Scientific Validation of Mysticism

Mysticism is a human effort to go beyond what science allows, cross over beyond reasonability, stride in the land of the paradox. Historically the formal establishment of science and logic has pooh-poohed mysticism as baseless rubbish. However science today (or tomorrow) reluctantly and painfully is coming to admit our imprisonment in Darwin's cage. As published in "Applied Physics Research" Vol 17 no 2, 2025 the entire body of scientific knowledge is trapped in limitations developed through the Darwinian evolution. Our Darwinian brain sees part of the picture, most likely it sees a distorted picture of reality. This implies that unbound parts of reality are not registered by our brain and to the extent we encounter them, they look odd and unbecoming. Realizing our residence within this cage, we should exert our imagination to its fullest, explore within the absurdities that come to mind, rattle the bars of the cage as violently as possible.

In that context mysticism qualifies as efforts to break through -- and they should regard with full scientific earnestness.

"Truth is known by being, not just by thinking" is a main mystic premise. Human thinking is Darwin limited, going beyond it is in line of breaking through.

Oneness and unity is a second important mystic premise. However this notion likely emanates from human intuition suing for simplicity. It could be correct, but it could be baseless. We should admit our ignorance.

Ineffability is a clear common mystic premise, completely in line with the Cage. Our words have been formed to help our Darwinian brain to think, not to break through to non Darwinian territory.

Mysticism on its various branches offers all sort of arbitrary constructs like the Sefirot of the Kabbalah. These constructs may be valid, but we have no good reason to regard them as true.

What is important and what is valid about mysticism is that it is a conscientious effort to break through the Darwinian cage.

Read more about the Darwinian cage: innovationSP.net/challenge