Qabalah and String Theory

[Dyothelite]

Has anyone ever thought about the similarities of the 10 dimensional geometry of Hebrew Qabalah (Kabbalah) and the ten-dimensional model of string theory?

Interested in starting the discussion.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Dyothelite

Has anyone ever thought about the similarities of the 10 dimensional geometry of Hebrew Qabalah (Kabbalah) and the ten-dimensional model of string theory?

Interested in starting the discussion.

Such discussion is afoot, but as string theory is relatively recent the topic of a join to Qabalah is sparce. I submit both areas are rife with contention and any join, no less so.

Originally Posted by Wicky

The Tree of Life of the Kabbalah has been theorized to have possibly been derived from Assyrian theology and mysticism. Dr. Simo Parpola, a researcher at the University of Helsinki, has made some suggestive findings on the matter, particularly concerning an analysis of the Sepiroth. Noting the general similarity between the Sepiroth of the Kabbalah and the Tree of Life of Assyria, he reconstructed what an Assyrian antecedent to the Sepiroth would look like.[1] He matched the characteristics of the Sepiroth to the gods of Assyria, and was able to demonstrate textual parallels between these Assyrian gods and the characteristics of the Hebrew god. The Assyrians assigned specific numbers to their gods, similar to how the Sepiroth are assigned numbers. However, the Assyrians use a sexagesimal number system, whereas the Sepiroth is decimal. With the Assyrian numbers, additional layers of meaning and mystical relevance appear in the Sepiroth. Normally, floating above the Assyrian Tree of Life was the god Assur, this corresponds to Ain Soph, which is also, via a series of transformations, derived from the Assyrian word Assur. Furthermore, Dr. Parpola was able to re-interpret various Assyrian tablets in the terms of this primitive Sepiroth, such as the Epic Of Gilgamesh, and in doing so was able to reveal that the scribes themselves had been writing philosophical-mystical tracts, rather than mere adventure stories. Traces of this Assyrian mode of thought and philosophy eventually makes reappearances in Greek Philosophy and the Kabbalah.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sephirah

Have you read the Epic of Gilgamesh?
http://www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/...st/mi-wtst.htm

[Dyothelite]

I would like to revisit this. Is anyone out there familiar with Qabalah? Maybe I should start a new thread.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Dyothelite

I would like to revisit this. Is anyone out there familiar with Qabalah? Maybe I should start a new thread.

Start a new thread to what end? The subject is well enough expressed by your title and you haven't yet offered your view or responded to the one post you received in reply. What similarities do you see besides both topics sharing the number ten?

Discuss.

[Turtle]

You may find this article interesting; particularly the two books it is predicated on.

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