Even to this day there will be found but few reliable books on the Hermetic Philosophy, although there are countless references to it in many books written on various phases of Occultism.
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" The extreme pole of the Creative process is considered to be the furthest removed from THE ALL, while the beginning of the Evolutionary stage is regarded as the beginning of the return swing of the pendulum of Rhythm--a "coming home" idea being held in all of the Hermetic Teachings.
We shall have more to say regarding the subject of the scale of Vibrations in our next lessons, in which we shall consider the Hermetic Principle of Vibration.
We do not live in a world of dreams, but in an Universe which while relative, is real so far as our lives and actions are concerned.
and other lessons to follow) is manifested on all planes of life, material mental and spiritual.
(2) THE ALL must be INFINITE, for there is nothing else to define, confine, bound, limit; or restrict THE ALL.
In this statement of truth--this Hermetic Maxim--is concealed one of the greatest philosophical, scientific and religious truths.
They reserve the "strong meat for men," while others furnish the "milk for babes.
" They reserve their pearls of wisdom for the few elect, who recognize their value and who wear them in their crowns, instead of casting them before the materialistic vulgar swine, who would trample them in the mud and mix them with their disgusting mental food.
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" As the Kybalion says, in the passage quoted above: "All is in THE ALL.
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What is the Universe?
This Principle explains the true nature of "Energy," "Power," and "Matter," and why and how all these are subordinate to the Mastery of Mind.
) comes to our aid here.
" Following the authority, let us avoid the half-wisdom (which is folly) which ignores the truth that: "Mastery consists not in abnormal dreams, visions, and fantastic imaginings or living, but in using the higher forces against the lower--escaping the pains of the lower planes by vibrating on the higher.
We find here that the "Principle of Correspondence" (see Lesson I.
Whether the Universe be created of Matter, or whether it be a Mental Creation in the Mind of THE ALL--it is unsubstantial, non-enduring, a thing of time, space and change.
And, yet, THE ALL does create and manifest, and seems to find some kind of satisfaction in so doing.
Keep your mind ever on the Star, but let your eyes watch over your footsteps, lest you fall into the mire by reason of your upward gaze.
" And so while to THE ALL the Universe must be unreal and illusionary, a mere dream or result of meditation,--nevertheless, to the finite minds forming a part of that Universe, and viewing it through mortal faculties, the Universe is very real indeed, and must be so considered.