Merkavah (Divine Chariot): Difference between revisions
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From the waste of the Merkavah of Asiyah come all the physical influences of this world. From the eagle face in the Merkavah of Asiyah, through a chain of descent, come the birds of this world. The lion face in the Merkavah is the root of the life-force of the wild animals in this world. From the ox face in the Merkavah of Asiyah, through many chains of descent, comes the root of the soul of domesticated animals, and from there comes the animal soul of humans. And from the aspect of the Man on the Throne comes the G-dly soul within humans. | From the waste of the Merkavah of Asiyah come all the physical influences of this world. From the eagle face in the Merkavah of Asiyah, through a chain of descent, come the birds of this world. The lion face in the Merkavah is the root of the life-force of the wild animals in this world. From the ox face in the Merkavah of Asiyah, through many chains of descent, comes the root of the soul of domesticated animals, and from there comes the animal soul of humans. And from the aspect of the Man on the Throne comes the G-dly soul within humans. | ||
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