“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
According to the Kybalion by Three Initiates, there are 7 hermetic laws or principles that govern the whole universe. These are the laws that can never be broken.
Humanity cannot create the law. Humanity can only make rules and regulations and follow the laws that are above them.
Law is the process by which the unmanifest becomes the manifest, the observer becomes the observed. What we call “life, matter, and energy” are the manifestations of the unmanifest.
In other words, all creations are the manifestation, the result, and the consequence of the Unmanifest, of the Unseen, and of God transforming itself into the Manifest, the Seen, and the Visible.
For example, when you say that you are powerful, can you see your power? Let's say that you have a great mind with super intelligence, can you see it? No, it is invisible. However, once you express your intelligence in your work or studying, for sure you and other people will see the power because the unmanifest is now being manifested.
Similarly, you cannot see the One; you cannot see God, but when you look at the trees, the sun, the moon, and your self, indeed, these are signs which stand for the power of the Word of God.
*Note: If you want to understand the spiritual law that governs our universe, I’d strongly recommend you to read the Kybalion, which is the classic book in the esoteric world. I use this book as a reference for this article, so check it out!
Here is the list of the 7 hermetic principles that govern the universe:
The Hermetic Principle of Mentalism
The Hermetic Principle of Correspondence
The Hermetic Principle of Vibration
The Hermetic Principle of Polarity
The Hermetic Principle of Rhythm
The Hermetic Principle of Cause & Effect
The Hermetic Principle of Gender
1. Hermetic Principle of Mentalism
The Hermetic Principle of Mentalism is the law of the Universal Mind. Everything which has its roots in physical manifestation first comes from the mental plane, which is the spiritual above the materiality. Thus, preceding a physical action is the mental activity behind it.
When you plan something, you first create the manifestation in the form of “image” in your “image-nation”. When you execute your plan, you simply project out in the physical world of what you first crafted in your mind. Therefore, to use the principle of mentalism, you need to think first before any action. Remember that everything you see in the material world are just what you mentally project out from the inner world. Your thoughts have the power to MOVE things around the world and you need to know that! Another way to understand the principle of mentalism is that all things come from the same Oneness {or the
All}. It is the same essence that creates the whole universe from plants, rocks, plants, etc. to animals and humans. The physical body is the dwelling place for your spirit as the Bible states that your body is a temple of God, NOT the church,
Therefore,
The source of all creation is the Spirit, the All, or the Universal Mind.
The process of creation is the Universal Mind in motion.
The object of creation is the physical universe.
2. Hermetic Principle of Correspondence
The Hermetic Principle of Correspondence is the esoteric law of “As above, so below”. It demonstrates that whatever happens in the heaven also occurs on the earth. This law also explains the relationship among the body, mind, and spirit that the higher is always the ruler
above the lower. That is, how you think significantly affects what you do and vice versa.
We can relate the hermetic law of correspondence to the law of astrology. Astrology works by observing the above {planets, and stars} and comparing its effects on the below {the earth}. Remember that the above always rules the below just like the mental plane is always higher than the physical plane. Thus, when you change what you think, you will change what you do, and eventually, you will change who you are. If you are aware, your thoughts are invisible while your actions are visible. So, we can see the hidden interaction between the unmanifested and the manifested under the law of correspondence. That is,
the inner rules over the outer, the unseen over the seen, and the spiritual over the material.
3. Hermetic Principle of Vibration
The Hermetic Principle of Vibration states that everything is in motion. Nothing stands still. Everything in this world is always moving. If you leave a cup of water on a table, you may see that the cup is fixed and that it’s not moving. However, the cup is actually moving – its atoms are moving. Thus, spirit and matter can occupy the same space; they are just different in terms of the degrees of vibration. Your thoughts and actions also vibrate at a certain speed if you know that. For example, your thoughts of gratitude and gratefulness vibrate much faster and higher than your thoughts of greed and jealousy. Due to the law of vibration, you will attract the same frequency of what you are vibrating. This is the reason
why in many manifestation workshops, tell you to be grateful for what you have, as you will attract positive energy to your life. However, most people forget that the manifestation also comes from our subconsciousness, which occupies around 80-90% of our daily activity.
