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A vision of the Divine Merkava is described in detail in Ezekiel Chapter 1.  The Hebrew word מרכבה (Merkava) means a vehicle; or a combination (of abilities).  The Kabbalah teaches that the more one becomes aware of one’s Eternal Soul, the more one sees oneself as a Merkava for the Shechinah.  The Tree of Life Diagram in this drawing has 13 Sefirot (instead of the traditional 10) that form two Magen Davids embedded in a large figure 8.  13 is the Gematria of the Hebrew word for 'One' אחד (echad).  13 is also the Gematria of the Hebrew word for 'Love' אהבה (ahava).  Putting these two 13s… more