John Caris Alchemy has as one of its major principles the unifying of opposites. When the red king and white queen are joined in spiritual marriage, the child of light is born.
Paradox is a name given to the union of opposites.
To accomplish the great work, the diligent worker learns to move beyond paradox through paradoxical thinking and step up the spiral staircase to where the child of light blossoms from the lotus flower.