The seven principles are the foundation of Hermeticism, a branch of spiritual philosophy dating back as early as the first century CE. 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).
In the 20th century, these teachings were compiled into a book called The Kybalion that was written by "The Three Initiates". Today, these principles remain an occult source of wisdom that can be found within numerous spiritual, religious and even personal development instruction, and of course contemporary witchcraft.
The seven principles are:
:: The Principle of Mentalism - The All is mind; The Universe is Mental.
:: The Principle of Correspondence - As above, so below; as below, so above. As within, so without; as without, so within.
:: The Principle of Vibration - Nothing rests; Everything moves; Everything vibrates.
:: The Principle of Polarity - Everything is dual; Everything has poles; Everything has its pair of opposites; Like and unlike are the same; Opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; Extremes meet; All truths, are but half-truths; All paradoxes may be reconciled.
:: 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.
:: 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.
:: The Principle of Gender - Gender is in everything; Everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all planes.
:: The Principle of Vibration - Nothing rests; Everything moves; Everything vibrates.
:: The Principle of Polarity - Everything is dual; Everything has poles; Everything has its pair of opposites; Like and unlike are the same; Opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; Extremes meet; All truths, are but half-truths; All paradoxes may be reconciled.
:: 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.
:: 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.
:: The Principle of Gender - Gender is in everything; Everything has its masculine and feminine principles; Gender manifests on all planes.
In this video, I talk more about these Hermetic principles.