Therefore, when you want to manifest abundance, you have to CONSCIOUSLY vibrate with the vibration of richness for A LONG period because your subconsciousness will find a way to stop what you try to change.
4. Hermetic Principle of Polarity
The Hermetic Principle of Polarity is the duality in nature: yin-yang, male-female, masculine-feminine, etc. In other words, light and darkness are just 2 faces of the same coin. They are not separate from each other but differ in degrees of vibration. The law of polarity sets out 2 pairs of opposites, which are like and unlike in nature. Inside yin, we have yang.
Inside yang, we have yin. Nothing is absolute in the physical world unless we can raise our awareness into a higher spiritual level. As stated in the principle of mentalism, everything is essentially one. For example, heat and cold are just 2 different qualities of the same oneness. They are just different in the matter of degree. Thus, hot water can be frozen while frozen water can become boiled water. You can change the quality of a substance into a better one based on the principle of polarity. This is the secret art of Alchemy: transforming the base metals into gold.
5. Hermetic Principle of Rhythm
The Hermetic Principle of Rhythm indicates that everything flows in a cyclic nature of the universe. This is why we see the alternation of day and night, summer follows winter, dogs chase cats, cats chase mice, etc. This is the rhythm that swings you back and forth in between the 2 polarities based on the law of polarity. The law of rhythm explains why you are lucky or unlucky during a certain time. Nobody is all-time happy and nobody is all-time sad. We all have “moments” when we are either up or down in the roller coaster of life.
Nothing in this world lasts forever and things are always changing. The only way to overcome the “down” period is to polarize with the opposite. For example, if you are a self-critical person, you need to find some good things about your character that
make you a good person. It could be an act of helping someone else, being brave, etc. Either way, you have to find something positive to polarise the negative. This is how you act instead of reacting to life’s situations.
6. Hermetic Principle of Cause and Effect
The Hermetic Principle of Cause and effect is essentially the Law of Karma. Karma means action-reaction, reapsow, cause-consequence, and so on. In other words, you shall reap what you sow. The law will maintain fairness in the world and makes sure everyone gets what he/she deserves according to his/her deeds. You cannot sow an apple seed and hope that one day it will grow to be a banana tree. There must be a banana seed if you want to grow a banana tree. This is logic. Similarly, if you want to be rich, you can not sow negative thoughts in your mind. Your mind has the power to project whatever you have from the mental world. If you are having an unwanted effect, such as illness, you will need to check the cause of the effect and replace it with a new one, not to replace the effect with another effect. For example, if your lung is hurt due to your excessive smoking behaviour, you need to STOP smoking instead of going to see the doctor. It doesn’t matter how many surgeries the doctor will perform for you, you will still have the same effects if you still produce the same cause. I don’t say that going to see the doctor is wrong, but what I mean is that if you don’t stop the CAUSE, it will always produce the EFFECT that you don’t want it to happen.
Thus, conscious intention in every single moment is essential in working out the law of cause and effect.
7. Hermetic Principle of Gender
The Hermetic Principle of Gender states that all living things have a gender. Gender is not the sexes but the feminine and masculine principle underlying the creation of the universe. For example, within a man, there is a female element while within a woman, there is a male element. Gold is masculine while silver is feminine in nature. I’m talking about the energy here. It is by harmonising between the masculine and feminine aspects within ourselves so that we can be peaceful. By this, I mean not only in the physical plane but also in the mental and spiritual plane as well. We can also see the manifestation of the principle of gender in the law of physics. For instance, an atom is made up of a proton and an electron, which are positive and negative respectively. In Chinese philosophy, the law of gender is the law of yin-yang. The yin quality is cold, passive, reserved, and rest while the yang quality is hot, active, motivated, and outgoing.
