Through Jung [Pauli] became very interested in various…
““Through Jung [Pauli] became very interested in various kinds of mysticism, including Jewish mysticism. This led Pauli to develop a friendship with Gershom Scholem, the world's greatest authority in that field and in the Cabala, … On one occasion Scholem asked me to tell him about unsolved problems in modern physics. … When I mentioned this number --137-- to Scholem, … He told me that in Hebrew … The number corresponding to the word 'cabala' happens to be 137.””
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Weuli connected physics with mysticism, noting that the Hebrew gematria of “cabala” equals 137, a significant number in physics.
In simple terms: Weuli saw a link between mysticism and physics via the number 137.
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- academic research
- personal curiosity
- cross‑cultural dialogue
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- How do symbolic numbers influence scientific thinking?
- Can mysticism inform scientific inquiry?
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