foreign we are currently in the midst of a hermetic Revival and at the heart of
this return of ancient knowledge is the seven hermetic principles
the seven hermetic principles are laws that govern this reality these governing principles
are most well known in modern times through the book The kybalion however their Origins
are as obscure and ancient as the mystical figure that they are attributed to Hermes Trismegistus
there is vivid dispute as to the true identity of Hermes Trismegistus contemporary Academia
believes this character to be entirely fictitious a compilation of Hellenistic viewpoints that was
compiled by what you would call an ancient Think Tank while modern Mystics and the more spiritually
inclined alike know him to be dated way further back than the Hellenistic period for he is the
transmitter and teacher of ancient knowledge to the prophet Moses if not Moses himself
for he has been affirmed by early Kybalists as Moses suffice it to say that these principles
although best preserved and transmitted through the vehicle of hermeticism are of
such a universal and Timeless origin that they truly belong to time immemorial for they are
indeed Timeless and ancient wisdom that belongs to no one's school of thought the principles are
seven first we have the law of mentalism then the law of Correspondence then the law of vibration
then the law of polarity after that we have the law of rhythm cause and effect and gender
the principle of mentalism the all is mind the universe is mental
this principle embodies the truth that all is mind it explains that the all which is the substantial
reality underlying all outward manifestations and appearances which we call the material universe
is in short spirit and spirit although undefinable is likened unto the infinite living mind
for Mind and Spirit are truly one and the same interchangeable terms to the Hermetic
being aware of this first Universal principle of mentalism can directly improve our lives
by understanding that before anything gets drawn into the manifested physical outward world it is
first harnessed through the creative intelligence of the energy that we know as mind so applying
our mental faculties to our Creations is how we first draw them in to the physical world
the principle of Correspondence As Above So Below as within so without as the universe so the soul
the truth that is embodied within this principle is that there is always a correspondence between
the laws and the phenomena of the various planes of being and life
the old hermetic Axiom ran in these words as above so below as below so above
and the grasping of this principle gives one of the means of solving many a dark Paradox now I
personally find this law to be the most helpful when seeking Clarity because what it is saying is
is that by us knowing our own Nature by us knowing our own mind and by us knowing the world around us
it is reflecting what is happening and taking place in the worlds and the planes
of Consciousness above us so the more we study the below we are able to understand and comprehend the
above this is vital to be aware of as a seeker of truth because now we are able to tell what's
happening in the cosmos and what's taking place in the higher planes of Consciousness
by simply observing the world around us and most importantly our internal landscape the principle
of vibration nothing rests everything moves everything vibrates this principle embodies the
truth that everything is in motion everything vibrates and nothing is ever truly at rest
this principle explains that the differences between different manifestations of matter energy
mind and even Spirit result largely just from varying rates of vibration it has been said that
one who truly understands this law of vibration is one who has grasped the scepter of power
because within this law we are able to understand that everything in existence is expressed through
vibration and that there are just simply different rates of vibration and within these different
rates of vibration are entirely different Realms of experience and of creation so when we know that
all is truly vibration then we also know that by raising the vibration of our Consciousness that
now we unlock access to the manifestations that we wish to create which are vibrating at that level
of reality the principle of polarity everything is dual everything has pulls everything has its
pair of opposites like and unlike are the same opposites are identical in nature but different
in degree extremes meet all truths are but half truths all paradoxes may be reconciled this
principle embodies the truth that everything is dual everything has two poles everything has its
pair of opposites all of which were old hermetic axioms everything is and is not at the same time
all truths are but half truths every truth is half false there are two sides of everything
it explains that in everything there are two poles or opposite aspects and that opposites are
really only the two extremes of the same thing the example the Kybalion gives us is that there is no
such thing as absolute heat or absolute cold the two terms heat and cold simply indicate varying
degrees of the same thing and that same thing which manifests as heat and cold is merely a form
a rate of vibration so heat and cold are simply the two poles of that which we call Heat the
same principle manifests in the case of light and darkness which are the same thing the difference
consisting of varying degrees between these two poles of the same phenomena so what you really
have is the absence of light or the presence of light and when there is an absence of light that
is what we call Darkness although they are just two poles of that one thing that one phenomena
this law of polarity can best improve our lives by giving us the clarity to view the world around us
how many times have we seen opposing forces act identical in nature how many times have
we loved so much that it turned into its polar opposite hate and how many times have we cared
