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Merkaba of SoundJonathan Goldman
Merkaba of Sound
Jonathan Goldman
Merkaba of Sound WhatistheMerkaba of Sound?Tobegin,wemustaskwhattheword“Merkaba”means.Dependinguponyoursource,thewordsiseitherEgyptianoritisHebrew.
InEgyptian,theword“Mer-ka-ba”translatesassomethingsimilartotheconceptof“Body-Mind-Spirit”.“Mer”referstoaspecificlightmanifestedbytheoneGod.Itwasoftenperceivedofasbeingtwocounter-rotatingspinningfieldsoflight.“Ka”referstospiritofanindividualperson.“Ba”referstothespirit’sperceptionofreality. InHebrew,itismorefrequentlyspelledas“merkabah”,anditisusuallytranslatedasmeaningachariot.Mostspecifically,itisusedbyEzekielwhenhedescribesanobjectheencountersthatiscomposedofacombinationofcelestialbeingsaswellasinterfacingwheels.ManyperceivethatthismerkabawasactuallysomesortofdiscshapedUFO.Inparticular,theHebrewwordmerkabahmaybeunderstoodasadevicecapableofcreatinganinter-dimensionalwheel. IntheHebrewtradition,themostpopularwayofcreatingthisinter-dimensionalfieldwasthroughtherepetitivechantingoftheTetragrammaton—theDivineName—a“secret”Kaballasticsound.TheDivineNamewassaidtobethepersonalnameofGodrevealedtoMosesonMt.Sinai.ItwasanamethatliterallybecamebannedintheBibleandthenbecamelost.Becausethetruesoundingwaslost,itwaschantedastheHebrewletters“Yod”,“Hey”,“Vav”and“Hey”.Thesoundingofthe
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Tetragrammatonwassaidtocreateapowerfulenergeticchariotthroughwhichonecouldtravel.
Nearly20yearsago,IreceivedasasacredrevelationonhowtointonetheDivineName.ThiswasnotasfourseparateHebrewconsonants“Yod,Hey,Vav,Hey”,butasaspecific,harmonicallyrelatedsequenceofvowelsthatwhensoundedresonatedfromthecrowntotherootchakraandthenbacktothecrown.ItbecameapparentthatthissoundwastheTetragrammaton,theDivineName,thelostnameofGod.ThisisthesoundIamintoningon“Merkaba of Sound”.Forthoseinterestedinmoreinformationonthissubject,mybookTHE DIVINE NAME:The Sound That Can Change the Worldisaboutthisdiscovery,andhowtolearntointonethissacredsound. Withinthelasttwodecades,utilizingtheEgyptianinterpretation,theword“merkaba”hascometobeunderstoodasthegeometricformofastartetrahedron–specifically,astartetrahedroncomposedoftwocounterrotatingfieldthatspinattheratioofphi(1.618).Mostfrequenctly,thevisualizationofaphiorientedcounter-rotatingstartetrahedronhasbecamesynonymouswiththetermmerkaba.MuchofthisistheresultoftheteachingsofDrunvaloMelchizedekandcanbeinhisbooksTHE ANCIENT SECRETS OF THE FLOWER OF LIFE. Thisrecordingof“Merkaba of Sound”utilizesboththeseconcepts;resonanceoftheDivineNameasanintonedsoundaswellasincorporatingphiasasonicratiotocreateanewexperienceinsacredvibrations.Itisapowerfultooltoaligntohigherlevelsofconsciousness.
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“Merkaba of Sound”isaprojectI’vebeenworkingonformanyyears.Itiscomposedofthreedifferentsoniclayers.Thefirstlayeristhechantingofthe“Om”byLamaTashi,whoatthetimeofthisrecordingwasPrincipleChantMasteroftheDrepungLoselingMonastery.IntheHinduandTibetantradition,the“Om”isperceivedasbeingtheoriginalsoundofcreation—itis,ifyoulike,anEasternversionoftheDivineName.Inaddition,itissaidthatthesoundofthe“Om”createsthegeometricformoftheShriYantra,asacredvisualizationtool(calleda“mandala”).TheShriYantraisa2dimensionalrepresentationoftheStarTetrahedron.
