Septem Portae
Albedo · 2/7 refined
Albedo · 2 of seven spheres refined
With two or three dispositions surrendered, the chaos first settles and shows a ground colour. The work of whitening is washing and discernment: do not rush upward — first guard the clarity already won, like cloth bleaching under moonlight.
I
The seven spheres
- BindingMoonThe force of growth and waning — the involuntary swelling and shrinking that follows every external tide
- BindingMercuryMachination — the habit of bending intelligence into cunning and contrivance
- BindingVenusIllusory desire — love that projects the infinite onto finite objects
- BindingSunThe arrogance of rulership — mistaking one's central place for supremacy
- RefinedMarsTempered courage — the strength that knows what is fearful and advances nonetheless
- RefinedJupiterGenerosity — letting abundance flow through oneself without damming it
- BindingSaturnThe falsehood that lies in wait — the lie crouched at the boundary, calling the prison wall the edge of the world
II
All the doors
Every single-step transition available from where you stand.
- ☽ MoonAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽♂♃ refined · ☿♀☉♄ binding
- ☿ MercuryAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☿♂♃ refined · ☽♀☉♄ binding
- ♀ VenusAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀♂♃ refined · ☽☿☉♄ binding
- ☉ SunAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☉♂♃ refined · ☽☿♀♄ binding
- ♂ MarsDescentNigredo · 1/7 refined
♃ refined · ☽☿♀☉♂♄ binding
- ♃ JupiterDescentNigredo · 1/7 refined
♂ refined · ☽☿♀☉♃♄ binding
- ♄ SaturnAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♂♃♄ refined · ☽☿♀☉ binding