Isaac Luria
1534–1572
“Lurianic Kabbalah — divine contraction, the shattering, and repair (tikkun).”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- MRMystical Receptivity10 / 10
- RTReverence for Tradition8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- CECommunal Embeddedness7 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- John Scotus EriugenaLIGHTHOUSE
Periphyseon — God as the unfolding nature that creates itself.
- Pseudo-DionysiusTHRESHOLD
Apophatic theology — what God is not, the only honest path.
- Bahya ibn PaqudaLIGHTHOUSE
Duties of the Heart — inner intention as the heart of Jewish piety.
- BonaventureTHRESHOLD
Itinerarium — the soul's journey through nature to God's depths.
- SuhrawardiLIGHTHOUSE
Illuminationist philosophy — light as the metaphysical primitive.
- Junayd of BaghdadTHRESHOLD
Sober Sufism — return to the world after fana, carrying knowledge of unity.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Isaac Luria's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Isaac Luria or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPAREIsaac Luria vs John Scotus EriugenaOn Mull's map John Scotus Eriugena sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