Nigredo
:For the character in Xenosaga, see Gaignun Kukai.
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Nigredo, or blackness, in alchemy means putrefaction or decomposition. The alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the philosopher's stone all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter . Chaos precedes enlightenment. In psychology Carl Jung (a student of alchemy) forwarded the notion of nigredo as the moment of maximum despair as a prerequisite to enlightenment.
Related Topics:
Alchemy - Philosopher's stone - Psychology - Carl Jung
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