Kybalion

Mentalism

1. Principle of Mentalism

• Statement: “The all is mind, the universe is mental”.
• Meaning: The deep reality of the universe is spirit and mind.
• Application: Mental transmutation can alter the conditions of the universe, including matter, force, and spirit.
  • Example: By changing your mindset about a stressful situation, you can transform your experience into a more positive and constructive one.

2. Nature of the Universe

• Characteristics:
  • The universe is in constant transformation.
  • Nothing is permanent; everything changes perpetually.
• Source: The all, an immortal life force and divine wisdom.
• Omnipresence: The spirit of the all occupies all space of the universe, including in our body, home, office, etc.
  • Example: Seasons change constantly, illustrating the principle that nothing in nature is permanent.

3. Creation of the Universe

• Non-material: The all cannot use external materials nor divide itself to create the universe.
• Mental Creation: The universe is a mental creation of the all, similar to how man creates mental images.
  • Example: Imagine a house before building it. This house is first a mental creation before becoming a physical reality.

4. Correspondence

• Principle: “As above, so below”.
• Implication: The all creates mentally, reflecting how man creates mental images.
  • Example: Atomic structures (microscopic) and galactic structures (macroscopic) follow similar patterns, illustrating correspondence between different levels of the universe.

5. Reality and Perception

• Relativity: Matter is real in our physical experience, though formed of aggregates of electrons.
• Control: Use of higher forces to master matter.
• Action: Live and act in accordance with natural laws to ascend to higher planes.
  • Example: Using positive visualization to improve sports performance. By firmly believing in your success, you can positively influence your results.

6. Comfort and Security

• Inclusion: We are part of the infinite spirit of the all.
• Protection: No external force can influence us.
• Presence: Divine love and wisdom are present in every situation and relationship in our lives.
  • Example: Meditating on the idea that you are protected by a higher force can make you feel greater peace and security during stressful times.

Conclusion

• Mentalism: The universe is mental, and we can influence our reality by changing our thoughts.
  • Example: By adopting a positive attitude and believing in your abilities, you can create opportunities for success in your career.
• Harmony: Living in alignment with hermetic principles brings comfort and security, knowing we are part of the infinite all.
  • Example: By practicing gratitude daily, you can attract more abundance and positivity into your life.

Correspondence

1. Principle of Correspondence

• Statement: “As above is like so below, as below is like so above”.
• Meaning: There is harmony and correspondence between the different levels of existence (physical, mental, spiritual).
• Application: Each plane vibrates at different rates, distinguishing levels.

2. The Three Planes of Existence

• Planes:
  • Physical: Slowest vibrations, dense and solid matter.
  • Mental: Intermediate vibrations.
  • Spiritual: Fastest vibrations.
• Correspondence: The three planes are aspects of the all, interconnected by their vibrations.
  • Example: Atomic and galactic structures follow similar patterns, illustrating the correspondence between microcosms and macrocosms.

3. Universal Harmony

• Action: The seven hermetic principles act on all planes of existence.
• Phenomena: Universal phenomena are explained by the principle of correspondence.
  • Example: Nature’s cycles (seasons, life cycles) reflect similar spiritual and mental cycles.

4. Divine Wisdom and Love

• Power: Divine wisdom and love are the greatest forces.
• Divine Order: Everything on the earthly plane is of divine and perfect order.
  • Example: By meditating on the order and beauty of nature, one can feel a greater alignment with the divine order in one’s own life.

5. Personal Experience

• Perception: The more one recognizes divine order, the more one experiences it.
• Elevation: Elevating one’s thoughts and feelings towards this knowledge leads to wonderful solutions in daily life.
  • Example: Practicing gratitude for small daily things can lead to greater appreciation and harmony in all aspects of life.

Conclusion

• Correspondence: The physical, mental, and spiritual planes are interconnected, and by harmonizing these planes, one can better understand and master life’s phenomena.
  • Example: By applying meditation principles (spiritual plane) to calm the mind (mental plane), one can improve physical health (physical plane).
• Harmony: Living in alignment with divine order and universal wisdom brings solutions and wonderful experiences.

• Mentalism: The universe is mental, and we can influence our reality by changing our thoughts.
  • Example: By adopting a positive attitude and believing in your abilities, you can create opportunities for success in your career.
• Harmony: Living in alignment with hermetic principles brings comfort and security, knowing we are part of the infinite all.
  • Example: By practicing gratitude daily, you can attract more abundance and positivity into your life.

Vibration

1. Principle of Vibration

• Statement: “Nothing rests; everything moves, everything vibrates”.
• Meaning: Everything in the universe is in perpetual motion.
• Application: Vibration distinguishes and differentiates the planes of existence.

