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HERMETIC PRINCIPLES
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Date: 19 Sep 1998 11:43:12 -0000
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The Hermetic Principles
Solarian Legacy, by Paul Von Ward pg 27
The Hermetic Principles, named after a legendary personality, Hermes
Trismegistus (meaning "thrice" great), have been known and articulated
in esoteric scientific circles for more then five thousand years. For
many centuries, the term "hermeticism" was inappropriately associated
only with alchemy, or the alledged transmutation of metals into gold. By
focusing purely on the material realm, such references obscured the
deeper mental, energetic, and spiritual meanings of this ancient wisdom.
Today, the term "hermetic" has come to mean secret or sealed (as in the
term "hermetically sealed"). Hermes Trismegistus, identified by some as
the god Thoth, was one of the "wise beings" who shared knowledge and
insight with the pre-pharaonic Egyptians. Hermes is considered by many
to be the source of the basic teachings that infused all the highly
intellectual, esoteric traditions of the Egyptians, Greeks, Jews,
Muslims, Hindus, and Christians*. A few learned initiates guarded the
insights and passed them on
discerningly over the centuries to those deemed ready for the
teachings**. During the Inquisition and other periods of religious
persecution, it was dangerous to reveal ones belief in an alternate
reality. Consequently, most of the understanding was lost on the masses,
as well as the scholars and students of the modern era.
The seven Hermetic Principles are Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration,
Polarity, Rythmn, Cause and Effect, and Gender***. Although they can
appear to be so simple and mundane that the casual reader is wont to
skim them lightly, they may actually be far more reaching then the basic
assumptions of Newtonian mechanics or quantum physics. The current works
of various frontier scientist and grounded metaphysicians is confirming
the validity of these concepts. We can now begin to test them in an
integrated way to determine
their application to all dimensions of our universe.
footnotes:
* Some believe the same or similar being was a source of knowledge for
the Toltecs, Mayans, and the Incas
of the Western Hemisphere. For example, the Mayan calendrical system had
several principles similiar to the Hermetic ones presented here.
** This tradition is the basis for the plot of the currently popular The
Celestine Prophecy".
*** In Hindu metaphysics we find similar principles: The primordial
sound of Aum indicates the Principle of vibration, while the concept of
Brahman coincides with the Principle of Mentalism.
Hermetic Principles
1. Mentalism
The Principle of Mentalism is reflected in the Biblical quotation, "In
the beginning was the Word." Ultimately all external reality is based on
idea or concept. In the context of quantum physics, Mentalism means the
physical world can be reduced to patterns of potential connections among
potential concentrations of matter/energy that might or might not come
into form, depending upon the introduction of consciousness.
Twentieth-century physicists and consciousness researchers are thus on
the edge of unraveling the implications of Mentalism that Hermetic
initiates have known all along. Now anyone can grasp it's meaning: the
basic force in the universe is mental.
2. Correspondence
The Principle of Correspondence, "as above, so below," means that one
can infer the nature of distant realms from local experience. The
dynamics of cells are parallel to the dynamics of galaxies. Just as a
small laboratory or computer program can simulate the bahavior of stars
billions of light years away, the consciousness of an individual being
can confer with the Ultimate Consciousness that existed when there was
only the word. This principle ensures, for example, that humans need not
dread exposure to the idea of, say, extraterrestrials; they are derived
from the same universal consciousness.
3. Vibration
The Principle of Vibration, which asserts that everything is in
continual motion, is now a basic tenet of science.
Subatomic particles are continually moving in relation to each other in
every concentration of energy and mass in the universe.. The patterns of
vibration occur in all manifestations- from dense stone, to gaseous
molecules, to the thoughts and emotions of human beings. We have
intuitively grasped the validity of this principle: we get "good vibes"
about this or that. When we are on different frequencies with someone,
we can wind down or increase the tension, thereby moving a situation to
a congruent level of vibration.
4. Polarity
The Principle of Polarity embodies the truth that two seeming opposites
are in truth compliments that differ only in degree- the obverse and
reverse sides of the same coin. This principle applies in all realms.
Photon particles are inextricably linked in pairs, with each as either
the positive or negative aspect of the other. Hot
and cold are but different aspects of the same temperature gradient. Any
characteristic in nature or cosmic experience has it's own
gradient-large and small, high and low, black and white, sharp and dull,
male or female. Where does each pole end and the other begin? What about
the shades of good and evil? The crucial point here is that all such
polarities are only different vibrations on the same continuum. One can
be transmuted into the other employing the Principle of Polarity.
5. Rhythm
The principle of Ryhthm means that everything manifests itself in a
pattern of to and fro, up and down, in and out. The movement in one
direction is always compensated for by a return. For every action, there
is a reaction and for every advance there is a retreat.. The principle
applies in all the affairs of the cosmos-stars,
beings, mind, energy, and matter. It works in the interactions within a
plane, and in communications between dimensions. Over time, the rythmns
result in spiraling shapes that characterize much of the universe.
Understanding of the dynamics of this principle makes it possible to
mitigate some of its more extreme effects.
We can recognize that fatigue, followed by rest, leads to renewed
energy. Anger gives way to remorse and pain succumbs to release. By
being aware of the rhythmns, one is less likely to resist their flow,
thereby reducing the buildup of extremes.
6. Cause and Effect
The Principle of Cause and Effect is more commonly known by its ordinary
meaning: "x" acts on "y" and causes "z". From the Hermetic perspective,
to say each effect has many causes is more accurate. This
multilevel reality is epitomized by Carl Jung's use of the word
"synchronicity" to describe events that, though outwatdly appearing to
occur by chance, are actually the inner workings of one or more "cosmic
laws".
Indeed, all events are at some level the workings of cosmic law. What we
attribute by "chance" is usually an event whose governing law is not
evident. True chance or randomness probably occurs only at the level of
quantum gaps, where there is a true break between past and future.
The Hindu concept of karma is an illustration of the principle of Cause
and Effect, as is the Christian admonition,"as you sow, so shall you
reap." Human societies are only now learning the dramatic effect of this
principle in ecological systems. now humankind must become more aware of
cosmic law in the realm of consciousness, in it's role as Conscious
C0-Creators of the Universe.
7. Gender
Gender, the last Hermetic principle, has remained the most obscure
because we tend to equate gender with primary physical sex
characteristics. However, every being and every plane in the cosmos
contain the dual elements of Yin and yang, feminine and masculine. The
term "gender" recognizes the complimentariness within all self contained
units of the universe. Even in apparent single-sexed entities, one
aspect is the receptive nurturer, while another is the expressing
creator. The principle of gender itself obeys the Principles
of Polarity and Rhythm, in one circumstance manifesting the masculine
aspect and in another the feminine. Neither is ever totally absent: in
space-time balance is assured. Fully aware cosmic beings seek harmony in
living their dual nature (Gender), honoring the ebb and flow (Rhythm)
called for by the organic developements in self, society, solar system,
and cosmos.
These seven principles are simple keys to the mysteries of
matter-energy, spirit-mind, and consciousness.
They can open the gateways through which a profound transformation of
conscious life becomes possible. This book is an argument for
undertaking such a journey, demonstrating that transformation on the
mental and energetic planes will have immediate consequences in the
material realm. Not one principle stands alone: all affect each other in
a mode of reciprocation, thereby assuring the cohesion and unity of the
multifaceted universe.
End
Or,..a multi-dimensional universe...; )
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