SEVEN HERMETIC PRINCIPLES

1. The Principle of Mentalism The All is mind; the Universe is mental 2. The Principle of Correspondence As above, so below; as below, so above

3. The Principle of Vibration Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. The Principle of Gender Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes