It is remarkable that the famous psychologist, Carl Gustav Jung, on the occasion of his 80th birthday, made the notable public comment that 'Rabbi Dov Baer, the Maggid of Mezerich, completely anticipated the insights of my psychological system.' Just one example of how Hasidism, through its engagement with the Kabbalah and its wisdom, had made significant advances and drawn upon sacred textual sources to enhance the understanding of the existential aspects of human life, well in advance of mainstream science to which our secular culture gives priority as a source of understanding and insight. To show that this general situation applies across multiple fields of science related to the study of human consciousness is the daunting task that Dr. Schipper addresses in this landmark text. The idea that Kabbalistic understanding underscores and enhances the advances that modern science has made in recent times is both pragmatically valuable and of great general interest. It also helps us to recognize basic truths related to the fundamental nature of human existence. It is this important subject matter, that Dr Schipper addresses with depth of understanding across a broad swath of scientific study related to crucial human concerns in this monograph.
I cannot possibly recommend this book highly enough for anyone interested in the intersection between the wisdom conveyed in Kabbalistic sources, and advances in 21-century science. The convergences that Dr. Schipper notes and explicates are truly breath-taking. The book provides a comprehensive background in basic Kabbalistic principles which is sufficiently detailed but not completely overwhelming for the novice who has no background in Kabbalah study. Similarly, the explanations of the related advances in Quantum Physics, particularly with respect to the metaphysical implications of the Bohmian Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (really, its an 'organics' rather than a 'mechanics' in the approach of David Bohm and colleagues), to Consciousness studies and the current turn in psychology and philosophy to 'panpsychism', and to the underlying advances in Cognitive Neuroscience, are accessible and accurate in the opinion of this reviewer (whose background is in Brain Injury Medicine). The book makes a cogent and compelling argument for how Kabbalistic principles anticipated and enhance the understanding of all of these fields and that by drawing together the advanced wisdom drawn from Kabbalistic sources, one can deepen one's appreciation for the significance of the scientific advances that are now being made in fields of great significance to our understanding of what it means to be a human being at this crucial point in the history of our species.
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