Merkavah Mystic (Hekhalot Astral Projection)

​As religions begin with their tribal shamans, seers whose wisdom and techniques become doctrinal with loss of sight pushing towards indoctrination and therefore the need for Temple building to assist the masses, to assess the truth of a religion which is typically occult-mental manipulation of “matter” behind the background of the mental-stillness of Self that is “spirit” we should return to the pioneering shamans to assess the essence pre-indoctrination when the seers still had sight. 

“For the many years that he lived in the cave, Rav Shimon had to immerse himself in the sand to cover his nakedness and engage in the Torah, thus his flesh was covered with earth. Rav Shimon explained to Rav Pinchas that were it not for those conditions , he would not have merited the revelation of the secrets of the Torah. All the height of his great wisdom was earned during those thirteen years when he hid in the cave.”
-Rav Berg (intro), Tikunei HaZoha

As the root of the major religions, dominated by the ideology of Monotheism with earthly dominion leading towards kingdom earthly conquests, it becomes pivotal to assess the truth of such pervading indoctrination leading towards character “rules and regulations” within the atomic-matrix of a hologram that is deemed “reality”, should such be led “blindly” under the mask of “faith”. In other words, today’s faith-based ideations are based on yesterday’s seership, many of which techniques are successfully globally practiced, but sadly prejudicially shunned from both religious and academic biased cognitive dissonance. Further, in contrast to monopolistic elitism, prophets can contradict, academics are subject to peer review, and lawyers exist because reasonable minds differ.

With Judaism on the table, we have a derivative yet countering culture of Israelites contrasting with their parent religion of Canaan, which seeded the neighboring Semitic cults. The Israelites may have adopted “El” as the sole supreme, with archetypal titles of “Adon”, “Shalim”, and sometimes “Baal” with connection to a drastically differ view of sexuality with “Asherah”, but “El” was provided with certain “Names” provided through Phoenician rooted “Letters” to be used for mantric type prayer. Israel drastically attempted to separate itself from the neighboring Semitic practices as Biblically attested, including sacrifice where blood rituals may have ended post Temple destruction as seership waned causing invocation and as such oracular-prophecy of the Tabernacle to cease. Whereas, today’s doctrinal approach appears to stem from the oral memory and literature left behind rooted currently in what scholars call Elohist (E), crafted probably around 850 BC.

Nonetheless, the closest avenue attesting to Judaism’s shamanic roots is presented through the Hekhalot material of the Merkavah Mystics, a secretive initiated group, using their astral-body to “descend” to the Seven (7) Palaces and “bear witness”, allowing faith to deepen and liturgy to be correlated between the heavenly Hayyot and earthly Israel. The beauty of such material left behind, though needing to be translated and publicly presented, is that such documentation left behind appears to be ripe for continued astral-projection, where such material was presented in an orderly and simple directed fashion. Nonetheless, because most researchers, academics, and sadly religious seekers are unaware of proper meditation-techniques such as Kriya Yoga, Advaita Vedanta, or Embryonic Breathing, not just on a logical level but experiential as well allowing adepts to easily drift into the theta-brainwave peeling back the Qabalist “Four Worlds” to present an “inspired” and “prophetic” psyche, the Hekhalot information is presented with dismissive, prejudicial, nonreligious occultism, or essentially a logical playing field in understanding accepted doctrine. Those who can easily drift into the theta-brainwave, the Hekhalot material is essentially invoking angels, powerful guardians, though one’s with already an agenda, and require dark night processing. For invocation, the name, a symbol, or sigil is typically all that is needed to mentally transition and harness the intended “currents” of the intended location. In the Hekhalot material, all that was needed were different God “Names” along with the “Angel”, most likely to connect the “Angelic” visual energy as a mask to the “Name” being conjured, to access the Palaces. However, one is also given protective “entrance” tickets and “seals”, passing through the ascending palaces as one is tested being deemed “worthy” or “unworthy”. Much like the angels who make a mistake in choir, the “unworthy” are burned. As should be warned, the Hayyot are in protection and service to the “Throne”, not the adept, thusly requiring secretive access.

