It is counter-rotating fields of light in the shape of two interlocked tetrahedra, where one point of the tetrahedra points up and the other points down, forming the shape of a star tetrahedron. This is why it is referred to as the chariot of ascension.
When viewed, it looks like a three dimensional Star of David.
Why doe\s it look like the Star of David? Because the Star of David, came
about as a result of people observing the merkabah phenomena. This is
why the Star of David among other things, represents the idea of the
soul transcending the temporal world. Even though mankind has witnessed
the merkabah since spiritual curiosity arose, the merkabah made its
major debut in human consciousness before Jesus was born amongst those
who practiced early Jewish mysticism. It showed up in their visions.
They began calling it merkabah, which means “to ride” or “thing to ride
in” depending on its usage. They believed it to be a spiritual chariot
of sorts. Amongst religious scholars of that time, it was hailed as a
chariot of the gods.
The merkabah became a secret doctrine,
only known to few. A few rabbi, mystics and philosophers preserved the
knowledge while many others forbid its study. Over the years, scholars
and prophets and spiritual leaders have come up with their own separate
ideas about what the merkabah is and about how to utilize it. Many of
them of course have never seen the merkabah and so they believe that it
is more of a metaphor rather than an actuality. Fast forward and now,
here we are in a world where no one agrees about the merkabah....<<<Read More>>>...
