THE RED BOOK

Text and pictures Bob Trubshaw

© Bob Trubshaw 2007

The third and last stage of the alchemicalGreat Work is re-congealing, also known as'the perfection' and often referred to as therubedo or red stage.

Purified matter is reunited with the spirit.This is the supreme chemical wedding, theresurrection into eternal life, the creation ofthe formless matter of the Philosopher'sStone, also known as the Elixir.