I Would now like to talk about the Hermetic Principle of Vibration in more detail
The universe is governed by law, that which we call “The Truth” for that which does not change. No one can break the law for we are the Law, the universe is the Law, and God is the Law. If there is no law, the universe will be in chaos, and nature keeps telling us that the universe is always in order. That’s why you keep seeing the alternation of days and nights, of summers and winters; cats eat mice, dogs chase cats, etc. Those natural indications are what scholars refer to as “Signs of God” because God is in everything and everything is God, yet God is only One. There are 7 Universal Laws that govern the universe. If you come from an occult background, you may refer it to the 7 Hermetic Principles {see above} as noted in the Kybalion by Three Initiates. Their teachings come from ancient Egyptian Knowledge, whose founder is Hermes Trismegistus, concealing what is called Esoteric Wisdom and Secret Doctrines that are only revealed to the Adepts and Masters. In face the word “Hermetic” itself means “secret” and “sealed so that nothing can escape”. The Law of Attraction as is now known today is just a part of the hidden truth concealed under the veil of public eyes. It is the extraction from the universal laws of the universe, which means that the law of attraction works under the dominion of the 7 Hermetic principles. In the ancient era, Truth was not meant to be revealed to common men as the masters did not believe in “casting pearls before swine”, yet they stayed close to the teachings of “milk for babes; meat for strong men”. By understanding the law – the underlying principles of the universe, man hold a great power within himself, which enables him to become a true Master of his life, achieving anything whatsoever he shall desire.
*Note: If you want to understand the spiritual law that governs our universe, I’d strongly recommend you to read The Kybalion, which is the classic book in the esoteric world. I use this book as a reference for this article, so check it out!
1. What is The Hermetic Principle of Vibration?
The hermetic principle of vibration demonstrates that: If you are at a standstill position doing nothing, are you moving? Are you vibrating? You may see yourself as a fixed subject, but your heart is still beating, isn’t it? What if every part of your body stops moving? Your immune and your digestive system stop functioning? Are you still alive? Everything from rock to mountain to planet is always in constant movement. If you leave a plastic bottle
on a table, you may see that the bottle is fixed and that it’s not moving, but in reality, the bottle is moving, its atoms are moving. It's like you are not moving but your heart is still beating. At the solid level, the atoms stay very close to each other. They vibrate but in slow motion. It’s like the effect of your camera: slow motion. When you burn the plastic bottle, this increases the speed of the atoms which moves them further apart. Again, it’s like a time-lapse effect of your camera, it moves very fast. As we have all learned chemistry in high school, the atom of solid moves very slowly while the one of liquid and gas moves very quickly. Thus, when God caused a deep sleep to Adam (Atom), He slowed the atom down which eventually consolidated the atom into solid form in the physical world:
2. How Does The Law of Vibration Work?
Everything in this world is moving and vibrating whether they are solid, liquid, or gas. The only difference is in the speed and frequency at which they are vibrating. Atom is made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons, and these 3 atomic particles are always revolving
around its center, which is called the “nucleus”. The whole process looks very similar to the planets revolving around the sun. Again, as we have learned before, we are just a copy of the universe. This is the La of Correspondence. Everything corresponds to one another, from the atomic level to the planetary level. As the universe is always vibrating and changing, so are we. “When you move from one action to another, you change. When you learn the mistake of the past and apply it to the future, you change. The moment you breathe, you change” Therefore, if you don’t want to change, stop breathing. That is how the law of vibration works. The hermetic principle of vibration works by changing from one condition to another. A true master embraces change and welcomes change because the only constant in this world is change. When you try something and it doesn’t work, and try another thing and it still doesn’t work; it is not the thing that doesn’t work, it is “you” that doesn’t work. Thus, we can extract the lessons from the experience, thereby we have the actions to correct the mistakes, which means to change.
3. The Law of Vibration Meaning
The Hermetic Law of Vibration means that everything vibrates, nothing stands still, and nothing is at rest. When you think of something, your thoughts vibrate and it will attract the same vibrations with what you think. This is just another label to what is now called the Law of Attraction. When you think positively, you will attract positive things. When you think negatively, you will attract negative things. In life, most things we want such as abundance, love, and peace are made up of positive vibrations, so if you have any fear or doubt in
your thoughts, the law will not work for you because you attract what you send you to the universe. Thus, you need the belief and faith, backed up by your visualisations and actions, which are made up of the same positive vibrations with things you desire, then you shall reap what you sow. Isiah 55:11
4. The Law of Vibration, Numerology, Astrology, and Tarot
This knowledge can help you to understand why numerology and astrology work. When you came out of your mother’s womb at a certain date and time in this universe, it is the point of time at which you were descended from heaven. Your date of birth does not contain useless numbers. They are vibrations of what your abilities, talents, and characters are. In other words, 1 2 3 4 are not numbers, but they are vibrations containing specific qualities
and characteristics. It's the same thing with letters A B C D. They are not letters, but are vibrations of the hidden energy underlying material manifestation. For example, letter A is the representation of the vibration of leadership, willpower, creativity, and initiative.
