The Mystery of Light

[Lalwendë]

We could think of Eru as the pure Light, splintered into all colours -specifically into the colours of the Five Wizards in this case, so that Saruman's 'White' Light is no 'purer' or more 'holy' than Gandalf's Grey or Radaghast's Brown. In breaking the 'White' Light was Saruman breaking himself, or fragmenting the Light of Eru within himself?

Ah, did Eru indeed break the Light of himself to create the Istari? Is this why they are of many colours? And in attempting this feat himself, and then making himself Saruman the many-coloured, could Saruman have been trying to combine all the colours of the other wizards into his own being?

Possibly Eru was White himself - the White Light, and Saruman was 'blessed' with this Divinity but chose to break it, as Eru did before him. And he failed because he was indeed playing about with something he should not have attempted.

Something might be implied by the staff, too. Is it a Prism which breaks light?

I now need my straightjacket, but I'm enjoying the madness that's taking me there!