Merkabah Mysticism
A tradition of Jewish mystical practice, developed from roughly the Second Temple period through the Talmudic and early medieval eras, centred on visionary ascent to the divine "chariot-throne" described in Ezekiel 1.
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Creatures & Figures
Merkabah Mysticism is based on Ezekiel's Wheel Vision.
Concepts & Beliefs
- Spiritualismmid-19th century – 1920s peak
Merkabah Mysticism is frequently compared to Spiritualism — Both are historical traditions of structured practice aimed at visionary or communicative contact with a non-physical realm, arising in entirely separate religious and cultural contexts.