Title Page : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], THE KYBALION A Study Of The Hermetic Philosophy Of Ancient Egypt And Greece BY THREE INITIATES "THE LIPS OF WISDOM ARE CLOSED, EXCEPT TO THE EARS OF UNDERSTANDING" THE YOGI PUBLICATION SOCIETY MASONIC TEMPLE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS [1912] TO HERMES...
Chapter Vi. The Divine Paradox : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER VI THE DIVINE PARADOX "The half-wise, recognizing the comparative unreality of the Universe, imagine that they may defy its Laws--such are vain and presumptuous fools, and they are broken against the rocks and torn asunder by the elements by...
Chapter Xiv. Mental Gender : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER XIV MENTAL GENDER Students of psychology who have followed the modern trend of thought along the lines of mental phenomena are struck by the persistence of the dual-mind idea which has manifested itself so strongly during the past ten...
Chapter X. Polarity : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER X 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...
Chapter I. The Hermetic Philosophy : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER I THE HERMETIC PHILOSOPHY "The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding"--The Kybalion. From old Egypt have come the fundamental esoteric and occult teachings which have so strongly influenced the philosophies of all races...
Chapter Iii. Mental Transmutation : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER III MENTAL TRANSMUTATION "Mind (as well as metals and elements) may be transmuted, from state to state; degree to degree; condition to condition; pole to pole; vibration to vibration. True Hermetic Transmutation is a Mental Art."--The Kybali...
Chapter Ix. Vibration : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER IX VIBRATION "Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."--The Kybalion. The great Third Hermetic Principle--the Principle of Vibration--embodies the truth that Motion is manifest in everything in the Universe--that nothing is...
Chapter V. The Mental Universe : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER V THE MENTAL UNIVERSE "The Universe is Mental--held in the Mind of THE ALL."--The Kybalion. THE ALL is SPIRIT! But what is Spirit? This question cannot be answered, for the reason that its definition is practically that of THE ALL, which cannot...
Introduction : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], INTRODUCTION We take great pleasure in presenting to the attention of students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines this little work based upon the world-old Hermetic Teachings. There has been so little written upon this subject, not withstanding...
Chapter Xii. Causation : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER XII CAUSATION "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 Kybalion. The gre...
Chapter Viii. Planes Of Correspondence : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER VIII PLANES OF CORRESPONDENCE "As above, so below; as below, so above."--The Kybalion. The great Second Hermetic Principle embodies the truth that there is a harmony, agreement, and correspondence between the several planes of Manifestati...
Chapter Ii. The Seven Hermetic Principles : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER II THE SEVEN HERMETIC PRINCIPLES "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. The Seven Hermetic Principles, upon which...
Chapter Xi. Rhythm : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER XI 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"...
Chapter Iv. The All : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER IV THE ALL "Under, and back of, the Universe of Time, Space and Change, is ever to be found The Substantial Reality--the Fundamental Truth."--The Kybalion. "Substance" means: "that which underlies all outward manifestations; the essence;...
Chapter Xiii. Gender : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER XIII GENDER "Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes."--The Kybalion. The great Seventh Hermetic Principle--the Principle of Gender--embodies the truth that there is Gender...
Untitled : * This concise work on 'The Hermetic Philosophy' outlines seven universal principles: Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect, and Gender. Rather than the actual Kybalion, this is purportedly an exegesis on that text. While this was probably one of the books which...
Chapter Vii. 'the All' In All : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER VII "THE ALL" IN ALL "While All is in THE ALL, it is equally true that THE ALL is in ALL. To him who truly understands this truth hath come great knowledge."--The Kybalion. How often have the majority of people heard repeated the statement th...
Chapter Xv. Hermetic Axioms : * "The Kybalion", by Three Initiates, [1912], CHAPTER XV HERMETIC AXIOMS "The possession of Knowledge, unless accompanied by a manifestation and expression in Action, is like the hoarding of precious metals-a vain and foolish thing. Knowledge, like wealth, is intended for Use. The Law of Use is...
