PAVANIS, The Name
"In alchemy one goes
through four stages of development: the nigredo, in
which one experiences the darkness and depression of life;
the albedo, in which one sees the brightness of things;
the rubedo, where one discovers passion; and finally
the citrino, where one appreciates the goldenness
of life. After all this comes …. the pavanis, the peacock's
tail that contains all the preceding hues. One cannot stop
this process until one has brought it to the pavanis, that
concert of colours that contains everything.”
Robert
Johnson, Owning Your Own Shadow |