{"product_id":"albedo-simon-robinson-9781918532043","title":"Albedo: A Course in Modern Alchemy - Book Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbedo is the second stage in the journey of inner alchemy - a work of clarification following the necessary disintegration of Nigredo. Where darkness once revealed illusion, Albedo refines perception itself, bringing the mind toward coherence, precision, and quiet illumination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book of beliefs, rituals, or spiritual performance. It is a disciplined exploration of how experience is constructed - and how suffering persists when those constructions are misunderstood. Drawing on Buddhist psychology, symbolic alchemy, and direct contemplative inquiry, Albedo examines the subtle mechanisms that govern consciousness, karma, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured across four movements - Mythos, Dharma, Object, and Subject - the book guides the reader through increasingly refined layers of understanding. Mythos maps the symbolic architecture of mind and cosmos; Dharma clarifies the mechanics of conditioned reality; Object investigates the processes of liberation and realisation; Subject turns inward, examining the dismantling of the residual sense of self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike spiritual literature that promises transcendence through attainment, Albedo insists on restraint. Insight arises not through accumulation, but through purification - the gentle removal of distortions that obscure what is already present. Ethical clarity, meditative precision, and disciplined seeing form the backbone of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEqual parts philosophical manual and lived inquiry, Albedo is written for readers who have already questioned the surface of reality and now seek to understand its deeper mechanics. It is a companion for those who have endured disillusionment and are ready for something quieter, more exacting, and more honest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the whitening of the stone - not an ending, but a preparation for deeper transformation still to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918532044\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918532043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon Robinson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 546\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.48d","brand":"Simon Robinson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517094703359,"sku":"9781918532043","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_437e98ea-2a1e-4b7c-a4de-4f61a11baaa6.jpg?v=1778729862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/albedo-simon-robinson-9781918532043","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}