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