The greatest of all the mystical teachings is the ascension of consciousness so that one can transcend the physical body and earthly realms. Clare and William Henry investigate the arcanum of the rainbow body of light as depicted in many works of art from Egypt, Tibet and Christendom.

Images of wheels with wings feature prominently in early Christian artwork and they may be depicting vehicles for ascension. Clare and William Henry explain that these images of ascension thrones, depicted as wheels with wings and eyes, represent the crossover of Merkaba mysticism into Christianity.