William WalkerAtkinson (Wikipedia) William Walker Atkinsonįirstly the book itself was written by William Walker Atkinson by himself, the Kybalion which the book quotes never existed. There is a lot here that makes sense, but the danger in the Kybalion is taking them at face value and assuming they are absolute laws that apply to magic. The Feminine principle is always in the direction of receiving impressions, and has a much more varied field of operation than the Masculine. The Masculine principle is always in the direction of giving out or expressing, and contents itself with the “Will” in its varied phases. Principle of Gender: Gender is manifested in everything as the Masculine and Feminine principles, and manifests itself on all planes. There is no such thing as chance, that chance is merely a term indicating extant causes not recognized or perceived. Principle of Cause and Effect: There is a cause for every effect, and an effect for every cause. Principle of Rhythm: Everything there is manifested a measured motion backward and forward in a pendulum-like movement. These extremes meet, and all paradoxes may be reconciled. Principle of Polarity: Everything is dual, everything has two poles, and everything has its opposite. One may do this by an effort of Will, by means of deliberately “fixing the attention” upon a more desirable state. To change one’s mental state is to change vibration. Principle of Vibration: Motion is manifest in everything in the Universe, that nothing rests, and everything moves, vibrates, and circles. There is a harmony, agreement and correspondence between these planes, “The Physical Plane,” “The Mental Plane” and the “Spiritual Plane.” Principle of Correspondence: There is always a correspondence between the laws of phenomena of the various “planes” of being and life. The Seven Principles or Lawsįor those who came in late the Kybalion said that there are seven principles or laws by which the universe works. More recently, one of its ideas “the Law of Attraction” was hijacked in the New Age Marketing phenomenon which was the “The Secret.”Īs I have progressed along the path, the Kybalion ideas have become less important to me, mostly because they do not do what is claimed. The Kybalion was a “must have” occult text for beginners for many years and it was a big influence on me and other members of Builders of the Adytum thanks to a myth that Paul Foster Case was one of the anonymous writers.
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