Why Your Soul Is In Spiritual Drought | Carl Jung & Alchemical Psychology

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VIRIDITAS: The Green Fire & The Crisis of the Modern Soul

In the hidden archives of medieval mysticism lies a concept so vital, so profoundly simple, that it threatens to collapse our modern understanding of psychic life: VIRIDITAS—the greening power, the emerald flame that courses through all living things.

Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century visionary, understood Viriditas as the divine moisture animating the human soul. When this power withdraws, the result is ariditas spiritual crisis and the death- n life condition.

This philosophical exploration traces the alchemical journey of soul restoration (alchemical symbolism) through the four sacred stages of Jungian psychology:

NIGREDO: The Blackening | Confronting Existential Despair and the Shadow (The Dark Night).
ALBEDO: The Whitening | The first stirrings of Consciousness, differentiation, and psychic renewal.
CITRINITAS: The Yellowing | The return of Vitality and purpose, with the risk of spiritual inflation.
RUBEDO: The Reddening | The final, embodied Integration of the Self; achieving the Transcendent Function.

Through the lens of Carl Jung analytical psychology and Hermetic alchemy, we examine how the modern soul, desiccated by rationalism, can recover its connection to the inexhaustible source within. This is not surface level adjustment this is Initiation.

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⚠ CONTENT NOTICE: This video discusses psychological crisis, depression, and existential despair as necessary stages of transformation. If you are experiencing acute mental health challenges, please seek professional support. This content is educational and philosophical, not therapeutic advice.

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