Seven Hermetic Principles
- The principle of mentalism
- Vibration principle
- Polarity principle
- The principle of cause and effect
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Gender Principle Gender is in everything, everything has its own Male and Female Principle. Sex manifests itself in all planes.
No creativity - physical, spiritual or spiritual - is impossible without this principle. In the physical plane, sex manifests itself as sex; at a higher level, it takes on more subtle forms. The Gender principle always works in the direction of recreation and creativity. Any male object or phenomenon has a feminine principle, and vice versa. Do not confuse the provisions of this principle with the notorious forms of phallicism, which contribute to the destruction of soul, mind and body. For the pure all things are pure, for the low they are low.
Everything is Thought; The universe is a mental image. Everything that is the Substantial Reality, the Material Universe, the Phenomena of Life, Matter, Energy - everything that is obvious to our senses is Spirit, which in itself is Unknowable and Indefinite, the Universal, Infinite, Living Mind. Understanding this, you can easily assimilate the Laws of the Mental Universe and apply them for your well-being and advancement (development). One of the old Hermetic Masters wrote many centuries ago: "He who realizes the Truth of the spiritual (intelligent) nature of the Universe, he has really made progress on the path to Mastery."
Correspondence principle (analogy)
As above, so below; as below, so above.
There is always a correspondence between laws and phenomena in different planes of Being and Life. This Principle is the Universal Law, since applicable in various planes of Matter of the Mental and Spiritual Universe. On the planes above our knowledge, the application of the Principle of Correspondence gives an understanding of many things that would otherwise be incomprehensible to us. This is a tool with which a person can throw away all the obstacles that hide the Unknown from us. By studying the Monad, he understands the Archangel.
Nothing rests, everything moves, everything vibrates.
The distinction between the various manifestations of Matter, Energy, Mind and even Spirit mainly depends on changes in the speeds of vibration. From everything that is pure Spirit to the most grandiose forms of matter, everything is in vibration. The higher the vibration, the higher its position on the scale. The vibration of the Spirit occurs with such intensity and speed that it is practically at rest: just as a rapidly spinning wheel seems to us to be motionless. At the other end of the scale (range) there is a grandiose form of matter, the vibrations of which are so low that they also seem to be motionless. There are millions of millions of different degrees of vibration between these poles. Whoever understands the Principle of vibrations, "he has seized the scepter of power." This understanding allows the Hermetic Disciple to control both his own and others' mental vibrations.
Everything is dual, everything has poles; everything has its antipode (its opposite); opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are nothing but half-truths; all paradoxes can be reconciled.
Pairs of opposites can be brought together (united), brought together. Every truth is half false. Everything has two sides. Opposites are actually two extremes (extremes) of the same thing, with numerous and varying degrees (gradations) in between. Heat and cold have in common - it is a thermometer that measures them. Each phenomenon is a form, variety and speed of vibrations (vibrations). It is the same with other phenomena: darkness and light, large and small, noise and silence, heavy and light, high and low, sharp and dull, plus and minus.
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Rhythm principle
Everything flows, flows in, flows out, everything has its ebb and flow; everything rises and falls; pendulum oscillation manifests itself in everything. The measure of the swing to the left is the measure of the swing to the right. The rhythms are compensated.
The measure of movement in one direction and the other is manifested in everything; inflow and source; swinging forward and backward, a pendulum movement - something similar to the type of movement of ebb and flow.
This law manifests itself in the creation and destruction of worlds, in the rise and fall of nations, in the life of everything up to the state of mind of man. The Hermeticists discovered certain methods of overcoming the consequences of this Principle through the law of neutralization. They have learned to divert its action to a certain extent, depending on the skill in this principle. You need to learn how to use it, instead of being completely dependent on it. The Hermetic Master polarizes himself at the point where he wishes to rest, and then neutralizes the various vibrations of the pendulum, seeking to lead him to the other pole. The master achieves a balance and mental endurance that is almost inaccessible to that part of the masses that swing here and there, like pendulums. This is an important part of the Hermetic philosophy, the Alchemy of Mind.
Each principle has its effect, each effect has its cause. Everything is done in accordance with the law. Chance is nothing but the name of a law that is not recognized. There are many planes of causality, but nothing escapes the law.
There is a reason for every effect. Everything is done in accordance with the law; nothing ever happens just like that; there is no such thing as chance; there are planes, and the higher ones dominate the lower ones, however, nothing has ever escaped the law in anything. The Hermetists rise above the simplest planes of cause and effect; they become sources instead of effects. Ordinary people are driven by desires, passions, they are dominated by heredity, suspiciousness and other external reasons. The Masters obey the causality of the Higher Planes, they themselves control their moods, characters, virtues and forces just like their environment. They help to rule in their own plan. All the healthy knowledge of the Hermeticians is concentrated in this statement - let anyone read it.
