Adam KadmonAdam and the Tree of Life are made in the same pattern. In Bereshit (Genesis) we see how ELOHIM created ADAM in His (Their) own IMAGE. This Man is the living image of the universe and mirror of its Creator. The purpose of this ADAM is to work in the manifested universe as a counterbalance of the un-manifest side of existence. Even though it seems that ADAM KADMON is separated from the Absolute, the Absolute contains Him, is Him, but it is separate yet ever present in Him. This might sound contradictory and confusing, but creation is far beyond our understanding as human beings. “As above so below,” can also be thought of as within so without.

Because we are the decedents of ADAM we are a reflection of the Tree of Life. This has for use important relevance to the ideas found within the design of the Tree of Life and its hidden symbolism.

The Merkabah Rabbi’s used this images as the bases of there system of mysticism. The paper Towards the Sacred Union: The Mystical Journey of the Soul by Julienne McLean reviews much of the ideas behind the Merkabah Rabbis.

“In the Jewish mystical tradition, from ancient times - through the Merkabah and Hekhalot tradition to medieval Kabbalah to the present time - there has been a constant theme referring to the mystic who journeys to the Throne of God through the mythological or spiritual realm of the seven heavens. The earliest phase of Jewish mysticism, before its crystallization in the medieval Kabbalah, is the longest - from the 1st century BC to the 10th century AD - and is known variously as the Merkabah tradition, Chariot or throne mysticism. It developed from speculations about the prophetic visions of the Old Testament, primarily on Genesis, Ezekiel, Isaiah and Kings. Typically, during the early era, the visionary or mystic was taken up to the heavenly sphere and perceived the Holy One or Divine King sitting on a throne, supported by a chariot in crystal firmament, and surrounded by fire with the cherubim and four living creatures nearby.

The first full-scale presentation of Merkabah, or Chariot mysticism, is contained in the visionary writings known as the Hekhalot books. This literature, dating from the 3rd to the 10th century, elaborates on the essential themes of the Old Testament’s prophetic visions. Primarily, it is based upon the first chapters of Genesis and Ezekiel. These visionary writings consist of descriptions of certain hekhalot, or heavenly halls or palaces.

The deepest desire of the mystic was to reach this realm, during ascent to the heavens, in order to contemplate the splendor of the Shekinah and the majesty of the Holy One. The Gnostic, or mystic, Journeyed through a series of seven chambers, or palaces, envisaged as a series of concentric circles and in the seventh and innermost chamber found the throne of the Divine Glory of God.”

The Merkabah Rabbi’s used a system of meditation to enter the seven palaces of the Qabalah. The method that they used to do this is unknown. Based on the ADAM KADMON diagram we do find points on the human form that relate to points of energy with in the body. Through the use of geometry and the above diagram one can find a relationship to the eastern idea of chakras.

I believe that the seven palaces referred to by the Merkabah Rabbi’s was a method of path working up the middle pillar of the tree, within them selves. Each palace is a physical energy point along the middle pillar

The Merkabah Rabbi’s may have used a form of meditation or trance work to uncover the knowledge needed to enter each of the palaces that they found alone the way up the pillar.

The energy points found with this system would be the Crown being Kether. The throat being the junction point of the 13 and 14 paths. The third point is Da’at ruling over the Heart, etc.

The following table will give some ideas as to the relationship and meaning behind the Merkabah Rabbi’s system of palaces or energy points within the body of ADAM KADMON. This will give you the bases to develop the system of inner palaces and how to travel to them.

 Energy Points

SephirothPlanets Palace

Presided Over

1 Crown Kether Zodiac Holy of Holies Enoch2 Throat Chokmah/Binah Saturn Palace of Love Moses3 Heart Da'at   Palace of Purification Adraham4 Solar Plexus Chesed/Geburah Jupiter/Mars Palace of Joy Michael

5 Genitals Tiphareth SunEssence of the Heavens Jacob

6 Knees Netzach/Hod Venus/MercuryPalace of Abundance Elijah

7 Feet Yesod Moon Court of Sapphire Joseph