2. The Planes of Correspondence

• Planes:
  • Material: Slow vibrations, dense matter.
  • Mental: Intermediate vibrations.
  • Spiritual: Fast vibrations.
• Transition: A material object can become imperceptible by increasing its vibration.
  • Example: A rapidly spinning propeller becomes invisible to the human eye.

3. Control of Vibrations

• Thoughts and Emotions: Each thought and emotion vibrates at a different frequency.
• Polarization: Deliberately choosing to maintain thoughts and emotions of high vibrational frequency.
  • Example: Practicing gratitude and positivity to attract positive experiences.

4. Induction and Telepathy

• Influence: Thoughts can affect other people’s minds through induction or telepathy.
• Elevation: Elevating your own thoughts can positively influence others.
  • Example: Being in a good mood can enhance the atmosphere around you and inspire others.

5. Manifestations of Vibration

• Sound and Color: Faster vibrations become imperceptible.
  • Examples:
    • Sound: A very high-pitched musical note becomes inaudible.
    • Color: Violet is at the upper end of the visible light spectrum.
• Reproduction: It is possible to replicate a specific vibration to achieve a desired effect.
  • Example: Tuning a musical instrument to produce a specific note.

6. Mastery of Mental States

• Control: Polarizing your mind to master your mental states, moods, and experiences.
• Influence on Matter: Changing the vibrations of material objects to achieve “miracles”.
  • Example: Using visualization and meditation to positively influence your physical health.

Conclusion

• Vibration: Understanding and mastering the principle of vibration allows you to control your thoughts and experiences.
  • Example: By raising your mental vibrations, you can attract higher and more positive experiences.
• Harmony: Applying this principle brings a more balanced and inspired life.

Polarity

1. Principle of Polarity

• Statement: “Everything has two poles or extremes”.
• Meaning: Opposite extremes are actually two aspects of the same thing.
• Application: Polarity allows for transmuting an undesirable situation into a desirable one by changing mental vibrations.

2. Nature of Polarity

• Examples:
  • Temperature: Hot and cold are extremes of the same scale called temperature.
  • Easy and Difficult: These opposites lie on the same scale of effort.
• Concept: Between the extremes, there is an infinity of degrees.
  • Example: Between prosperity and poverty, there are many intermediate financial situations.

3. Mental Transmutation

• Process: Increase your mental vibrations to attract the desirable and banish the undesirable.
• Example: Visualizing a cursor rising on the scale of money to attract prosperity.
  • Practice: If you’re worried about money, mentally imagine moving the cursor towards prosperity.

4. Practical Application

• Visualization: Use mental scales for different aspects of life (money, health, relationships).
  • Example: If you have relational conflicts, visualize a peaceful relationship scale and move the cursor to the top.
• Maintenance: Regularly check that the cursors are at high levels to maintain positive vibrations.

5. Mastery of Mental States

• Control: Modify your mental polarity to master your mental states and emotions.
• Influence: Help others by changing their mental polarity through positive induction.
  • Example: Inspire confidence and positivity in others by elevating your own mental vibrations.

6. Realization of Polarity

• Hermetic Principle: Opposing poles have an identical nature but differ in degree.
• Paradoxes: Extremes meet and can be reconciled.
  • Example: Joy and sadness are two extremes of the same emotional spectrum and can be transformed into one another by changing perspective.

Conclusion

• Polarity: Understanding and using the principle of polarity allows transmuting undesirable states into desirable ones.
  • Example: By visualizing mental sliders at high levels, you can attract positive and abundant experiences.
• Harmony: Applying this principle brings balance and mastery of mental and emotional states.

Rhythm

1. Principle of Rhythm

• Statement: “Everything moves like a pendulum”.
• Meaning: The principle of rhythm links the principles of correspondence, vibration, and polarity together.
• Application: Natural and personal cycles illustrate this principle.

2. Life Cycles

• Examples:
  • Nature: Birth, life, death, and rebirth.
  • Seasons: Spring, summer, autumn, winter.
• Implication: Changes in our mindsets, feelings, and experiences are due to natural rhythms.

3. Mental Scales

• Extremes:
  • Higher Consciousness: Higher self.
  • Lower Consciousness: Ego.
• Oscillation: Without awareness of the principles of polarity and rhythm, one swings between these extremes.
  • Example: Feeling alternately confident and discouraged without understanding why.

4. Mastery of Rhythm

• Neutralization: Conscious decision not to be affected by the swings of the pendulum.
  • Visualization: Keep mental sliders at their highest position and block the backward movements.
  • Example: Visualize a locking mechanism that keeps positive thoughts in place.

