So, there are four major types of colors in the Western School of Alchemy and Arcana, related to creating the 'great work' or the 'magnum opus'. These are referred to as stages, those being; Nigredo (blackening) -related to shadow, death, and dissolution or the abyss Albedo (Whitening) -related to purification, illumination, and Citrinitas (Yellowing) -related... Continue Reading →