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
- RefinedVenusClear-sighted love — loving what a thing is, not what it promises
- BindingSunThe arrogance of rulership — mistaking one's central place for supremacy
- BindingMarsReckless audacity — headlong collision that mistakes impatience for courage
- 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
- ♀ VenusDescentNigredo · 1/7 refined
♃ refined · ☽☿♀☉♂♄ binding
- ☉ SunAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀☉♃ refined · ☽☿♂♄ binding
- ♂ MarsAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀♂♃ refined · ☽☿☉♄ binding
- ♃ JupiterDescentNigredo · 1/7 refined
♀ refined · ☽☿☉♂♃♄ binding
- ♄ SaturnAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀♃♄ refined · ☽☿☉♂ binding