Meaning of the Belt Colors

	White light appears pure and brilliant, but when you direct the light through a prism, you can see the white light is compose of all the colors of the spectrum.  it represents the beginner, with a vision pure and pristine.  When the beginner is directed through the prism of training with sincerity and effort, you can see his potential.  He is the seed hidden beneath winter's snow.
	Yellow represents the warmth of the winter's sun that melts the winter's snow and allows the seed to germinate.  This is the birth of consciousness and purpose of action.
	Green is the color of the sprout and represents the spring when growth and activity abound.
	Blue is the color of youth, ambition and rapid growth.  The seedling is now reaching for the blue sky.
	Red represents the summer's sun that swelters with the intensity of the flowering arts.
	Black is the color of mastery.  No color added to this color can change or improve it.  This completes a cycle that is now begun again.