Note What if we used spiritual instead of quantum? But if that is too strong for you, how about æther?

Could these spiritual effects be quantum entities—manifesting as both waves and particles? Could they actually be multi-dimensional entities that interact with our reality in many ways—some supportive, some destructive? In fact, those that we experience as quantum, or what we define (or sometimes assume) as quantum, could be just points (or particles) of their consciousnesses that we are perceiving relating to our reality. This ocean of potentiality would be dark to us, for it will radiate no light in our universe—what we might term dark energy.

What we perceive as particles are the “actions” of these entities. Like a thought, they “energy at rest” or massless, singletons in a sense. It is not still, but rather contained. If an event is quantifiable, we have become conscious of it.

All form that we perceive has to have an inherent state of order that must be maintained. It is “at rest”, but not necessarily still. It is differentiated from the background of chaos—which is imperceptible, or a higher, more complex, state of order—by its embracing a certain pattern.

These quantum entities could be represented by the metaphor of a pebble thrown into water. The pebble is the particle/entity, the waves are the disturbance in the surrounding field.

The science in Kabbalah is an exploration from the perspective of infinity, as opposed to the anthrocentric viewpoint of the onlooker. It is like projective geometry, where the image is drawn from the lines that extend from the point at infinity, rather than the normal way of the lines disappearing towards the infinite point. In the religious context in which Kabbalah arose, we would say it is looking at the world from G-d’s throne, instead of trying to reach the upper realms from here. That is the science—the practice might differ.

The first principle, upon which all others are derived is that G-d exists and He is One, expressed through the Shma. The second is that we are active participants in this. That there are things we can do to affect our relationship with this reality in which we exist. Thus, the second principle is that it is possible to meet this Source of everything. This is derived from the first, for, if G-d exists, and He is everything, and everything is in Him, then we must be able to encounter, if not G-d, then through the effects thereof, His minions. But beware, such an encounter could be life-changing, for “none may gaze upon My face, and live.” Not that you will necessary die a physical death, but you may experience a rebirth.

Thus Kabbalah has two main streams. One is referred to as Maaseh Bereishit, the work of Creation, and the second as Maaseh Merkavah, the work of the Chariot. The first focuses on the miracle of existence, and its source. The second on the methods and practice which bring us closer to an encounter with the Divine.

Science’s strength is in its ability to predict i.e., prophesize, the future. But it has severe limitations that it is generally unwilling to admit. Read the fine print, as they would say. It is this aspect of science that inspires us, for there is a soul response to any prophesy, or one that can prophesize—or promise to! And until the prophesy has, or has not, been fulfilled, who can judge its veracity? And, if you are constantly being bombarded, through an ever-present media, with prophesies—of global warming, of PFAS contamination, of impending shortages, critical weather conditions… my, it is endless… who can even remember the previous set of prophesies, most of which were, if not downright fabrications, grossly inaccurate!