Showing posts with label 7 Principles of truths. Show all posts
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Thursday, December 21, 2023

7 Principles of Truth

“The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before whose touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open.”–The Kybalion.

Greek philosophers believed the 7 Liberal Arts were the studies that would develop both moral excellence & greater intellect for man.

Gerald Massey wrote in 1881 of what he described as connections between Vedic scripture, ancient Egyptian mythology & the Gospel stories. He theorized that the Archon Iao, the “Seven-rayed Sun-God of the Gnostic-stones” was also the “Serpent Chnubis,” and “the Second Beast in the Book of Revelation.” He elaborated further, describing the unity of “the seven souls of the Pharaoh,” “the seven arms of the Hindu god Agni,” “THE SEVEN STARS IN THE HAND OF THE CHRIST in Revelation,” & “the seven rays of the Chaldean god Heptaktis, or Iao, on the Gnostic stones.”

Dunlap wrote that the idea of spirit as the ultimate cause is present in all of the great religions of the East (which in the terminology of his time included the area now known as the Near East or Middle East), & that this idea can be found in “the Seven Rays of the Chaldaean Mithra & the Seven Days of Genesis. From the Sun came fire & spirit.” According to Dunlap, “this was the astronomical religion of the Chaldeans, Jews, Persians, Syrians, Phoenicians & Egyptians.”

The seven principles are the foundation of Hermeticism, a branch of spiritual philosophy dating back as early as the first century A.D. They were outlined by famed author Hermes Trismegistus, who is believed to have written the Emerald Tablet and the Corpus Hermeticum (two highly influential, ancient teachings)

This concise work on 'The Hermetic Philosophy' outlines seven universal principles: Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, and Gender

What is the first law of Hermeticism?

1. The All is mind; The Universe is Mental. This first principle embodies the truth that 'All is Mind. ' Meaning, the Universe itself, at an underlying and foundational level, is Mental. That all phenomena of life, matter and energy of the material universe are thoughts of an infinite and universal, living Mind.

2. The Principle of CORRESPONDENCE: "What is above is like what is below. What is inside is like what is outside." In the second hermetic law, we understand that for everything there is a correspondence in the universe, whether in the microcosm or in the macrocosm.

3. Vibration:
Nothing rests; Everything moves; Everything vibrates. This principle embodies the truths that 'nothing rests,' 'everything is in motion,' and 'everything vibrates. ' It explains that matter, energy, and even spirit, are simply varying rates of vibration.

4. Correspondence
As above, so below; as below, so above.” This principle embodies the truth that there is always a correspondence between the laws and phenomena of the various planes of being and life.

5. 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.

6. The Principle of Cause and Effect: Every cause has its effect; Every effect has its cause; Everything happens according to law' Chance is but a name for law not recognized' There are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the law.

7. The Principle of Gender

"Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles; gender manifests on all planes."

In Hermeticism, the principle of gender is not necessarily about the physical body. Instead, it’s referring to the qualities of masculinity and femininity which create balance in the world.

All things embody both masculine and feminine energies, and learning how to be open to and balance those energies within yourself can bring you to a higher state of consciousness that is simultaneously powerful and thoughtful