Lurianic Kabbalah as an Empirical Science

The academic study of Lurianic Kabbalah has focused on its mythological, symbolic, historical, philological, literary, and psychological dimensions. Parallels between its cosmological doctrines and modern cosmology have been observed in those contexts. This study proposes an alternative perspective: Lurianic Kabbalah can be approached neurocosmologically by an investigation of Reissner’s fiber, an enigmatic, anomalous, strategically located filament originating from the center of the brain. The reach of the metaphors and symbols used in kabbalistic texts exceeds our grasp, but a literal interpretation of certain terms provides a blueprint for uniting heaven and earth. My aim is to encourage further research about the fiber in the context of quantum neurobiology and neurocosmology, and to provide new contexts for understanding and practicing Kabbalah.

Keywords: Isaac Luria, Kabbalah, Neurotheology, Neurocosmology, Spirituality, Reissner’s Fiber.