Septem Portae
Albedo · 3/7 refined
Albedo · 3 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
- RefinedMarsTempered courage — the strength that knows what is fearful and advances nonetheless
- 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.
- ☽ MoonAscentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☽♀☉♂ refined · ☿♃♄ binding
- ☿ MercuryAscentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☿♀☉♂ refined · ☽♃♄ binding
- ♀ VenusDescentAlbedo · 2/7 refined
☉♂ refined · ☽☿♀♃♄ binding
- ☉ SunDescentAlbedo · 2/7 refined
♀♂ refined · ☽☿☉♃♄ binding
- ♂ MarsDescentAlbedo · 2/7 refined
♀☉ refined · ☽☿♂♃♄ binding
- ♃ JupiterAscentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
♀☉♂♃ refined · ☽☿♄ binding
- ♄ SaturnAscentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
♀☉♂♄ refined · ☽☿♃ binding