AE 372a - a black horse

AE 372a
And behold, a black horse,
(Revelation 6:6)
signifies the understanding of the Word destroyed in respect to truth.
This is evident from the signification of "horse,"
as being the understanding;
also from the signification of "black," as being what is not true . . ..
"Black" signifies what is not true,
because "white" signifies what is true.
. . . "White" is predicated of truth and signifies it,
because white has its origin in the brightness of light,
and "light" signifies truth;
and "black" is predicated of what is not true and signifies it,
because black has its origin in darkness, that is, from the privation of light;
and because darkness exists from the privation of light
it signifies the ignorance of truth.
That "a black horse" here signifies
the understanding of the Word destroyed in respect to truth,
is evident from the signification of "the red horse",
as being the understanding destroyed in respect to good.