Negredo
Acrylic, powdered mica and charcoal on canvas
2020
30 x 20 inches (76 x 50.7cm)
The First Stage in the Alchemical Process
– the Negredo (or ‘the blackening’) is a state of darkness which brings about the disintegration of forms. For the individual, this involves surrendering to a process by which the psyche returns to its state of origination.
– the Negredo (or ‘the blackening’) is a state of darkness which brings about the disintegration of forms. For the individual, this involves surrendering to a process by which the psyche returns to its state of origination.
Albedo
Acrylic, oil pastels, and charcoal on canvas
2020
30 x 20 inches (76 x 50.7cm)
The Second Stage in the Alchemical Process
– Albedo (or ‘e whitening’), is a visual projection the second step in the alchemical opus whereby the light of illumination emerges from the darkness of the unconscious.
– Albedo (or ‘e whitening’), is a visual projection the second step in the alchemical opus whereby the light of illumination emerges from the darkness of the unconscious.
Citrinitas (Xanthosis)
Acrylic, oil pastels, and charcoal on canvas
2020
30 x 20 inches (76 x 50.7cm)
Approaching ‘Rubedo’
Acrylic on canvas
2020
30 x 20 inches (76 x 50.7cm)
The Final Stage in the Magnum Opus
– ‘Rubedo’(or ‘the reddening’), is a visual projection of the final stage in the alchemical opus. It marks the completion and concretisation of the individuation process whereby one comes alive through life-giving redness of blood – the essential medium of life.
– ‘Rubedo’(or ‘the reddening’), is a visual projection of the final stage in the alchemical opus. It marks the completion and concretisation of the individuation process whereby one comes alive through life-giving redness of blood – the essential medium of life.