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Name: The Kybalion
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Author: Three Initiates

Three Initiates

A Study of Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

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The Kybalion explores the principles of Hermetic philosophy, diving into universal laws like the Law of Cause and Effect. It offers readers a comprehensive guide to understanding the nature of reality and their place within it.

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What’s in it for me? Discover the text that shaped the New Thought and Science of Mind movements.

The Kybalion, published under a pseudonym in 1908, claimed to bring ancient wisdom into the modern era. Drawing on Hermetic principles, it presents seven basic laws to empower the mind and transform one’s life. For instance, the Principle of Mentalism asserts that All is Mind – that thought underlies all reality. The Principle of Rhythm explains the natural cycles directing events. Correspondence reveals the interconnectivity among all things: “As above, so below.” Polarity and Gender remind us that apparent opposites – like masculine and feminine – contain and complement each other.

By understanding these philosophical keys, the text asserts, individuals can harness and direct the energies of the universe through focused thinking and willpower. The Kybalion’s confident claim that we can master circumstance through positive mental states meshed well with early New Thought trends. Its distillation of occult concepts helped pave the way for New Age spiritual ideas and popular psychology movements.

The Kybalion offers the vision that we can create our inner world and, in turn, manifest improvements in outer conditions. So, if you’ve ever been curious about the ideas that went on to inspire generations of New Age and self-help philosophies, read on.

The central sage

The central figure inspiring the Kybalion’s teachings is Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary sage associated with ancient esoteric wisdom. The name Hermes Trismegistus represents the fusion of Hermes, the Greek god of knowledge, with the ivine understanding from multiple traditions. Hermes Trismegistus is credited with founding the philosophy of Hermeticism, which focuses on unveiling spiritual truths about God and the cosmos.

According to legend, Hermes Trismegistus possessed complete knowledge of the universe. The Emerald Tablet and Corpus Hermeticum, influential Hermetic texts on alchemy and magic, were said to have been authored by Hermes Trismegistus himself.

Academic consensus suggests these works actually originated between the first and third centuries AD within Hellenistic Egyptian circles. But the mythical status of Hermes Trismegistus enhanced their prestige.

The Kybalion, however, claims its principles descend directly from this great teacher Hermes Trismegistus, who mastered all divine laws of nature and consciousness. This positions the Kybalion’s teachings as part of a secret oral tradition guarded by ancient masters and handed down through the centuries.

Each principle offers a lens into the whole of reality. As facets of a jewel, they provide perspective on the integrated mystery of life. The Kybalion invites the reader to synthesize the principles into a holistic philosophy in which Universal Mind manifests through Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm and the rest, together crafting an ordered and profound cosmos.

By attributing their insights to Hermes Trismegistus, the Kybalion’s authors sought to validate their modern interpretation of Hermeticism as aligned with true ancient wisdom, not just a product of twentieth-century New Thought.

Regardless of legitimacy, this sense of timeless knowledge appeals to spiritual seekers. The Kybalion promises access to enlightenment given as a gift by a legendary sage, giving readers tantalizing insight into how past masters viewed the workings of the universe.

The first principle: thought is everything

The Kybalion’s first principle, The Principle of Mentalism, boldly declares that all is mind. This means the entire universe emerges from thought and consciousness. According to this idea, reality is fundamentally mental, not physical. The Kybalion calls this originating mind The All – what some might call God, or Universal Intelligence. But this is not a traditional anthropomorphic deity. Rather, the All is an infinite creative force of pure thought and will. The All dreamed up the cosmos through its divine mental activity. Therefore, all matter and energy are actually just projections of this primordial consciousness.

For individuals, this implies that your subjective mental states shape what you perceive as the objective world. In other words, your unique version of reality is filtered through your attitudes, beliefs, and expectations. To change the outer world, you must first change your inner world. The Kybalion insists that individuals have the power to transform their lives by mastering their personal universe of thought.

Principles of correspondence and cause

The Principle of Correspondence reveals the ancient Hermetic maxim As above, so below at work in the universe. This means that patterns on the macrocosmic scale of the heavens echo at the microcosmic scale of individual humans. According to the authors, all layers of reality synchronize in harmonic alignment, too. That means it is equally true to say, As within, so without.

The Kybalion suggests a single eternal truth manifests in infinite physical forms – even more, that all dualities are ultimately unified through this principle of correspondence.

Rhythm and vibration: the music of the universe

Digging deeper into the nature of existence, the Principle of Vibration asserts that motion and change empower reality – that at the core of everything lies inexhaustible energy vibrating at different rates to produce the spectrum of creation. Forms like rocks or iron vibrate slowly, while lighter elements like gas vibrate rapidly.

In this cosmology, thought itself flows as shimmering vibrations in the mental plane. By raising your vibratory rate, you uplift consciousness to loftier planes. Lower vibrations manifest depression, fear, and weakness. Through focused intention, you can shift disruptive vibrations into harmonious alignment with your higher Self.

A universe of opposites, through polarity and gender

The Principle of Polarity teaches that all manifested reality exists in pairs of opposites. Like poles of a magnet, contrasting energies attract and complement one another. Light needs darkness to be known, sorrow needs joy.

Yet these seeming opposites are identical at their core – differently proportioned manifestations of the same essence. Just as heat and cold differ only by degrees on the thermometer, all binaries share source and space. Through this paradox, polarity reveals unity.

The planes of existence

In addition to the seven principles governing the universe and reality, the Kybalion teaches that layers of reality extend from the physical plane up through subtle mental and spiritual realms. Each plane operates at a different vibratory rate, with physical matter vibrating most slowly and spirit vibrating most quickly.

As consciousness expands, individuals can ascend these planes into higher states of perception and power. The principles provide tools to elevate minds trapped in materialism to a level of mystical illumination.

The deeper teaching: a final metaphor

While this work is likely the product of a single writer, the term “Three Initiates” is used to reflect the fundamental human metaphor of body, soul, and spirit.

Mastering the seven principles helps unify body, soul, and spirit into a holistic being. The principles align matter, energy, and consciousness within us. Applying the principles harmonizes these components into a conduit for sacred wisdom.

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Kybalion (1908) is an occult classic of the New Thought movement that claims that mind and thought are the ultimate powers of the universe, and human beings can harness those primal forces – like thought, rhythm, and polarities – for health, wealth, and influence.

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Über den Autor

Though published anonymously by “The Three Initiates,” there is strong evidence The Kybalion was authored by William Walker Atkinson – a prolific writer in the New Thought and early self-help movements of the late 1800s and early 1900s. Atkinson’s body of work emphasized spiritual self-empowerment through the mind, drawing on his studies of ancient Hermeticism and other esoteric traditions to make arcane knowledge accessible to the common person seeking self-improvement.

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