nigredo

• “In the Jungian archetypal schema the nigredo is the Shadow; albedo refers to the anima/animus (contrasexual soul images); citrinitas is the Wise old man (or woman) archetype; and rubedo is the Self archetype, which has achieved wholeness.”

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• “Being in the nigredo is a kind of fermentation, a purification.”

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• “Just as the integration of shadow elements into consciousness is the first step toward individuation, working with the nigredo is the first step in the psycho-spiritual transformation of physical lead into spiritual gold.”

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• “The wide and complicated web of schools taught the various aspects of alchemy, involving the philosophy of its Magnum Opus (The Great Work) that consisted of: "nigredo" (or putrefactio), the blackening (or putrefaction) - referring to individuation, purification, burning impurity; "albedo", whitening - meaning enlightenment or becoming spiritual, and "rubedo", the reddening - namely the unity of man with god, merging of the limited into the unlimited.”

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• “The other three alchemical stages were nigredo (blackness), albedo (whiteness), and rubedo (redness).”

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• “Crows are often pictured in images of the nigredo.”

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• “In the glaring light of love, the nigredo can be purified.”

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• “This is the shadow stuff that Jung talked about as the alchemical nigredo:”

  Collage: Neck Deep in the Nigredo

• “The process, according to Jung, usually begins at the nigredo stage, which is characterized by self-reflection and a state of dissolution.”

  Collage: Neck Deep in the Nigredo

• “But after having coffee with my friend Susie this morning, I realized that I am neck deep in the alchemical process of the nigredo.”

  Collage: Neck Deep in the Nigredo

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