Trismegistus explains the foundational laws of our reality in his seven hermetic principles.
What are the 7 hermetic principles, and where did they come from?
(In Greece he was called Hermes; in Egypt, Thoth.)
Today, they remain an occult source of wisdom, separate from any real religion but powerful nonetheless.
Here’s what each of the seven principles is all about:
The principle of mentalism.
“The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.”
The Kybalion
The principle of mentalism states that the universe is akin to a mental projection.
The is likemanifestation 101, which is all about using your thoughts to shape your reality.
For anything to be, a thought must precede it.
Or even the thought that is most influencing your mood right now.
We can get better at this through spiritual practices such as meditation, which help us train the mind.
The principle of correspondence.
“As above, so below; as below, so above.”
The principle of vibration.
“Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.”
Basic science tells us atoms are in constant motion, as is the universe itself.
Even our hearts, as they beat, give off different vibrations depending on our emotional state.
Applying the first two principles can help you start to do this.
(You might be noticing all of these principles are deeply interwoven.)
The principle of polarity.
The Kybalion
Theprinciple of polarityexplains that seemingly opposite things are actually one and the same at varying degrees.
A simple example of this is hot and cold.
Cold is just the absence of heat, and they’re both one thing: temperature.
Love and hate are two ways of experiencing the same thing, a relationship toward something.
This is the foundation of alchemy, or the ability to “transmute” your experiences at will.
The principle of rhythm.
The tides move in and out.
We inhale and exhale.
Everything is in motion.
Nature has its seasons and so, too, do we.
Know that nothing lasts forever, and things are ever-changing.
- and rhythm to start getting more comfortable with the natural fluxes of your life.
The principle of cause and effect.
Ask yourself, are you a cause?
Or are you an effect?
The principle of gender.
The Kybalion
The seventh principle states that all things have masculine and feminine qualities.
(Think the left and right brain.)
Masculine and feminine energy exists in not only the physical plane but the mental and spiritual plane as well.
Accept all the parts of yourself, and understand that balance in all is key for self-mastery.
If this all sounds like a lotdon’t worry.
And in time, these principles can help you master your own mind andyour life as a whole.
