In an age of ecological crisis, spiritual confusion, and cultural fragmentation, Operative Traditions II – Nigredo invites the reader into a profound journey of descent—a confrontation with the shadow of modernity and a courageous rediscovery of our lost dialogue with the Earth.
Drawing upon the insights of ancient traditions and visionary Western and Eastern thinkers, Miguel A. Fernandez explores the cultural roots of today’s planetary breakdown: environmental collapse, resource exhaustion, social alienation, and spiritual amnesia. But rather than merely diagnose the crisis, this volume becomes an act of alchemical transformation. The “nigredo” phase, long understood in operative alchemy as the dark night of the soul, becomes here a necessary threshold through which new light may emerge.
With poetic force and philosophical clarity, this book proposes a radical alternative to the disenchanted view of nature as inert matter. The Earth is revealed once more as a living, meaningful being, and human life as a craft of dialogue, reverence, and co-creation with her rhythms.
This volume will resonate deeply with readers seeking to:
Understand the mythic and symbolic foundations of ecological disruption.
Reconnect spiritual practice with environmental action.
Discover the power of traditional worldviews to heal modern wounds.
Reclaim their role as conscious stewards and artisans of meaning.
Operative Traditions II – Nigredo is more than a critique—it is a spiritual and intellectual rebellion against the artificial separation of human and cosmos. It is a call to descend—not into despair, but into the fertile soil where regeneration begins.