Alchemical Psychology - Old Recipes for Living in a New World

STAGES OF ALCHEMICAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE INDIVIDUATION PROCESS

Stage	*Nigredo*	*Albedo*	*Rubedo*
Human Relationship	me	you	us
Symbolic Substance	Prima materia	White stone	Red stone
Metal	Lead	Silver	Gold
Object of Integration	Shadow (inferior function)	Anima/Animus	Ego/Self
Operations	calcinatio,solutio,coagulatio,sublimatio	mortificatio,separatio	coniunctio
Cosmic symbol	Earth	Moon (Luna)	Sun (Sol)
Animal symbol	Raven	Swan	Lion
Human symbol	Human being	Queen	King