Holy Chayoth, the Ophannim, the Seraphim, the Cherubim, the Wheels of the Merkaba (chariot) (the Galgallim), and the ministers of the consuming fire, all smelled my scent from a distance of 365,000 myriads of parasangs, and said: “What smells like one born woman and what tastes like a white drop? Who is this that ascends on high. He is merely a gnat among those who can divide flames of fire?” Chayot are considered angels of fire, who hold up the throne of God and the earth itself. The angel smells the scent of a human, which he finds revolting. He can taste it in the air. The white drop
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