The occult obsessions of Britain’s greatest scientist Sir Isaac Newton
By Damien Gayle
He laid the foundations of classical physics and is considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time.
But Sir Isaac Newton was also deeply interested in the occult and applied a scientific approach to the study of scripture and Jewish mysticism.
Now Israel’s national library, which contains a vast trove of Newton’s esoteric writings, has digitised his occult collection and posted it online.
Among the yellowed texts is Newton’s famous prediction of the apocalypse in 2060.
The quintessential scientist, Newton revolutionised the approach to physics, maths and astronomy in the 17th and 18th century.
He laid the foundations for most of classical mechanics, including the the principal of universal gravitation and the three laws of motion which bear his name.
However, the curator of Israel’s national library’s humanities collection said Newton was also a devout Christian who believed that scripture provided a ‘code’ to the natural world.
‘Today, we tend to make a distinction between science and faith, but to Newton it was all part of the same world,’ said Milka Levy-Rubin.
‘He believed that careful study of holy texts was a type of science, that if analysed correctly could predict what was to come.’
To further his understanding, Newton learned Hebrew and delved into the study of esoteric Jewish philosophy, the mysticism of Kabbala and the Talmud.
Tags: Alchemy, Isaac Newton, Royal Society
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January 21st, 2013 at 11:20 am
Newton was absolutely right. My website reveals that the gematria of creation in genesis chapter 1 is encoded in the book of Daniel, precisely because of this:-
Dan 2:21 He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding;
Such a massive change in history is encoded with the hallmark of the creator, Jesus, with the number 37
February 26th, 2013 at 5:44 pm
I find it interesting that a man that was deeply facinated by things not yet understood was able to research and prove that there was a reason and a meaning for all things he studied thus his understanding of calculus,light, and gravity. Even though Newton was a man that seemingly needed to understand,research,and prove his theories he held high his belief in God and God’s role in all things earthly. Why would a man that commited his whole life to science and mathematics and the discovery of why things are study religion and credit all things to God? Maybe because his belief in God and all things he created was just as important as his discovery of things in Math and science. It seems as if he needed to prove things before publishing or presenting them to others and just maybe his didn’t publish his occult findings because they were meant to be given to the Holy Land for some reason. I believe Sir Isaac Newton was a man who strived to understand all that was a mystery to better help and guide us and give us a clear understanding. Why can’t his biblical studies be for the same reason? I don’t know anything for sure but I do believe God is the center of all and through him we grow, learn and discover.