Re: Colour Correspondences in the Tree of Life

["peter_reist" <peter_reist@...>]

Dear Rawn,

>>>Well, take for example the color associated with Aleph, a "light 
blue". This is an approximation since 'light blue' will be a 
different color for each individual. Reading this list prior to 
having completed Step Eight of IIH, it may seem all straight forward, 
but a Step Eight initiate is, at that point, dealing with the direct 
perception of essential meanings and will realize that 'light blue' 
is only meant as a guide, not as a definitive statement.<<<

So the "light blue" is meant to express the essential meaning of 
Aleph. Yet "light blue" is different for each person, despite the 
fact that the essential meaning of Aleph should be the same. Which 
doesn't make much sense to me, or am I trying to rationalize an 
essentially intuitive process overly much?

>>>The key is to develop your ability to directly perceive essential
meaning. Once this ability is developed, it's then a simple matter of 
directing it upon the Letters , Sephirot, etc. If you look back to my
recent reply to EMC's "Gems of Akasha" thread (here on the 
BardonPraxis), you'll find a simple, yet highly effective, exercise 
for training the direct perception of essential meaning.<<<

Let's see if I can put this little technique into my own words. One 
starts to look for the essential meaning of things where essental 
meaning is clearly expressed. Then move onto other things in which 
essental meaning is less clearly expressed.

So, how do you know that you've hit upon the essential meaning of a 
thing? I mean, if I looked at that figure of Quasi Moto I might get 
the feeling of hurt and lonliness whereas, as you stated, one could 
also interpret it as hurt innocence. Is this direct perception of 
essential meaning? Or is it rather the perception of essential 
meaning through the filter of one's own psyche?

For example, when I look for the direct perception of a broom, I get 
the feeling of "sweeping dust and debris" as it's essential meaning. 
Yet at the same time I know that that broom can be used for a 
multitude of other uses that this broom could be used for. The 
statement of essential meaning of "sweeping dust and debris" would 
just appear to be the most common use for a broom, not exactly the 
best expression of essential meaning...

Love and Live well,
Peter Reist