QUESTION:
I would like to know how each of the colors correspond to the different Sefiros, and what the source for this is. (Also, I have seen about this in the sefarim of the Remak, but I want to know if it is also spoken about by the Arizal and the other mekubalim).
ANSWER:
The secret of colors is explained in the Zohar in Adra Rabbah, page 137b, where the four primary colors are mentioned: White, red, black, and green. These colors correspond to the Sefiros of Netzach, Hod, Yesod, and Chessed, Gevurah, Tiferes, and Malchus. Sometimes, “Malchus” is referred to as techeiles, [royal blue]. All other colors are mixtures of these [four primary] colors [white, red, black and green], and each color has a subtle variation of one [or several] of the four primary colors.
The main bulk of these matters is explained in the Remak’s Pardes Rimonim (Shaar 10, Shaar HaGaavanim). In the Arizal’s works, this matter is not gathered in any one place of his writings, and it is instead scattered throughout his writings.
The main bulk of these matters is explained in the Remak’s Pardes Rimonim (Shaar 10, Shaar HaGaavanim). In the Arizal’s works, this matter is not gathered in any one place of his writings, and it is instead scattered throughout his writings.
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