Albedo

Albedo is a demon in the series.
== History ==
Albedo is one of the four major stages of the magnum opus in Alcehmy. It is a Latinized term meaning "whiteness." Following the chaos or massa confusa of the nigredo stage, the alchemist undertakes a purification in albedo, which is literally referred to as ablutio, the washing away of impurities. This phase is concerned with "bringing light and clarity to the prima materia (the First Matter)."
The albedo is the second stage of alchemy. In this process, the subject is divided into two opposing principles to be later coagulated to form a unity of opposites or coincidentia oppositorum during rubedo. Alchemists also applied it to an individual's soul after the first phase is completed, which entailed the decay of matter. In Medieval literature, which developed an intricate system of images and symbols for alchemy, the dove often represented this stage while the raven symbolized nigredo. Titus Burckhardt interprets the albedo as the end of the lesser work, corresponding to a spiritualization of the body. The goal of this portion of the process is to regain the original purity and receptivity of the soul.
The Great Work (Latin: Magnum opus) is an alchemical term for the process of working with the prima materia to create the philosopher's stone. It has been used to describe personal and spiritual transmutation in the Hermetic tradition, attached to laboratory processes and chemical color changes, used as a model for the individuation process, and as a device in art and literature. The magnum opus has been carried forward in New Age and neo-Hermetic movements which sometimes attached new symbolism and significance to the processes. The original process philosophy has four stages:
* Nigredo: the blackening or melanosis
* Albedo: the whitening or leucosis
* Citrinitas: the yellowing or xanthosis
* Rubedo: The reddening, purpling or iosis
==Appearances==
*Last Bible Special: Boss
==Profile==
===Last Bible Special===
Albedo is the tenth boss in the game. He is fought after Hoenheim in his prison cell and is implied to be a fallen angel (the door leading out says "Fallen Angels"). He drops the God accesory which Increases all stats by 1 for one ally.
==Stats==
===Last Bible Special===
Category:European Mythology
Category:Occult Mythology
Category:Last Bible Special Bosses