You have to read him with a selective eye. But this little bit of Heschel struck me as very “modern,” when he writes, “…the ineffable is cryptic, inarticulate: dots, marks of secret meaning, scattered hints…” (Man Is Not Alone, p.75). These dots and mark appear in chapter 9, “In the Presence of God.”
hard now not to read such things without thinking of encryption/codebreaking
sounds more like signs from beyond that entice..flashes shining forth -or shadows that alllude to.but that not inviting us to even try breaking codes or of getting a real hold on something.