Thesecondlayerof“Merkaba of Sound”iscomposedofdifferentfrequenciesthatcreateandmanifestthePhiratio.Asnotedearlier,thePhiratiois1.618andiscalledtheGoldenSectionorDivineProportion.This
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SRI YANTRASTAR TETRAHEDRON YANTRA
ratioisfoundthroughoutnature,ineverythingfromtherelationshipoftheeye,finsandtailofthelengthofadolphin’sbody,whichallfallwithinthegoldensectiontothespiralpatternsoftheNautilusseashell.LeonardoDaVinci’s“VitruvianMan”displaysthisratioasdoesmuchofthesacredarchitecturethroughourplanet.Differentsacredgeometricformsemploysthephiratios,particularly,theStarTetrahedronandthecounter-rotatingfieldspinassociatedwithitsuseintoaffectsone’sspiritandbody BookshavebeenwrittenonthePhiRatio.Forthosewithfurtherinterest,pleasecheckouttheabundanceofmaterialthatisavailable.IfirstdiscoveredtherelationshipofthePhiratioandsoundinthelate1990’sthroughworkingwithspecificallycreatedtuningsforksthatmanifestedthisratio.Theeffectwasprofound—itsoundedtomeasifIcouldbothfeelanextraordinaryspiralingaswellasheartheAngelssing.Withregardto“Merkaba of Sound”nearlyeveryaudiblesoundhasbeencreatedtobeinPhirelationshiptoanothersoundontherecording. Thethirdlayerof“Merkaba of Sound”iscomposedoftheDivineName—theTetragrammatonwhichwasdiscussedearlier.ThereistheactualintonationoftheDivineNamewhichsoundsperiodicallythroughoutthisrecording.Inadditionisanothermostextraordinarysound—whatIrefertoasthe“BreathofGod”.ItisthevocalizationoftheDivineNameencodeduponthein-breathandoutbreath.ThismannerofvibratingtheDivineNameisanothermethodutilizedintheKaballastictraditionswhichcanbefoundinmanyteachings,includingthoseofAryehKaplanandhisbookMEDITATION AND KABALLAH.
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Foruntoldcenturies,thesoundingoftheDivineNamehasbeenthemostcommonwayintheKaballisticTraditionofcreatingaMerkabainordertotraveltohigherlevelsofconsciousness.ForthosefocusedontheEgyptianperspectiveoftheMerkaba,itisinterestingtonotethatthereareteacherssuchasStephenMehler,authorofFROM LIGHT INTO DARKNESSwhosuggeststhatMoseswasactuallyahighpriestofAkhanton,thePharaohwhotriedtoinitiatethebeliefintheoneGod.ThisrelationshipsuggestsamajorinterfacebetweenHebrewKaballahandtheEgyptianMysticism.
Whetheroneisfocusedonamathematicalperspective,ageometricperspective,aspiritualperspectiveoraconsciousnessexpandingperspective;regardlessofwhetheroneiscomingfromaKaballistictradition,anEgyptiantraditionorsomeextraterrestrialtradition,“Merkaba of Sound”representsallthesetraditionsandperspectives.
Itrustyouwillenjoythiscompletedversionof“Merkaba of Sound”whichbeganmanyyearsandfinallymanifestsnow,sothatitmaybeusedasawonderfultoolofascension,consciousnessactivationandmore!
BlessingsofLight&LovethroughSound,
Jonathan Goldman
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JONATHAN GOLDMAN, M.A.isaninternationalauthorityonsoundhealingandapioneerinthefieldofharmonics.HeisauthorofHEALING SOUNDS, SHIFTING FREQUENCIES, THE LOST CHORD,thebest-sellingTHE 7 SECRETS OF SOUND HEALING, CHAKRA FREQUENCIES(co-authoredwithhiswifeAndi),andhislatestTHE DIVINE NAME,winnerofthe2011VisionaryAwardfor“BestAlternativeHealthBook”.JonathanisdirectoroftheSoundHealersAssociationandpresidentofSpiritMusic,Inc.inBoulder,Colorado.AGrammynominee,hehascreatednumerousbestselling,awardwinningrecordingsincluding“THE DIVINE NAME”(withGreggBraden),“REIKI CHANTS”, “FREQUENCIES: Sounds of Healing”, THE LOST CHORD”, “2012: ASCENSION HARMONICS”and“CHAKRA CHANTS”,doublewinnerofVisionaryAwardsfor“BestHealing-MeditationAlbum”and“AlbumoftheYear”.JonathanisalecturingmemberoftheInternationalSocietyforMusicMedicine.Hehasdedicatedhislifetothepathofservice,helpingawakenandempowerotherswiththeabilityofsoundtohealandtransform.In Spring 2011, Jonathan was named as one of Watkin’s Reviews “100 Most Spiritually Influential People on the Planet.”Also,in2011,JonathanwasinductedintotheMassageTherapy’sHallofFame.HepresentsHEALINGSOUNDSlectures,workshopsandseminarsworldwide.JonathanliveswithhiswifeAndiinBoulder,Coloradoandmaybereachedat:www.healingsounds.com.
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Produced by Jonathan Goldman
Tibetan “Deep Voice” Om”: Lama Tashi
Vocal Overtones, Divine Name Toning, Synthesizer:
Jonathan Goldman
Initial Sonic Bed: Dwight Hoffman
Additional Merkaba Effects & Mix: Charles Wilson
Cover Image: Davin
Graphics: Dave Kirby/Creative Connection
Liner notes © 2013 by Jonathan Goldman
Time: 58:44
Merkaba of SoundJonathan Goldman
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Merkaba of Sound
Jonathan Goldman