor for the spiritual joining of states of being, the internal harmony essential for manifestation and creation.

Day Six: The Creation of Man in God’s Image

The symbolism of six extends to the sixth day of creation, when man is created “in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26):

“Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…”

This verse points to a mysterious and intimate truth: Elohim—God in plural unity—is creating man as a reflection of Itself. Man is not just a creature but the expression of self-awareness.

In this act, God is receiving and holding Itself together. The divine unity is eternal, always “nailing” or fastening itself into forms within man’s consciousness.

Man becomes the sacred “peg” or connector in creation, the living embodiment of the divine image and likeness. This is the deep spiritual significance of being “made in God’s image”: a continual process of God manifesting and sustaining Itself through in awareness.

The Spiritual Meaning of Six: Completion and Imperfection

Six is also understood as the number just short of seven—the number of spiritual perfection and completeness. Six represents the earthly, the manifest, and the “work in progress.”

The nail (vav) symbolises the tension of holding incomplete things together—of binding opposites until the full harmony (seven) is realised. The crucifixion, therefore, is the pivotal point where imperfection meets wholeness or 'holiness".

Misunderstood as an Omen

In traditional Christian interpretation, the number six—and particularly “666”—has often been seen as a fearful omen, the “number of the beast” in Revelation. This view focuses on external fear and condemnation rather than inner symbolic meaning. The "mark of the beast" first appears within the concept of sin — a negative state of awareness marked for transformation through assumption. The "beast" simply symbolises the wild, angry, and untamed states of mind that can be mastered.

Yet when seen with inner eyes, six is not an evil omen at all. It symbolises the mind’s capacity to bring itself together through conscious assumption. The nail (vav) is not a curse but the mark of man’s creative power — the ability to unite desire and imagination into one living reality. Rather than something to fear, six invites us to embrace the inner marriage and realise our true nature as the image and likeness of God.

Conclusion

The number six, embodied in the Hebrew vav, holds rich spiritual symbolism:

• It is the nail or peg that holds reality together,

• The symbol of joining and cleaving as in marriage,

• The sign of the crucifixion’s redemptive connection,

• And the mark of man created in God’s image, the divine self-awareness holding creation intact.

Far from being a dark omen, six calls us to see ourselves as the living connection between heaven and earth — divine in origin and capable of holding the entire creative process together through love.