The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
1912
The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece
1912
For two thousand years, the wisdom of Hermes Trismegistus remained hidden behind cryptic symbols and dense allegory, passed only to those deemed worthy. Then came The Kybalion, a concise and electrifying distillation of Hermetic philosophy that finally unlocked these ancient teachings for the modern seeker. Written by "Three Initiates" in 1908, this text reveals seven fundamental principles that govern the universe and consciousness: Mentalism ("The All is Mind"), Correspondence ("As above, so below"), Vibration ("Nothing rests; everything moves"), Polarity ("Everything is dual"), Rhythm ("Everything flows out and in"), Cause and Effect, and Gender. But this is no dry philosophical treatise. The Kybalion is a practical guide to mental transmutation, teaching readers how to master their thoughts, transcend their circumstances, and tap into the hidden laws that shape reality. It bridges ancient Egyptian mystery schools and Greek philosophy with the nascent New Thought movement, creating a synthesis that has shaped esoteric thinking for over a century. Whether you approach it as spiritual instruction, philosophical inquiry, or psychological exploration, The Kybalion offers a roadmap for those who refuse to accept that reality is merely what it appears to be.
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“Nothing stands still - everything is being born, growing, dying - the very instant a thing reaches its height, it begins to decline - the law of rhythm is in constant operations....””
— Three Initiates
“The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding"”
— Three Initiates
“Do not make the mistake of supposing that the little world you see around you - the Earth, which is a mere grain of dust in the Universe - is the Universe itself. There are millions upon millions of such worlds, and greater. And there are millions of millions of such Universes in existence within the Infinite Mind of THE ALL””
— Three Initiates
“He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery.””
— Three Initiates
“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””
— Three Initiates
“When the pupil is ready to receive the truth, then will this little book come to him, or her. Such is The Law. ...The Law of Attraction, will bring lips and ear together - pupil and book in company. So mote it be!””
— Three Initiates
“We have the truth still with us. But it is not found in books, to any given extent. It has been passed along......from lip to ear. When it was written down at all, its meaning was veiled in terms of alchemy and astrology, so that only those possessing the key could read it aright.””
— Three Initiates
“The masses of people are carried along, obedient to environment; the wills and desires of others stronger than themselves; heredity; suggestion; and other outward causes moving them about like pawns on the Chessboard of Life. But the Masters, rising to the plane above, dominate their moods, characters, qualities, and powers, as well as the environment surrounding them, and become Movers instead of pawns.””
— Three Initiates
“the differences between different manifestations of Matter, Energy, Mind, and even Spirit, result largely from varying rates of Vibrations......the higher the vibration, the higher the position in the scale.””
— Three Initiates
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