Septem Portae
Citrinitas · 5/7 refined
Citrinitas · 5 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
- RefinedJupiterGenerosity — letting abundance flow through oneself without damming it
- RefinedSaturnTruth — looking limits in the face without being deceived by them
II
All the doors
Every single-step transition available from where you stand.
- ☽ MoonDescentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
♀♂♃♄ refined · ☽☿☉ binding
- ☿ MercuryAscentRubedo · 6/7 refined
☽☿♀♂♃♄ refined · ☉ binding
- ♀ VenusDescentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☽♂♃♄ refined · ☿♀☉ binding
- ☉ SunAscentRubedo · 6/7 refined
☽♀☉♂♃♄ refined · ☿ binding
- ♂ MarsDescentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☽♀♃♄ refined · ☿☉♂ binding
- ♃ JupiterDescentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☽♀♂♄ refined · ☿☉♃ binding
- ♄ SaturnDescentCitrinitas · 4/7 refined
☽♀♂♃ refined · ☿☉♄ binding