Product Description

Book Description:

"The Kybalion: Hermetic Philosophy is a 1908 book claiming to be the essence of the teachings of Hermes Trismegistus, published anonymously by a group or person under the pseudonym of "the Three Initiates". [...] The book purports to be based upon ancient Hermeticism, though many of its ideas are relatively modern concepts arising from the New Thought movement." (Quote from wikipedia.org)

Table of Contents:

Publisher's Preface; Introduction; The Hermetic Philosophy; The Seven Hermetic Principles; Mental Transmutation; The All; The Mental Universe; The Divine Paradox; "the All" In All; Planes Of Correspondence; vibration; Polarity; Rhythm; Causation; Gender; Mental Gender; Hermetic Axioms

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #378618 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-09
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 130 pages

Customer Reviews

The essence
The principles described in this book give a very powerfull insight into the "Living Mind". For me, this two words are the very essence of the concept of Time-Space and consciousness. If you are drawn to mysticism, this book sets a strategic view of what to consider in order to improve your understanding of life.

Must-Have Book on Hermetics
After reading this book, I can say this is very insightful guide to the principles underlying hermetic. Each of the seven principles is presented and discussed in an easy to understand manner. However, to apply these principles to your life is another matter. This book is not about the practice of hermitic, but about the primal philosophy that transcend mysticism and religion. It is an invaluable addition to your library, but only if you are ready for it.

The author(s) of this book, who we know only as Three Initiates, starts out describing the fundamentals of the hermetic history and philosophy. Then it briefly introduces the seven principles of hermetic, setting a framework for further discussion:

I. The Principle of Mentalism
II. The Principle of Correspondence
III. The Principle of Vibration
IV. The Principe of Polarity
V. The Principle of Rhythm
VI. The Principle of Cause and Effect
VII. The Principle of Gender

Prior presenting each principle, Three Initiates builds up the necessary knowledge to understand it better. For example, concepts of "Mental Transmutation" and "The All" are discussed before starting with the Principle of Mentalism. Each principle is explained with some detail, and multiple examples.

Finally, Three Initiates advices us against the pursuing Knowledge without expressing it into Action, which otherwise becomes a vain affair. In the last chapter, it summarizes the previously presented principles and briefly explain how to approach them.

This is a book that belongs to every mystical library, but paradoxically, not the first that a new student of hermetic should approach. For that purpose, I would recommend Initiation into Hermetics by Franz Bardon or The New Hermetics: 21st Century Magick for Illumination and Power by Jason Augustus Newcomb. However, the philosophical content in this book is approachable from any mystical foundation, not just hermetics. As such, buy it because eventually you will find it in your path to mysticism.

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