Order of St. Gabriel Study Guide - Magdalene Circle

Book of the Hekalot: Chambers in the Divine PalaceWhen the vision bringer Elijah stood at the mouth of the cave,having been called to come out by Ha-Shem, it is written:“Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splittingmountains and breaking rocks in pieces before Yahweh, butYahweh was not in the wind; after the wind and earthquake, butYahweh was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake afire, but Yahweh was not in the fire; after the fire a sound of sheersilence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his mantleand went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. Then therecame a voice to him…” (1 Kings 19:11-13).The Mantle of the ProphetFirst it must be said, if you wish to ride the Holy Merkavah youmust know how to pray and meditate, and how to worship in the presence of Ha-Shem, and so alsoyou must know how to consecrate a holy mantle (tallit, or prayer shawl), for it is unseemly to go beforethe Holy One without a light vesture; having consecrated your mantle as the mantle of Elijah, enterinto the Tent of Meeting (Makom) only when you have purified yourself and are sanctified by the HolyShekinah – let nothing unholy or impure taint the Holy Abode.There is power in the mantle of the prophet, for the Names of the Holy One are in it, and the blessingsof the archangels are upon it, and it has become woven with the Light and Fire of the Holy Shekinah –and so it is a vehicle of Light Transmission, Divine Revelation. Throwing his mantle over Elisha, Elijahchose and empowered his disciple according to the will of Ha-Shem, and so with his mantle Elijahparted the waters of the Sacred Jordan, and the place where the waters parted the Father entered intothe Entirety in the form of a Holy Dove of White Brilliance, the Spirit of Messiah; when Elijah was takenup by a strong whirling wind in divine rapture, passing his mantle to Elisha he passed the power of theBaal Shem, the Master of the Name, to Elisha, and the prophecy of the coming of the Messiah wasconfirmed above and below.When your prayers are acceptable to Yahweh Elohim and your meditation runs deep (hitbodedut),then the Supreme will consecrate your mantle through his Supernal Shekinah, the Supreme Mother,and Yahweh will speak with you in Elohim, and you will behold the appearance of Yahweh ElohimShaddai; then holy angel of Adonai will walk with you wherever you go, and wherever you go thatplace will be holy, for the Holy Shekinah will be in that place.You can go out to a place of power and consecrate your mantle in Sacred Circle, calling upon Ha-Shemand the Holy Shekinah, and invoking the Divine Powers, but until the Supreme and Shekinah of theSupreme ordains you, and consecrates and sanctifies your mantle, it is not the mantle of the prophet,48