Thus, if your first name starts with the letter A, you will see that you have a tendency or a talent of being a leader and taking initiative. The downside of this vibration is that you tend to become self-important and critical of others. It is a tendency, an influence, not the causation. Therefore, it depends on the level of self-knowledge and self-mastery that determines whether you are the pawn in the chess game of life or the player of the game.
Tarot works the same way. Each picture that appears on the tarot cards is the vibration of a certain energy, either positive or negative. When you receive your tarot cards, they are of the same vibrations with your thoughts and feelings, So when you think negatively, you will receive a card that tells exactly what you think. It’s just that simple. You don’t need a bachelor’s degree to understand how things work. You just need the desire to know
the nature of things, because the power is already within you. Bachelor’s degree in science is just a label and it doesn’t tell you who you are. That’s why a genius is the one who
follows their path because they know who they are and know what they can do. If you reduce the degree to its initials, a bachelor of science is just a B.S degree. It's B.S. that we spent so many years studying things and finally came out just as ignorant as we were when we first started. So many years we have spent studying and don’t know a thing about who we are, how things work, and how nature works.
5. How to Use the Hermetic Principle of Vibration
Here are the steps of how to use the hermetic principle of vibration:
1. Step 1: Understand that the only constant is change.
2. Step 2: Change yourself from low vibration to high vibration.
3. Step 3: Keep yourself at the higher vibration for a long period.
If you want to manifest an abundance of money in life, think prosperity and the money will come to you as positive vibrations attract positive vibrations. Backed the thoughts with good deeds and constancy, you will get what you want. Thus, to apply the law of vibration is to live in harmony with the universe in the physical, mental, and spiritual planes. If one principle contradicts another, the law may not work. If what you think and do doesn’t produce the results you desire, then change your thoughts because those
thoughts will attract and manifest whatever your mind conceives. Also remember to check your belief system, emotions, and visualisation, and to remove any fear, doubt, and worry in exchange for faith, confidence, and enthusiasm. It's like you cannot produce an apple by planting a banana seed. You cannot manifest abundance if your thoughts are mentally poor. So when you want good results {fruits}, you need to sow positive thinking (thoughts) and do the necessary labour {good deeds}. These activities should be sustained for a long period of time, as we can never grow a fruitful tree within one day.
6. Some Thoughts about the Meaning of Life
Your meaning of life is not about what you do for work and how you survive on the weekends and start working again next Monday, living paycheck to paycheck. You are here to experience life, to be the master of life, and to be the ONE that you are destined to become. We are all here because of the same purpose my friend, whether you believe it or not. If you fail the test of this life, you may be back here reading the same post that you might have read for 400 or 1000 years ago, but you don’t know whether you have another chance to be back here or not, do you? You may have 3 chances of reincarnation and this is your last chance, but do you know it? Are you sure that you will be reincarnated in your next life? All we know right now is that we just have one life or one chance to discover the true meaning of life. We are all students in the college of the Holy Spirit, who go through the same exam and no one can cheat the test of life as no one can break the universal law.
That is, no one possesses the knowledge of life and death except the Teacher, the Creator, or the One that is above all things.
7. Summary
In this section, I will summarise the main lessons we have learned in this post:
1. The Hermetic Law of Vibration: everything is changing; everything is in vibration; nothing stands still as “the only thing that doesn’t change is ‘change’ itself.”
2. A true master welcomes changes, embraces changes, and makes changes.
3. You can change your vibration by changing your thoughts and actions in your daily activities.