New Thought and practical occultism

The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece

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The Kybalion presents seven 'Hermetic Principles' which govern the physical and spiritual universe. It is a synthesis of ancient Hermetic concepts and early 20th-century 'New Thought' mental science. It emphasizes the mental nature of reality ('The All is Mind') and the law of cause and effect.

Also known asThe Seven Hermetic Principles
This edition1912
EditionYogi Publication Society, Chicago.
HermeticismMental TransmutationNew ThoughtModern Hermeticismmeditationhidden wisdomSeven Hermetic PrinciplesMental concentrationMystical philosophyesoteric symbolismHermetic philosophyLaw of Polarity

Contents20 chapters

  1. 01TO HERMES TRISMEGISTUS KNOWN BY THE ANCIENT EGYPTIANS AS
  2. 02Table of Contents
  3. 03INTRODUCTION
  4. 04CHAPTER I
  5. 05CHAPTER II
  6. 06CHAPTER III
  7. 07CHAPTER IV
  8. 08CHAPTER V
  9. 09CHAPTER VI
  10. 10CHAPTER VII
  11. 11CHAPTER VIII
  12. 12CHAPTER IX
  13. 13CHAPTER X
  14. 14CHAPTER XI
  15. 15CHAPTER XII
  16. 16CHAPTER XIII
  17. 17CHAPTER XIV
  18. 18CHAPTER XV
  19. 19THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  20. 20"Cover"

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