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# Re: Colour Correspondences in the Tree of Life

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- Subject: Re: [BardonPraxis] Colour Correspondences in the Tree of Life
- From: "Rawn Clark" <rawnclark@...>
- Date: Wed, 7 May 2003 17:52:18 -0700
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    Dear Peter,

    >> Recently I have been trying to delve into a greater understanding of
    the Tree of Life in preperation for working on The Key to the True
    Quaballah at a future point in time, probably years down the road in
    fact. What I'm wondering is: due to the fact that Bardon places a great
    influence upon colour, as such, it should go to reason that a great
    influence should be placed upon the colouration of the sepheroth within
    the tree of life. Or should the core essential meaning of the sepheroth
    take presendence over colour? <<

    The color attributed to a Sephirot is one of the many "voices" that the
    Sephiroth possess which express their inherent essential meaning. It is
    one doorway by which you can penetrate to a *direct* perception of a
    Sephirot's essential meaning. The only importance or value that the
    color has, is due to this fact that it expresses essential meaning. So
    it's not really a matter of 'precedence' exactly, so much as it is one
    of recognizing that EVERY form communicates essential meaning, including
    the color of the Sephirot. In other words, the color IS important
    *because it is an expression of the essential meaning*.

    For the kabbalist, the Sephirotic colors are tools, again *because they
    express essential meaning*. But it is always the essential meaning that
    the kabbalist wields when s/he is using color. For example, just
    'condensing a brilliant blue colored light' is NOT the same as
    'condensing the essential meaning of Chesed/Gedulah *as* a condensation
    of brilliant blue light'. Do you see what I'm trying to get at?

    With practice very similar to creating the "finger ritual", the
    condensation of a brilliant blue light and the condensation of the
    essential meaning of Chesed/Gedulah, become simultaneous and thereafter
    they are inseparable.

    So, yes!. Color is an important tool. It is also something unique to
    each individual's perceptual abilities. For example, take the color
    blue. To my mind's eye 'blue' evokes a very specific shade which is
    most likely different than the shade of blue that your mind's eye
    evokes. So when we say "brilliant blue" for Chesed/Gedulah, it sort of
    points the way, sort of gives you the general idea of where to begin to
    look for 'The Correct Color'. The key to recognizing when you've come
    upon 'The Correct Color' is when the color suddenly communicates its
    essential meaning to you very clearly; or rather, when it is suddenly
    very easy for you to perceive the essential meaning of Chesed/Gedulah
    within the brilliant blue color, for example.

    Studying the origins of the color attributions may prove interesting as
    well. :) The most commonly used set in the Western Tradition owes its
    origin to Alchemy. They are the colors of the metals which are
    attributed to the planets, which in turn, have been attributed to the
    planetary Sephirot in the Western Tradition (and much of the later
    Hebrew Tradition). For example, the color of Netzach is green --
    because this is the color of Venus -- because this is the color of
    oxidizing copper (verdigris, copper's patina or rust) and copper is the
    metal of Venus. Gebruah is red -- because this is the color of Mars --
    because this is the color of oxidizing iron (rust) and iron is the metal
    of Mars. Tiphareth is yellow -- because this is the color of Sol --
    because this is the color of Gold, the perfect metal which never
    oxidizes, and Gold is the metal of Sol. Etc.

    My best to you,
    :) Rawn Clark
    07 May 2003
    rawnclark@...
    rawn@...
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