~ Only the mountain has lived long enough to listen objectively to the howl of a wolf ~Aido Leopold, 1949

~ "In much wisdom is much grief, and he that increaseth his knowledge increaseth his sorrow as well." - Unknown

~ The long sleep of Death closes our scars, and the short sleep of life our wounds. -Jean Paul Richter

~"Technology sufficiently advanced enough is indistinguishable from magick." ~A. C. Clarke's Third Law

1 ~ Principle of Mentalism
"The All Is Mind; the Universe is Mental"

2 ~ Principle of Correspondence
"As above, so below; As below, so above." If it is anywhere, it is everywhere.

3 ~ Principle of Vibration
"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."

4 ~ Principle of Polarity
"Everything is Dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled."

5 ~ Principle of Rhythm
"Everything flows, out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum-swing manifests in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates."

6 ~ Principle of Causation
"Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the Law."

7 ~ Principle of Gender
"Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine Principles; Gender manifests on all planes."

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www.kybalion.org - A very informative site on Hermetic philosophy.