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The earliest Rabbinic merkabah commentaries were expositions of the prophetic visions of God in the heavens, and the divine retinue of angels, hosts, and heavenly creatures surrounding God. The earliest evidence suggests that merkabah homiletics did not give rise to ascent experiences - as one rabbinic sage states: "Many have expounded upon the merkabah without ever seeing it."Tosefta' Megillah 3[4]:28.
The earliest Rabbinic merkabah commentaries were expositions of the prophetic visions of God in the heavens, and the divine retinue of angels, hosts, and heavenly creatures surrounding God. The earliest evidence suggests that merkabah homiletics did not give rise to ascent experiences - as one rabbinic sage states: "Many have expounded upon the merkabah without ever seeing it."Tosefta' Megillah 3[4]:28.
One mention of the merkabah in the Talmud notes the importance of the passage: "A great issue—the account of the merkavah; a small issue—the discussions of Abaye and Rava [famous Talmudic sages]." (See Idel, Moshe. [http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ideas_belief/Kabbalah_and_Mysticism/Overview_The_Origins/Merkavah_Mysticism/Mysticism_RabMerk_Idel.htm]), citing Babylonian Talmud [[Sukkah]] 28a. The sages Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai (d. ca. 80 CE) and later, Rabbi Akiva (d. 135) were deeply involved in merkabah exegesis. Rabbi Akiva and his contemporary Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha are most often the protagonists of later merkabah ascent literature.
One mention of the merkabah in the Talmud notes the importance of the passage: "A great issue—the account of the merkavah; a small issue—the discussions of Abaye and Rava [famous Talmudic sages]." (See Idel, Moshe. [https://www.myjewishlearning.com/ideas_belief/Kabbalah_and_Mysticism/Overview_The_Origins/Merkavah_Mysticism/Mysticism_RabMerk_Idel.htm]), citing Babylonian Talmud [[Sukkah]] 28a. The sages Rabbi Yochanan Ben Zakkai (d. ca. 80 CE) and later, Rabbi Akiva (d. 135) were deeply involved in merkabah exegesis. Rabbi Akiva and his contemporary Rabbi Ishmael ben Elisha are most often the protagonists of later merkabah ascent literature.
===Prohibition against study===
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==See also==
==See also==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_eye Third eye]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_eye Third eye]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra Chakra]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chakra Chakra]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland Pineal gland]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pineal_gland Pineal gland]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life Flower of Life]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Life Flower of Life]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_geometry Sacred geometry]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_geometry Sacred geometry]
==Notes==
==Notes==
This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.
This article incorporates text from the 1901–1906 Jewish Encyclopedia, a publication now in the public domain.
*Dennis, Geoffrey. ''The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism''(Llewellyn Worldwide, 2007)
*Dennis, Geoffrey. ''The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic, and Mysticism''(Llewellyn Worldwide, 2007)
*Dennis, Geoffrey, "Water as a Medium for Altered States of Consciousness in Early Jewish Mysticism," ''Anthropology of Consciousness''Vol. 19, No. 1, 2008.
*Dennis, Geoffrey, "Water as a Medium for Altered States of Consciousness in Early Jewish Mysticism," ''Anthropology of Consciousness''Vol. 19, No. 1, 2008.
*Kohler, Kaufmann. [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=479&letter=M "Merkabah"] at JewishEncyclopedia.com
*Kohler, Kaufmann. [https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=479&letter=M "Merkabah"] at JewishEncyclopedia.com
*Jacobs, Joseph and A. Biram [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=10&letter=M&search=Merkabah Ma'aseh Bereshit, Ma'aseh Merkabah] at JewishEncyclopedia.com
*Jacobs, Joseph and A. Biram [https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=10&letter=M&search=Merkabah Ma'aseh Bereshit, Ma'aseh Merkabah] at JewishEncyclopedia.com
*Karr, Don. [http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/index.htm Notes on the Study of Merkabah Mysticism and Hekhalot Literature in English]
*Karr, Don. [https://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/karr/index.htm Notes on the Study of Merkabah Mysticism and Hekhalot Literature in English]
*Scholem, Gershom. Origins of the Kabbalah, ISBN 0691020477
*Scholem, Gershom. Origins of the Kabbalah, ISBN 0691020477
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