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  • My initial research into the merkabah rider phenomenon, which is this ecstatic mystical ascendancy experience dating back to Ezekiel's chariot vision in the Bible, just sort of opened up the world of Jewish folklore to me.

    Interview with Ed Erdelac (Interview by Mihir Wanchoo) Cindy 2010

  • Then a couple years ago I came across the term 'merkabah rider' in an angelology book, and the image of a Hasidic man with blue glass spectacles embossed with the Seals of Solomon, riding a fiery ethereal horse and wearing a gun belt just jumped into my mind.

    Interview with Ed Erdelac (Interview by Mihir Wanchoo) Cindy 2010

  • My initial research into the merkabah rider phenomenon, which is this ecstatic mystical ascendancy experience dating back to Ezekiel's chariot vision in the Bible, just sort of opened up the world of Jewish folklore to me.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Liviu 2010

  • Then a couple years ago I came across the term 'merkabah rider' in an angelology book, and the image of a Hasidic man with blue glass spectacles embossed with the Seals of Solomon, riding a fiery ethereal horse and wearing a gun belt just jumped into my mind.

    Archive 2010-03-01 Liviu 2010

  • She listened with half an ear as he explained about the Jewish idea of the merkabah, or chariot, mystical experience, the "lifting up" of the devotee to the divine presence.

    A Darker Place King, Laurie R. 1999

  • I know what a merkabah is, & mama badu never disappoints with the names she chooses for her babies. sirius 7, merkaba … you are on the higher path, erykah.

    Celebrity Baby Blog 2009

  • Learn how to add sacred geometry to your crystal treatments, the flower of life, the merkabah star, and the five platonic solids.

    CapeCodToday Blog Chowder 2009

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