5. Practical Application

• Control: Use the principle of rhythm to maintain a positive and balanced attitude.
  • Example: In moments of anger or discouragement, mentally check and adjust the control panel.
• Expectation: Continuously expecting positive outcomes helps manifest them.
  • Example: Anticipate success and joy in all life situations.

6. Key to Mastery

• Qiballion: Understanding the principle of rhythm allows mastery of rhythmic oscillations of emotions.
• Decision: The power to choose to polarize positively helps benefit from upward oscillations.
  • Example: By allowing oneself to graciously receive good things, one attracts positive experiences.

Conclusion

• Rhythm: Mastering the principle of rhythm allows one to live a balanced and positive life.
  • Example: Visualizing a mental control panel with sliders kept in the high position helps avoid negative swings and attract positive experiences.
• Harmony: Applying this principle brings a harmonious and satisfying life.

Cause and Effect

1. Principle of Cause and Effect

• Statement: “Nothing happens by chance”.
• Meaning: Everything in the universe has a cause. When something seems to happen by chance, it is because the cause is not recognized.
• Application: Understand that every event or circumstance has an identifiable cause.

2. Chain of Causes and Effects

• Concept: Causes do not create events or circumstances, but are catalysts in a chain of cause and effect.
• Origins of Beliefs: Underlying beliefs influence this chain.
  • Example: Believing that you cannot get a dream job may prevent you from applying, influencing the outcome.

3. Importance of Awareness

• External Influences: Without awareness of this principle, one risks being influenced by the desires and wills of others.
• Personal Mastery: Use a higher will to act on lower wills.
  • Example: Developing a clear awareness of the principle of cause and effect helps rise above external influences.

4. Practical Application

• Observation: Take note of powerful and recurring thoughts or feelings.
  • Example: If you intensely feel anger, mentally check your control panel and adjust the sliders.
• Visualization: Use your will to keep sliders at a high position.
  • Example: Maintain your positive thoughts to produce desirable effects.

5. Mastery and Use of the Law

• Qiballion: “Every cause has its effect, every effect has its cause”.
• Rules of the Game: Those who master the principle become the players, instead of being pawns.
  • Example: Use Hermetic principles to dominate circumstances on lower planes.
• Universal Law: Nothing escapes universal law, but man can use the law to master lower laws.

Conclusion

• Cause and Effect: Understanding and applying this principle allows mastering the events and circumstances of life.
  • Example: By keeping mental sliders in a high position, one can attract positive and abundant situations.
• Harmony: Applying this principle brings a balanced life aware of universal laws.

Gender ⚥

1. Principle of Gender ⚥

• Statement: “Everything has its masculine and feminine principles”.
• Meaning: Gender refers to the masculine and feminine energy that combines to create manifested things, not to physical sexual attributes.
• Application : Every person, thing, and situation possesses these two energies.

2. Balance of Energies

• Examples:
  • People : Everyone possesses both masculine and feminine energy.
  • Atoms : Combination of masculine and feminine energies to create matter.
• Characteristics:
  • Masculine Energy : Projects outward (positive).
  • Feminine Energy : Attracts and receives (negative).

3. Manifestations on the Planes

• Physical, Mental, and Spiritual : The principle of gender is present on all planes of correspondence.
• Mental Plane :
  • Masculine Energy : Conscious mind (I).
  • Feminine Energy : Subconscious mind (Me).
• Interaction : The I exercises its will to direct the Me.
  • Example : Identifying with the I allows directing and using the creative energy of the Me.

4. Practical Use

• Creation : The feminine energy generates ideas, the masculine energy puts them into action.
  • Example : Detaching from identification with the Me to identify with the I and manifest ideas.
• Balance : Maintain both energies active and balanced.
  • Example : Visualizing the I ensuring the sliders remain at the top to manifest the ideas of the Me.

5. Psychic Phenomena

• Telepathy : A thought is sent (masculine action) and received (feminine action).
  • Example : Enhance telepathic abilities by practicing receptivity.
• Blockages : Excess of masculine or feminine energy can create blockages.
  • Example : Too much masculine energy can block the reception of spiritual messages.

6. Importance of Balance

• Excess :
  • Masculine : Leads to blockage and excessive competition.
  • Feminine : Leads to passivity and inaction.
• Path of Balance : Best for developing psychic abilities and practicing divine magic.
  • Example : Practicing daily giving and receiving to maintain balance.

Conclusion

• Gender : Understanding and balancing masculine and feminine energies allows for harmoniously manifesting ideas and magical abilities.
  • Example : By practicing receptivity and balanced action, one can develop psychic abilities and manifest intentions.
• Harmony : Applying this principle brings a balanced life aligned with universal creative energies.

Kybalion wiki

Divine Magic
The 7 Sacred Principles of Manifestation
Doreen Virtue