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
- RefinedMercuryStraightforwardness — letting speech and thought travel the same straight road
- BindingVenusIllusory desire — love that projects the infinite onto finite objects
- 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
- 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
- ☿ MercuryDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽♃♄ refined · ☿♀☉♂ binding
- ♀ VenusAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽☿♀♃♄ refined · ☉♂ binding
- ☉ SunAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽☿☉♃♄ refined · ♀♂ binding
- ♂ MarsAscentCitrinitas · 5/7 refined
☽☿♂♃♄ refined · ♀☉ binding
- ♃ JupiterDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽☿♄ refined · ♀☉♂♃ binding
- ♄ SaturnDescentAlbedo · 3/7 refined
☽☿♃ refined · ♀☉♂♄ binding