so much that it traveled all the way over to its polar opposite numbness these are all different
examples of the law of polarity and how one energy gets split into Polar Opposites along a spectrum
the principle of rhythm everything flows out and in everything has its tides
all things rise and fall the pendulum swing manifests in everything the measure of the swing
to the right is the measure of the swing to the left rhythm compensates this principle embodies
the truth that in everything there is manifested a measured motion to and from a flow and inflow
a swing backward and forward a pendulum-like movement this law is so important because when
we are interpreting what we see inside this age if we don't have knowledge of the law of Rhythm
we won't understand that this is actually a Redemption Arc there is some sort of return
that is happening meaning that if there was ever a group of people or let's just call it a movement
some sort of thought form even if it's ancient knowledge whatever it is that was once suppressed
it will now come in to its complete opposite its hero Redemption Arc so when we are using
the law of Rhythm we are actually understanding the larger context of what's Happening inside
this age because we're viewing it now through its proper lens we can better understand that all of
the overarching themes that we see taking place within this age are actually coming from a larger
cycle when we possess the knowledge of this law of Rhythm we are able to perceive an inevitable
pendulum-like swing that takes place within movements and within consciousness and however
strong of a degree that was pushed to one side of the pendulum will be the exact intensity that that
pendulum swing carries out to its opposite knowing this is how the Alchemists extract themselves from
this momentum of karma and then we consciously position ourselves wherever we want to in this
pendulum swing and by consciously choosing our position there then we neutralize ourselves there
and that's how we avoid the karmic momentum that's taking place to and from the cycles of nature
the principle of cause and effect every cause has its effect every effect has its cause
everything happens according to law chances but a name for law not recognized there are many planes
of causation but nothing escapes the law this principle embodies the fact that there is a cause
for every effect and an effect for every cause it explains that everything happens according
to law and that nothing is ever merely by chance this love cause and effect goes by an even more
popular term known as karma and what this law also contains within it is the knowledge that Karma
can reside on higher planes of Consciousness which means that the cause of whatever we're
experiencing as the effect is not always coming from the material realm knowing that there is
always a cause and an effect at play can vastly improve our lives if we use that knowledge the way
that the ancient Alchemist did by Shifting the way that we are affected by that cause when we shift
the way that we react to any response or stimulus now we are able to transcend that karmic thread
this is first done by doing our best to understand what originated that cause what was the first
action that caused that reaction and then from there choosing with our own conscious free will
to respond in a different manner rather than react from an automated state of unconsciousness
The Alchemist applies their own Consciousness and their own free will in order to shift cause from
effect and to shift the effect from its cause the principle of gender states that gender
isn't everything everything has its masculine and feminine principles gender manifests on all planes
this principle embodies the truth that there is gender manifested in everything on the physical
plane the principle manifests as sex on the higher planes it takes higher forms but the principle
is always the same everything and every person contains the two elements every male thing has
the female element within it and every female thing contains the male element within it the
principle of gender is profoundly valuable because once we understand that we contain
both masculine and feminine elements to varying degrees and ratios we can use that for mental
creation the same way on the physical plane that the masculine and feminine energies create life
on the mental plane we can use our masculine and feminine energies and the elements within us to
create and to regenerate we can apply this law to our mental Creations by drawing them towards
us with our magnetism our magnetism is a part of our emotional body and the emotional body
is our feminine elements so when we combined our masculine energies such as thought and action with
our feminine energies of magnetism coming from the emotional body and the emotional experience that
we're calling forward through the sensations of our emotions what we're doing is amplifying our
ability to be magnetic and just like a magnet our Creations get drawn forward and called to us so
unifying these two energies is how we call forward our manifestations now what I'm about to tell you
about these seven hermetic principles has never been taught anywhere before it has never been
written of and it has never been told and that is these seven laws are actually one principle and
one law that gets emanated into seven different rays and into seven different laws and principles
so they're actually all the same law and the reason we see them as seven is because there
are seven different expressions and ways that they are conveyed you will most likely have to meditate
upon what I have just said in order to deeply and truly understand it I recommend that you recognize
these laws for yourself don't take my word for it go out into your lives and notice how these seven
principles play out and interact with one another in everything small or large within or without
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