​Such mantric type prayers are seen when utilizing the Sefirot to assess prayers via divine emanations known as Partzufim. From the Nukvah of Malkuth does Shekinah raise prayers to the Zeir Anpin of Tifereth who is covered by Imma of Binah after getting revelation from Abba of Chokmah. The “Name” is centered in Tifereth to be powered by the Supernal Triad of Binah, Chokmah, and Kether sourced from Ein Sof. In the Hekhalot material, though actual visions appear to be described of angels, creatures, and the throne, all consisting of fire, a transcendental approach is to be taken although enough evidence is still left behind to present an egregore. Such may attest to something specific crafted in the astral-realms, particularly due to religious bias, similar to occultists who successfully astral-project into fiction-author H.P. Lovecraft’s realms, with parallel universes and multiple dimensions, the adept is capable of creating their own heavens as advanced-imagination is far-reaching. 

In his Tikunei HaZohar, Rabbi Yochai provides an interesting definition of Israel as it relates to the esoteric Tribe of Levi, particularly rooted in Aaron. Taken from “Shir El” meaning “A Song of God”, such fits exquisitely with the Hekhalot material where the adept known as the Yored Merkavah “descends” to the “Throne of Glory” to in-synch assist the heavenly Hayyot for the benefit of Israel. Biblically, the Tribe of Levi where in charge of the “Holy Tabernacle”, Israel’s link to commune and hold oracular with the “Name”, where all else would be executed as expressed in Numbers 1:48-51. What further separates the Levites from the other tribes, is the fact that the Levites were spiritually prohibited from being landowners, where their “inheritance” is none other than the “Lord God” attested in Joshua 13:33. In other words, if there is a special Biblical group, it would be the Levites. Within the Levites you have Levi’s great-grandson Aaron who births the “High Priest” caste known as the Kohanim. Hence, for the Israelites, the Levites and particularly the Kohanim would be of utmost importance, guarding the “Tabernacle” housing their deity, as if some Egyptian “sacred bark” to transport a god or mummy to bury a patriarch in a coffin known as an “aron”.

Rabbi Yochai describes that in taking advantage of Zeir Anpin for the blessings in Nukvah, it is through “El” or the revealing Arich Anpin that is addressed. It is the Arich Anpin, addressed as Chokmah in the Tikunei HaZohar, not Kether, that descends at the blessing of the Kohanim blessing those who wish to become wise at the right facing South, which is separated from the sanctification of the Levites to become wealthy at the left facing North. In other words, it was the High Priests of the Jerusalem Temple pre-destruction who held the ability to psychologically-prophetically peel back the Qabalist “Four Worlds” to activate “awakened-insight” of Binah to bring forth “revelation” of Chokmah to face “discernment-judgment” in a more densely-grounded realm of Zeir Anpin, in addition to properly utilizing the “name”. Within such realms of the “Four Worlds” are the angels to assist in the “descent” to the Merkavah, where such adepts such as Enoch remain as Metatron with his own throne in the realm of Beriah post the transcendental world of Atziluth where such initial stages are formulating creation ex-nihilo. In other words, should one attempt this journey, the original Merkavah Mystics may still be accessible having crossed the abyss of Daath transmuted by the “silence” of the transcendental supernal realms, still assisting the egregore who appears to be reflective towards Israel. Essentially, the Levi “High Priest” is capable of handling Leviathan, the chaotic Tiamat waters required for creation. Provided the biases, prejudices, this “descent” to the adepts Merkavah in the Hekhalot material appears to be a place specific for those devoted to “El” with transcendental qualities, much like Tantrik diagrams of invoking deities, guardians who then transmute the adept into a deity bringing the adept to and from the point of creation, "Bindu". Moreover, such also appears to be an egregore in favor of Israel, with gentiles subject to “scatter and gather” qualities for a Monarch Kingdom, similar ideations to apocalyptic prophetic stigmatist Marie Julie Jahenny.

