Torah in Black Fire, White Fire: Weekly Torah Portions in Light of PaRDeS

Torah in Black Fire, White Fire.Everything in the Heavens and the Earth is ultimately a manifestation of primordial Hiyuli energy. Even the Torah, in all of its layers: Pshat, Remez, Drash, and Sod is ultimately energy.The Torah is far more than a book of words, it is the manifestation of the Primordial Light of Life itself.This is why the Torah is described as being the Light of Black Fire written on the Light of White Fire. The Black Fire is a reference to the Nefesh understanding of the Torah. The White Fire is a reference to the Ruah understanding of the Torah. This is the foundation of what we call Pshat and Sod.There is Torah that applies to the physical world of Asiyah (Pshat), and then there is Torah at a deeper level that applies to higher dimensional realm of Yetzirah (Sod). But of all its layers and manifestations, Torah is one, just as the Creator is one!The Light of the Torah in Black Fire and White Fire, in Pshat and Sod, in practical relevant down-to-earth lessons, and in more sublime internal psychic, psychological truths is our path home to that place internally within us, and externally in the world that brings us back to peace. Read more