Star Map
Explore the constellation of spiritual traditions mapped across the 12 Gates. Each tradition illuminates different aspects of the initiatory journey.
Egyptian Ma'at
Ancient Egypt
The cosmic principle of truth, balance, order, and justice that governs the universe.
Sumerian Me
Ancient Sumer
Divine decrees of civilization — the fundamental powers that make society and culture possible.
Vedic Koti
Ancient India
The ten million aspects of divine consciousness expressed through the Vedic hymns.
Hermetic Principles
Hellenistic Egypt
The seven principles of Hermes Trismegistus: Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause & Effect, Gender.
Kabbalistic Sephiroth
Jewish Mysticism
The ten emanations through which the Infinite reveals itself and creates the physical and metaphysical realms.
Kundalini Yoga
India
The awakening of dormant spiritual energy at the base of the spine, rising through the chakras to crown illumination.
Zen Buddhism
China/Japan
Direct pointing to the nature of mind through meditation, koans, and the dissolution of conceptual thinking.
Taoist Alchemy
China
Internal alchemy transforming jing (essence) to qi (energy) to shen (spirit) through meditation and practice.
Christian Mysticism
Mediterranean
The mystical tradition within Christianity emphasizing direct experience of God through contemplation, dark night of the soul, and theosis.
Gnostic Wisdom
Hellenistic World
Knowledge of the divine through direct inner experience, the spark of divine light within matter.
Sufi Mysticism
Islamic World
The inner mystical dimension of Islam, seeking direct experience of the Divine through love, devotion, and remembrance.
Alchemical Tradition
Medieval Europe
The Great Work of transmuting lead into gold — the transformation of base consciousness into illuminated awareness.
Bhakti Yoga
India
The path of devotion — union with the divine through love, surrender, and heartfelt worship.
Advaita Vedanta
India
Non-dual philosophy teaching that Atman (individual self) and Brahman (universal consciousness) are one.
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibet
Vajrayana path combining meditation, visualization, mantra, and tantric practices for rapid awakening.
Shamanic Traditions
Global
Ancient practices of soul retrieval, spirit communication, and journeying between worlds for healing and wisdom.
Pythagorean Mysteries
Ancient Greece
Sacred mathematics as the language of the cosmos — number, harmony, and geometric proportion as spiritual practice.
Rosicrucian Path
Europe
The Rose Cross tradition combining alchemy, Kabbalah, and Christian mysticism in a path of spiritual development.
Eleusinian Mysteries
Ancient Greece
The great mystery rites of death and rebirth, the descent of Persephone and the promise of transformation.
Tantra
India/Tibet
The weaving of consciousness and energy through the body, embracing all experience as path to liberation.