RUBEDO

The Male & The Female Paths

Though Rubedo is a universal consummation, its reddening ripens differently through the masculine and the feminine. Both must pass through the fire of union, yet the fruits and fulfillments are not the same.

Though their fulfillments differ, both paths burn in the same red fire. The masculine is crowned in union with the soul; the feminine is crowned in union with the spirit. In this reddening, the Great Work is completed — the marriage sealed, and the divine human made whole.