Septem Portae
Citrinitas · 4/7 refined
Citrinitas · 4 of seven spheres refined
Past the ladder's midpoint, moonlight turns solar: clarity begins to shine of itself rather than merely reflect. The danger here is precisely the sense of attainment — the yellowing work is to ripen wisdom into warmth without scorching it into pride.
I
The seven spheres
- RefinedMoonConstancy — recognising the unmoving witness within the tides
- 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
- RefinedMarsTempered courage — the strength that knows what is fearful and advances nonetheless
- BindingJupiterGreed for wealth — the insatiable hoarding of abundance
- RefinedSaturnTruth — looking limits in the face without being deceived by them
II
All the doors
Every single-step transition available from where you stand.
- ☽ MoonDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
♀♂♄ refined · ☽☿☉♃ binding
- ☿ MercuryAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽☿♀♂♄ refined · ☉♃ binding
- ♀ VenusDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽♂♄ refined · ☿♀☉♃ binding
- ☉ SunAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽♀☉♂♄ refined · ☿♃ binding
- ♂ MarsDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽♀♄ refined · ☿☉♂♃ binding
- ♃ JupiterAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽♀♂♃♄ refined · ☿☉ binding
- ♄ SaturnDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽♀♂ refined · ☿☉♃♄ binding