Such is substantiated by apocalyptic works such as the “Apocalypse of Abraham” supported by the Bogomil-Cathar sects, groups carrying the Kohanim tradition of the “tabernacle” or “holy grail” ideologies supported by the power of the “Ineffable Name” associated with lunar Mt. Sinai and solar Mt. Horeb of Moses’ “fiery bush” presenting itself as “YHVH”. As angelic “Yahoel” as “possessed with the power of the Ineffable Name”, like Marduk-Sin and Tiamat we have the YHVH and Leviathan dilemma. Yahoel housing the “Ineffable Name” is also known as Jehoel, the Angel of Presence, and Iaoel (I.A.O.), all potentially names of Metatron the lesser “YHVH”. With the Semitic groups subject to "scatter and gather" qualities for a Monarch Kingdom, we also have Phoenician lunar worship derivatives of the Sabians of Harran in South Arabia, the strongest link of the Hermetic tradition. Rooted in Sumer, we have a Serpent tradition with “El” wanting sole-authority as creator harnessing the chaotic current of yin-yang to create an AngEL power structure, leaving the primitive adamic species with a potential route for ascent and creating an evolutionary-culture to create a society ready for a “messianic” return.

Such literature attests to shamanic practices becoming peer-reviewable and knowledgeable as to what is seeding humanities spirituality and the direction, as the Tower of Babel returns for humanity to share in language and knowledge towards spiritual ascent contrary to the agenda of an egregore. To be able to engage such egregore, understand history and its purpose, and more particularly harness its “currents” and manifest its “powers”, like Enoch becoming Metatron who is “like” God, is significantly closer to the truth bringing us back to shamanic-psychology well beyond logical belief assessment. Just as with the Yored Merkavah, the messianic or apocalyptical ideal becomes unnecessary, as such would be the definition of the “Messiah”.  

Warning for adepts, that the traditional may fit the proper frequency to enter such realms and have essentially a healthy dark night processing towards ascent. The nontraditional may be burned thereof unaware of the processing required. The antitraditional best be prepared for war in a protective and curse reversal manner as “Gehinnom” is listed as an angel with an egregore who is choosing dominance, though the goal is silence that leads to transcendence. Heaven in such traditions are not about "good versus evil" but rather the "servant versus heathen", where with a wave of the Right Hand all sins are forgiven for the chosen flock cursing opponents. Hence, such archetypes are actually benevolent and malevolent based on their agendas and the wider picture they have crafted, subject to the original intent of the demiurge egregore, countered by those attempting to exit the delusion of matter taught in dualist schools. 

Short Bibliography:
(Assist Adepts)
 
-Wikipedia:
     -Four Worlds
     -Partzufim
     -Apocalypse of Abraham
     -Jehoel (3 Enoch)
     -Mount Horeb 
     
-Kaplan, Aryeh, Meditation and Kabbalah. Samuel Weiser, 1982.
  (Summary of the Greater Hekhalot "Hekhalot Rabbati", including names)

-Noegel, Scott B., The Egyptian Origin of the Ark of the Covenant (Springer International Publishing
  Switzerland 2015)(f)

-Ra Material, The Law of One. (Sons of Levi). 

-Schafer, Peter, The Hidden and Manifest God. State University of New York, 1992.
  (Summation of Hekhalot Rabbati, Hekhalot Zutarti, Ma’aseh Merkavah, Merkavah Rabbah, and
  3 Enoch, attesting to themes relating to the relationship between man and angels and man and
  God through not mystical union but by adjuration of Names of God and the angels. The
  Merkavah Mystics offered actual “visions” though interpreted through “transcendental” lenses,
  where the initiate takes on quasi-messianic roles of linking man with God through liturgical
  prayer of the Hayyot where God’s countenance blesses or curses Israel through his right hand.)

-Yochai, Shimon bar, Tikunei haZohar (Kabbalah Centre International, Inc., 2019)
 (Prologue 57: Definition of Israel and differentiation between Levite and Kohanim)

Authors Work:
(See Also)
-Prophecy In Judaism (Jacob's Ladder)
-Working with Archangel Michael
-Nights of Working With The Eternal Goddesses