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THE

KYBALION

ASTUDYOF

THEHERMETICPHILOSOPHYOF

ANCIENTEGYPTAND

GREECE

THREEINITIATES

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THEYOGIPUBLICATIONSOCIETY

MASONICTEMPLE

CHICAGO,ILL

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COPYRIGHT1908

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Allrightsreserved

HERMESTRISMEGISTUS

KNOWNBYTHEANClENT

EGYPTIANS

THEGREATGREAT!

AND

MASTEROFMASTERS

THISLITTLEVOLUMEOFHERMETICTEACHINGS

ISREVERENTLYDEDICATED

CONTENTS

0mm.Paar.

Introduction

II.SevenHermeticPrinciples

MentalTransmutation

TheDivineParadox

VII.MTheAllNinAll

VIII.PlanesofCorrespondence

Vibration

X.Polarity

Rhythm

Causation

Gender

HermeticAxioms

INTRODUCTION.

Wetakegreatpleasureinpresentingto

theattentionofstudentsandinvestigators oftheSecretDoctrinesthislittlework basedupontheworld-oldHermeticTeach ings.Therehasbeensolittlewritten uponthissubject,notwithstandingthe countlessreferencestotheTeachingsin themanyworksuponoccultism,thatthe manyearnestsearchersaftertheArcane

Truthswilldoubtlesswelcometheappear

anceofthepresentvolume.

Thepurposeofthisworkisnotthe

enunciationofanyspecialphilosophyor doctrine,butratheristogivetothestu dentsastatementoftheTruththatwill servetoreconcilethemanybitsofoccult knowledgethattheymayhaveacquired, butwhichareapparentlyopposedtoeach otherandwhichoftenservetodiscourage 7

8Introduction

anddisgustthebeginnerinthestudy.

OurintentisnottoerectanewTempleof

Knowledge,butrathertoplaceinthe

handsofthestudentaMaster-Keywith whichhemayopenthemanyinnerdoors intheTempleofMysterythroughthe mainportalshehasalreadyentered.

Thereisnoportionoftheoccultteach

ingspossessedbytheworldwhichhave beensocloselyguardedasthefragments oftheHermeticTeachingswhichhave comedowntousoverthetensofcenturies whichhaveelapsedsincethelifetimeofits greatfounder,HermesTrismegistus,the scribeofthegods,Nwhodweltinold

Egyptinthedayswhenthepresentrace

ofmenwasinitsinfancy.Contemporary ofOccultism,whoserayshaveservedto illuminethecountlessteachingswhich havebeenpromulgatedsincehistime.All thefundamentalandbasicteachingsem beddedintheesotericteachingsofevery

Introduction9

racemaybetracedbacktoHermes.Even themostancientteachingsofIndiaun doubtedlyhavetheirrootsintheoriginal

HermeticTeachings.

FromthelandoftheGangesmanyad

vencedoccultistswanderedtothelandof

Egypt,andsatatthefeetoftheMaster.

gentviews,andthustheSecretDoctrine wasOrmlyestablished.Fromotherlands alsocamethelearnedones,allofwhom regardedHermesastheMasterofMas ters,andhisinPuencewassogreatthatin spiteofthemanywanderingsfromthe pathonthepartofthecenturiesofteach ersinthesediOerentlands,theremaystill befoundacertainbasicresemblanceand correspondencewhichunderliesthemany andoftenquitedivergenttheoriesenter tainedandtaughtbytheoccultistsofthese diOerentlandstoday.Thestudentof

ComparativeReligionswillbeabletoper

ceivetheinPuenceoftheHermeticTeach ingsineveryreligionworthyofthename,

10Introduction

nowknowntoman,whetheritbeadead religionoroneinfullvigorinourown times.Thereisalwaysacertaincorre spondenceinspiteofthecontradictory features,andtheHermeticTeachingsact astheGreatReconciler.

ThelifeworkofHermesseemstohave

beeninthedirectionofplantingthegreat

Seed-Truthwhichhasgrownandblos

somedinsomanystrangeforms,rather thantoestablishaschoolofphilos! ophywhichwoulddominatetheworldLs thought.But,nevertheless,theorigi naltruthstaughtbyhimhavebeen keptintactintheiroriginalpurityby afewmenineachage,who,re fusinggreatnumbersofhalf-developed studentsandfollowers,followedtheHer meticcustomandreservedtheirtruthfor thefewwhowerereadytocomprehend andmasterit.Fromliptoearthetruth hasbeenhandeddownamongthefew.

TherehavealwaysbeenafewInitiatesin

eachgeneration,inthevariouslandsof theearth,whokeptalivethesacredPame

Introduction11

oftheHermeticTeachings,andsuchhave alwaysbeenwillingtousetheirlampsto re-lightthelesserlampsoftheoutside thewicksbecamecloggedwithforeign matter.Therewerealwaysafewtotend faithfullythealtaroftheTruth,upon whichwaskeptalightthePerpetualLamp ofWisdom.Thesemendevotedtheir livestothelaboroflovewhichthepoet hassowellstatedinhislines

0,letnotthePamedieout!Cherished

ageafterageinitsdarkcavernJinits holytemplescherished.Fedbypuremin istersofloveJletnotthePamedieout1N

Thesemenhaveneversoughtpopular

approval,nornumbersoffollowers.They areindifferenttothesethings,forthey knowhowfewthereareineachgeneration whoarereadyforthetruth,orwhowould recognizeitifitwerepresentedtothem.

TheyreservetheMstrongmeatformen,N

whileothersfurnishtheMmilkforbabes.

Theyreservetheirpearlsofwisdomfor

12Introduction

thefewelect,whorecognizetheirvalue andwhowearthemintheircrowns,in steadofcastingthembeforethematerial isticvulgarswine,whowouldtramplethem inthemudandmixthemwiththeirdisgust ingmentalfood.Butstillthesemenhave neverforgottenoroverlookedtheoriginal teachingsofHermes,regardingthepass ingonofthewordsoftruthtothoseready toreceiveit,whichteachingisstatedin

TheKybalionasfollowsWherefall

thefootstepsoftheMaster,theearsof thosereadyforhisTeachingopenwide.N

Andagain:MWhentheearsofthestu

dentarereadytohear,thencomeththe lipstoOllthemwithwisdom.LButtheir customaryattitudehasalwaysbeenstrictly inaccordancewiththeotherHermetic aphorism,alsoinTheKybalion:The lipsofWisdomareclosed,excepttothe earsofUnderstanding.

Therearethosewhohavecriticisedthis

attitudeoftheHermetists,andwhohave claimedthattheydidnotmanifestthe properspiritintheirpolicyofseclusion

Introduction13

andreticence.ButamomentLsglance backoverthepagesofhistorywillshow thewisdomoftheMasters,whoknewthe follyofattemptingtoteachtotheworld thatwhichitwasneitherreadyorwilling toreceive.TheHermetistshavenever theirclosedlips,whiletheKheathenraged noisilyaboutthemLintheircustomary amusementofputtingtodeathandtorture thehonestbutmisguidedenthusiastswho imaginedthattheycouldforceuponarace ofbarbariansthetruthcapableofbeing understoodonlybytheelectwhohadad vancedalongThePath.

Andthespiritofpersecutionhasnotas

yetdiedoutintheland.Therearecer tainHermeticTeachings,which,ifpub liclypromulgated,wouldbringdownupon theteachersagreatcryofscornand revilementfromthemultitude,whowould againraisethecryofCrucifylCrucify.

Inthislittleworkwehaveendeavored

togiveyouanideaofthefundamental

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