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
- RefinedSunHumility — shining on all things without claiming the credit of light
- BindingMarsReckless audacity — headlong collision that mistakes impatience for courage
- BindingJupiterGreed for wealth — the insatiable hoarding of abundance
- 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
- ☉ SunDescentNigredo · 1/7 refined
♀ refined · ☽☿☉♂♃♄ binding
- ♂ MarsAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀☉♂ refined · ☽☿♃♄ binding
- ♃ JupiterAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀☉♃ refined · ☽☿♂♄ binding
- ♄ SaturnAscentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀☉♄ refined · ☽☿♂♃ binding