Aleph

—Aleph.—Man himself as a collective unity, a principal, the lord and master of the earth. The universal man, and the human genre. Esoterically, unity, the central point, the abstract principle of a thing; as a sign it expresses power, stability, and continuity; the superlative, a kind of an article, as a prefix rendering the meaning more serious and enhancing its significance.
Its arithmetical value is 1.

Mysteries of the Qabalah, by Elias Gewurz,

Vulgar

There are some who live their entire lives without so much as taking note of the Great Work. They contribute nothing to it, and at the end their Egos are destroyed. Their shells are assimilated. They are Vulgar.

There are some who notice the Great Work and choose not to contribute, forsaking everything but their own desire. All that they desire resides here and at the end their Egos are destroyed. Their shells are assimilated. They are Vulgar.

Bring them Forth from the Rejected.