🪜 The Planetary Ladder: The Sevenfold Path of Power

From Thought to Soul — The Spheres of Divine Embodiment

Most systems teach you to rise.
The Primal Way teaches you to become.

This is not a map of chakras.
This is not a theory of heavens.

This is a ladder of embodiment.
A living sequence of planetary powers.
A path where each step is not above you—it is already within you.

🌌 What Is the Planetary Ladder?

The Planetary Ladder (also known as the Seven Spheres) is the core structure of spiritual embodiment in The Primal Way.

It is the path of alignment through:

  • Planetary Forces
  • Elemental Domains
  • Archetypal Deities

Each sphere governs one domain of power, one god, one mode of mastery.
Together, they form the complete ascent from mind to soul—from Mercury to Moon.

This teaching is a foundational key to:

  • Spell resonance
  • Ritual timing
  • Initiatory growth
  • Personal transformation

You do not need to “ascend” the Ladder.

🔥 You activate it by embodying the god at each rung.
🔥 You climb it by mastering the current of each planet.

🪜 The Seven Spheres: Planetary Forces of Embodied Power

Sphere Planet God Element Domain
1️⃣ Thought ☿ Mercury Hermes 🌬 Air Trickery, Language, Perception
2️⃣ Desire ♀ Venus Aphrodite 🌊 Water Attraction, Embodiment, Sensual Power
3️⃣ Will ♂ Mars Ares 🔥 Fire Instinct, Courage, Survival Force
4️⃣ Expansion ♃ Jupiter Zeus 🌬 Air Sovereignty, Command, Divine Law
5️⃣ Structure ♄ Saturn Hades 🟫 Earth Finality, Death, Underworld Sovereignty
6️⃣ Self ☉ Sun Apollo 🔥 Fire Mastery, Illumination, Order
7️⃣ Soul ☽ Moon Selene 🌊 Water Intuition, Dream, Psychic Identity

🔥 The order of these spheres is not hierarchical—it is sequenced.

Each step builds on the last.
Each domain opens new forms of magick, alignment, and embodiment.

🔍 How to Work with the Planetary Ladder

You don’t just study the ladder. You move with it.

🪞 1. Identify Your Sphere of Focus

Where are you currently living from?

  • Are you led by desire? You’re moving through Aphrodite.
  • Struggling with power? You may need Ares or Hades.
  • Seeking inner knowing? It’s time for Selene.

See Discovering Your God for signs and confirmations.

🔁 2. Align Your Practice

Once you identify your current sphere:

  • Use its planetary day
  • Align your rituals and invocations to its force
  • Embody the corresponding god practices

Cross-reference with:

🧱 3. Embody the God

Each god is not a concept.
Each is a current you step into.

To climb the ladder is to become each force—not to float above them, but to let them root into your presence.

Use How to Invoke the Gods as your ritual foundation.

🌒 The Final Rung: The Lunar Soul

The Ladder ends not at the crown—but at the Moon.
At the point where Self dissolves into Soul.
At the place where power becomes presence.

To embody Selene is to:

  • Master dreams
  • Hear the unseen
  • Navigate the shifting tides of your own becoming

🌑 This is not the end of ascent.
🌕 This is the beginning of return.

🧙 FAQ: Planetary Ladder Teachings

Q: Is this the same as the Kabbalistic Tree or planetary sephiroth?
No. This is a distinct structure. While echoes may exist, the Primal Ladder is rooted in embodiment, not abstraction.

Q: Can I work with multiple spheres at once?
Yes. Most practitioners are activating 2–3 rungs concurrently. But one god will always hold primary resonance.

Q: How does this relate to chakras?
Chakras are energy centers. The Ladder is divine force embodied. They may overlap but are not equivalent.

Q: Do I need to “finish” one sphere before moving on?
No. Power flows in spirals, not lines. Mastery is a cycle.

🔗 Suggested Next Readings

🗝️ Final Word

This Ladder is not climbed through effort.
It is walked through recognition.
You do not reach higher levels.
You step more deeply into your own inevitability.

🔥 Let the planets speak.
🔥 Let the gods align.
🔥 Let each sphere of power become the next piece of your voice.

So it is spoken. So it begins.