The Kabbalists certainly did. They explored this very idea through the concept of radiant splendor and the mystical apertures of the soul.

Now, imagine the face as a mirror reflecting the entirety of the soul. According to the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, what shines from the face is a comprehensive expression, a complete picture. But, what about the individual expressions that leak out, the glimpses we catch through the "apertures"?

These apertures, the eyes, ears, nose, and mouth, aren't just physical openings. Kabbalistically, they are pathways through which specific aspects of the soul manifest. Each one prepares the way for providence, divine guidance, through the mysteries of sight, hearing, smell, and speech. It's like each sense is a specialized tool, custom-built for interacting with and shaping the world.

Afterward, says the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah, these "fissures" with their inner lights become the very senses themselves. They become the seat of governance because the soul uses these emerging lights to oversee and guide things properly. Think of it like this: The soul is the CEO, and the senses are the executive team, each managing a critical department.

However – and this is important – the root of this providence, the very source of these senses' functions, goes all the way back into the interior of Adam Kadmon, the primordial human, a concept we won’t dive into deeply right now. What we are concerned with is what bursts forth and flows out to create these apertures and, therefore, the senses.

This "bursting forth" forms a second radiant splendor, a kind of aura that covers the splendor of the face itself. Picture it like layers of light, each illuminating a different aspect of the soul's expression.

The Kabbalistic masters taught that this second glow is drawn against the face, but it isn't directly attached to it. The first radiance, the one emanating directly from the face, is the only one truly connected. The second is more like a mask, a filter, a way the inner light is shaped and presented to the outside world.

It’s a subtle distinction, but it points to the complex relationship between our inner selves and how we present ourselves to the world. This second splendor, this outward expression, is what allows us to interact with the world, to perceive, to communicate, and to ultimately enact providence.

All of this, the Kalach Pitchei Chokhmah concludes, would be visible if radiant splendor were visible. If we could truly see the layers of light, the flows of energy, we would understand the intricate dance between the soul and the senses. We would see how our inner light shapes our outer world and how, in turn, our experiences shape our souls. What a thought, right?