How To Use The 7 Hermetic Principles For Success In Life
In this next section we will discover some quick and practical applications of the hermetic principles so you can start using them today.
How To Use The Principle of Mentalism
You’re special
You can use the principle of mentalism by understanding that you have a divine spark from The ALL.
Because of this you have a unique purpose here on earth.
Your job is to find your purpose for this lifetime so you can return to The ALL by climbing Jacob’s Ladder of consciousness.
Since The ALL created this universe mentally and you have an aspect of The ALL inside of you, you, too, can create reality mentally.
Pay closer attention to the thoughts you entertain, and use mental methods such as SATS to start creating your dream reality in your mind.
What you see in your mind often gets reflected back in the physical.
How To Use The Principle of Correspondence
Understand the connection between spirit, emotion and matter
There is a correspondence between all planes of existence.
A spiritual sickness can lead to emotional problems.
Emotional problems can lead to illness in the body.
Pay attention to your thoughts and emotions because they are guidance from higher realms.
No longer ignore your dreams.
Begin the process of lucid dreaming and learn how to control your thoughts through developing a stronger conscious mind.
Watch as reality begins to change as the changes in your mental plane will create corresponding changes in your physical plane.
How To Use The Principle of Vibration
Understand that every thought and emotion has a corresponding vibration
Everything has a vibration, especially mental phenomena.
The master learns how to maintain higher vibrations through an act of will.
This changing of vibration is done by focusing attention on what you want.
Imagine for a moment that you’re feeling sad about something that’s happened in your life.
If you focus your attention on a happy memory and relive it with all your senses, your sadness will slowly evaporate.
Consciousness can focus its attention on only one thing at a time.
You can change your vibration by changing your focus.
This is the master key.
“To change your mood or mental state — change your vibration.”
— The Kybalion
How To Use The Principle of Polarity
Understand The Different Poles
To effectively use the principle of polarity, you need to understand the different poles of different manifestations.
For instance, light and dark lie on the same spectrum composed only of light.
Love and hate are on the same spectrum; hate is a severe lack of love.
North and south are on the same line, east and west are also very familiar.
Yet light and south are not on the same spectrum because they represent different phenomena.
When you understand the implications of this truth, you will be able to transmute your emotions by simply giving them more energy.
Take the sensations of having butterflies in your stomach.
Depending on the energy level and direction of your thoughts, you might label this sensation as anxiety or excitement.
Understanding that both emotions are made out of the same stuff, you can change the emotion by simply changing your thoughts about it.
Energizing the anxiety felt before public speaking with visions of success and a standing ovation can quickly transform it into excitement.
Energizing your fear of something you must overcome can transform it into courage.
There are no black and white emotions, but through your thoughts you can polarize yourself to different ends of the pole.
Study the philosophy ofStoicismfor some practical tools for regulating your emotions.
How To Use The Principle of Rhythm
Understand The Patterns Of Nature
Rhythm dictates that there are patterns in nature.
We see the seasons change, we see the different phases of the moon, day turns to night, and so on.
Just as there are patterns in nature, there are also patterns in our emotions and moods.
There are periods of happiness, periods of boredom, periods of depression and contentment.
The common pattern is transience.
When you understand the principle of rhythm, you free yourself from many unrealistic attachments.
You will buy the new car and have full awareness that your enjoyment of it will lower with time.
You will go through hardships and understand that the negative feelings which seem like they will last forever will pass.
Understanding rhythm will help you understand worldly affairs.
In the stock market, people are always shocked when a raging bull market rapidly transforms into a depressing bear and eventually a depression.
In society, people are shocked when periods of peace are disrupted by periods of war and insanity.
The student of Hermetic philosophy is not surprised by any of this stuff because they understand
”The swing in one direction determines the swing in the opposite direction.”
— The Kybalion
How To Use Thr Principle of Cause And Effect
Understand Your Actions Have Consequences
As simple as it might seem, most people don’t really consider the long term consequences of their actions.
People haphazardly get married, have children and get into careers which are convenient.
Understanding causation is about understanding that every action you take will have implications.
It’s impossible to predict the implications of every small action you take, especially when many of our decisions are the results of the subconscious.
But you do have a say in the direction of your life.
By paying more attention to the thoughts you choose to entertain, the words you say to yourself you will begin to have more power.
Causation also helps you make sense of the seemingly random occurrences that happen in your life.
With this understanding you will see how many things were not in your control.
Certain manifestations you see today were set in motion many generations ago.
This is not an excuse to stop shifting your reality but allows you to forgive yourself for painful short fallings.
How To Use The Principle of Gender
Unite the subconscious and conscious minds
The Principle of Gender is most powerfully used on the mental plane. Having an understanding of the masculine principle of mind (conscious) and the feminine principle (subconscious) will serve you greatly.
The collaboration of the conscious and subconscious mind is needed for the process of creation.
Creation always needs two genders.
Develop the conscious mind through willpower exercises in concentration and attention.
Develop the connection with the subconscious by learning to let go and by listening to your intuition.
When you master these two phases of mind, you will have an unlimited capacity to create on the physical plane.
Students should also learn to observe the principle of gender in all aspects of life.
Pay attention to how two seemingly opposing elements are always needed in the creation process.
When you can identify the masculine and feminine principle in all aspects of life, you can learn to adjust your own behavior for maximum success.
Conclusion
The 7 Kybalion Principles or Hermetic Principles are powerfulmental modelswhich you can use to help shift your reality.
Each principle must be studied and applied for you to get the best result.
Reality creation is an active process and requires you to do your own experiments.
Read The Kybalion, take your own notes, and put the principles into practice.
Always remember that
“The lips of wisdom are closed, except to the ears of Understanding.”
— The Kybalion
Do this, and you will be one step closer toliving and dying well.
