Aleph

Aleph is the first letter and the first Mother: an ox, the silent breath before sound. It has no sound of its own and carries the vowel beside it, which is why the Kabbalists made it the letter of Air and of the unspoken first principle.

Uses

• Beginnings before form
• Breath and stillness
• Openness to the unknown

Letter

א

Meaning

Ox

Number value

1

Type

Mother letter (one of 3)

Path

11th, Kether to Chokmah

Golden Dawn attribution

Air

Tarot

The Fool

Working with it

Sit with your eyes closed and breathe out completely, then pause before the next breath. That silent gap is Aleph. Trace the letter in the air with one finger as you breathe in.