Seven Spirits of God and ROY G BIV
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...abijah wrote: Fri Feb 03, 2023 11:20 pm I definitely see the connection.
In the scriptures when it talks about God 'putting his bow in the cloud', it's the imagery of a warrior putting down his. It's an archery bow, which is why rainbows curve like that.
The idea of the seven individual spirits being combined into a singular weapon (supra`identity) is also found in Isaiah 11, where the seven-fold spirits (of 'counsel', of 'understanding', and so forth - total of 7) proceed out of the Messiah's mouth as a collective weapon that slays the wicked.
The first time God uses Light as a weapon is in the very beginning when He speaks it out of darkness in order to separate the light from dark (like how a sword separates).
In Genesis 1 it's just 'light', whereas post-Flood we see this pattern where 1 - - - - > 7, the singular gets divided into seven (colours).
There's also a rabbithole of how the seven-fold lights/colours relate to the seven-fold waters/rivers, but idk..
Isaiah 11
2 And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD... [seven spirits]
15 And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
. It's an archery bow, which is why rainbows curve like that. 
).QUESTION: if we assume the 7 spirits of God are like roygbiv in that they are different spectrum or aspects of the same light, which of the seven spirits would map to the archetype trickster?
CHATGPT: Good question. If we treat the **Seven Spirits of God** as the full spectrum of divine light (like ROYGBIV, each distinct yet united in one white light), then each “color” or spirit embodies a different divine aspect. The **trickster archetype** is interesting because it’s not inherently “evil” — it destabilizes, questions, exposes, and rebalances. It’s disruptive, but often in service of deeper truth.
If we map that to Isaiah 11:2 (the usual list people draw from):
* Spirit of the LORD
* Spirit of Wisdom
* Spirit of Understanding
* Spirit of Counsel
* Spirit of Might
* Spirit of Knowledge
* Spirit of the Fear of the LORD
Here’s how the mapping could make sense in relation to a trickster:
1. **Spirit of Wisdom (Yellow/Orange?)** – A trickster often uses paradoxical wisdom; they dismantle false certainty by turning things upside down. But tricksters can be too playful to fit *pure wisdom*.
2. **Spirit of Understanding (Indigo)** – Tricksters see through appearances, finding hidden connections others miss.
3. **Spirit of Counsel (Green)** – Tricksters “advise” in ways that seem misleading at first but reveal hidden paths.
4. **Spirit of Might (Red)** – Not a fit — the trickster doesn’t overpower, they outwit.
5. **Spirit of Knowledge (Blue)** – Fits strongly: knowledge allows the trickster to manipulate, reveal, and redirect.
6. **Spirit of the Fear of the LORD (Violet)** – Tricksters *diminish* fear of men and institutions, sometimes intensifying reverence for God alone.
7. **Spirit of the LORD (White, unifying)** – Not specific to trickster; this is the whole.
If we assign one: I’d say the **Spirit of Knowledge** maps most closely to the trickster archetype. The trickster plays with hidden truths, partial truths, and the gap between what people think they know and what *is*. They expose pride, hubris, or false authority. In ROYGBIV terms, I’d give this to **blue** — fluid, shifting, deep like water, both revealing and concealing.
That said, the trickster may actually dance between **Knowledge** and **Understanding**, since both are about revealing unseen layers.
Would you like me to sketch a full ROYGBIV → Seven Spirits mapping (with each archetype it resonates with), so the trickster sits in its place as part of a broader pattern?
CHATGPT: Good question. If we treat the **Seven Spirits of God** as the full spectrum of divine light (like ROYGBIV, each distinct yet united in one white light), then each “color” or spirit embodies a different divine aspect. The **trickster archetype** is interesting because it’s not inherently “evil” — it destabilizes, questions, exposes, and rebalances. It’s disruptive, but often in service of deeper truth.
If we map that to Isaiah 11:2 (the usual list people draw from):
* Spirit of the LORD
* Spirit of Wisdom
* Spirit of Understanding
* Spirit of Counsel
* Spirit of Might
* Spirit of Knowledge
* Spirit of the Fear of the LORD
Here’s how the mapping could make sense in relation to a trickster:
1. **Spirit of Wisdom (Yellow/Orange?)** – A trickster often uses paradoxical wisdom; they dismantle false certainty by turning things upside down. But tricksters can be too playful to fit *pure wisdom*.
2. **Spirit of Understanding (Indigo)** – Tricksters see through appearances, finding hidden connections others miss.
3. **Spirit of Counsel (Green)** – Tricksters “advise” in ways that seem misleading at first but reveal hidden paths.
4. **Spirit of Might (Red)** – Not a fit — the trickster doesn’t overpower, they outwit.
5. **Spirit of Knowledge (Blue)** – Fits strongly: knowledge allows the trickster to manipulate, reveal, and redirect.
6. **Spirit of the Fear of the LORD (Violet)** – Tricksters *diminish* fear of men and institutions, sometimes intensifying reverence for God alone.
7. **Spirit of the LORD (White, unifying)** – Not specific to trickster; this is the whole.
If we assign one: I’d say the **Spirit of Knowledge** maps most closely to the trickster archetype. The trickster plays with hidden truths, partial truths, and the gap between what people think they know and what *is*. They expose pride, hubris, or false authority. In ROYGBIV terms, I’d give this to **blue** — fluid, shifting, deep like water, both revealing and concealing.That said, the trickster may actually dance between **Knowledge** and **Understanding**, since both are about revealing unseen layers.
Would you like me to sketch a full ROYGBIV → Seven Spirits mapping (with each archetype it resonates with), so the trickster sits in its place as part of a broader pattern?
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