Ive been studying jewish mysticism for a while now and Im also a huge computer geek. I was reading the meanings of the sefirah on the tree of life one day when I suddenly felt a familiar ring in my mind. I eventually started to notice a pattern between The path from mankind to the godhead and the way that a computer will input and output information to its user.
It would take too long a post to explain in detail but basically the physical characteristics of a computers primary functions will almost perfectly mask the path to god on the Qabalistic tree of life. If anyone else has seen signs of this or have any questions about this feel free.
I just think its funny when all faiths believe we mimick our creator through our creations and the computer is a prototype of a thinking machine or an independant form of energetic action.
RE: Playing God...[qabalah]
I've just read your post and it made me chuckle.:D
After years of being an artist and musician, I've only ever been into natural and organic arts. 2 years ago I started a degree in Sonic Arts,(sound as a fine art) and ever since have mainly worked in the digital domain. All I can say is it doesn't get any more natural than this. Through basic science and algorithms my sound art has evolved in a manner that Darwin would have thought fit!
There is something very divine about this medium and it just reinforces what I always knew; that science is indeed art in it's most intense form.
From a fellow albeit closet geek!
RE: Playing God...[qabalah]
Just found this forum and saw your post. I have seen the same things, and have studied the alignment of the Tree Of Life with scientific knowledge ever since 1982! The correspondences with science are all there for one to see. However, one must approach it with an "integrative" rather than "reductionist" mindset. I believe Qabalah describes how the various levels of existence interrelate with one another in a highly structured manner.
My profession is control systems design, of which computers perform the critical computations of loop closure to transform inputs (feedback & knowledge) to outputs (commands and action). Each of the four levels of the Tree Of Life represent a distinct level of control abstraction. All the way from the direct level of physical control in Malkuth, up to the level of ethereal control in the supernal triad. Information constantly flows up and down the Tree. Feedback from our senses in the physical world flow up the Tree, and the results of our decisions on what to Create flow down the Tree.
In essence, I believe the Tree Of Life is the ultimate architecture block diagram for creating any sort of balanced system. Its usefulness in science and engineering for our future cannot be understated.
Cheers,
HumanMatrix
RE: Playing God...[qabalah]
I am very proud of my geekdom lol. Its what is going to make me rich one day so I can quit worrying about little green pieces of paper and shiny little discs of metal and get back to actually living my life.
HumanMatrix, Im impressed by your response. You sound very well educated or at least self educated.
I kind of want to put the image I made on here to show everyone but I have plans to use it in a future book of mine so I think Ill hold off. Internet is funny to me like that. Thats why I stopped having my poetry on my personal site years back, people liked it too much and it scared me.
RE: Playing God...[qabalah]
When computers mess up - there's a logical explanation.
It takes a human to mess up big time! [sm=rollaugh.gif]
Re. Playing God & Doing God's job - No prob - No effort - It just is!
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