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The philosopher's stone is created by the alchemical method known as The Magnum Opus or The Great Work. Often expressed as a series of color changes or chemical processes, the instructions for creating the philosopher's stone are varied. The original process philosophy has four stages: | The philosopher's stone is created by the alchemical method known as The Magnum Opus or The Great Work. Often expressed as a series of color changes or chemical processes, the instructions for creating the philosopher's stone are varied. The original process philosophy has four stages: | ||
* nigredo, the blackening or melanosis | * nigredo, the blackening or ''melanosis'' | ||
* albedo, the whitening or leucosis | * albedo, the whitening or ''leucosis'' | ||
* citrinitas, the yellowing or xanthosis | * citrinitas, the yellowing or ''xanthosis'' | ||
* rubedo, the reddening, purpling, or iosis | * rubedo, the reddening, purpling, or ''iosis'' | ||
When expressed as a series of chemical processes it often includes seven or twelve stages concluding in multiplication, and projection. | When expressed as a series of chemical processes it often includes seven or twelve stages concluding in multiplication, and projection. | ||