There is no portion of the occult teachings possessed by the world which have been so closely guarded as the fragments of the Hermetic Teachings which have come down to us over the tens of centuries which have elapsed since the lifetime of its great founder, Hermes Trismegistus, the scribe of the gods, who dwelt in old Egypt in the days when the present race of men was in its infancy. Our intent is not to erect a new Temple of Knowledge, but rather to place in the hands of the student a Master-Key with which he may open the many inner doors in the Temple of Mystery through the main portals he has already entered. The purpose of this work is not the enunciation of any special philosophy or doctrine, but rather is to give to the students a statement of the Truth that will serve to reconcile the many bits of occult knowledge that they may have acquired, but which are apparently opposed to each other and which often serve to discourage and disgust the beginner in the study. There has been so little written upon this subject, not withstanding the countless references to the Teachings in the many works upon occultism, that the many earnest searchers after the Arcane Truths will doubtless welcome the appearance of this present volume.

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. As such, the book is full of arcane teachings in the strict sense, in that they are mysterious and known by few. Only those who are ready for the wisdom conveyed in the book ever discover it. One of the first concepts you’ll be introduced to when you begin to read it is the idea that the book has actually come to your attention by design. In fact, it’s so arcane that the authors aren’t even identified by name. 'The Kybalion' is one of the more “out there” books you’ll ever come across. By adopting and mastering these Kybalion principles, you can tap into the divine power of the universe. That is what hermetic philosophy is: an explanation of the universal, fundamental principles that determine how reality works. Most people don’t realize that a set of Universal Laws that apply to all created things even exists.

This may sound like magic, but the hermetic teachings in 'The Kybalion' are actually scientific. There are seven seed truths contained in 'The Kybalion', the Seven Principles of Nature (mentalism, correspondence, vibration, polarity, rhythm, gender, and cause and affect), and these principles explain what Hermetists describe as the art of Mental Transmutation. First published by the Yogi Publication Society in 1908, 'The Kybalion' is a summary of hermetic philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (a philosophy named for Hermes Trismegistus) by the Three Initiates.

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