Tuesday August 27, 2024
– Third Quarter Moon Phase – realign, revise, reorient, surrender, complete
– Retrogrades in 2024 –
- Pluto – May 2 – October 12
- Saturn – June 30 – November 15
- Neptune – July 2 – December 7
- Chiron – July 26 – December 29
- Mercury – August 5 – August 28
– Moon in GEMINI –
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – Aug – 26th – 27th – Write, Host a Party, Buy a Car, Mow to Slow Growth, Harvest, Kill Plant Pests, Wash Wooden Floors, Quit Smoking, Cut Hair to Slow Growth
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – August – 25th – 27th Any seed planted now will tend to rot. Last two days are good harvest days.
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: – 20 ARIES: a young girl feeding birds in winter
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): – Kali – The Destroyer
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe, God of the South – Waves and Music
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in LEO SUN/MOON – 13 LEO: an old sea captain rocking on the porch of his cottage (EARTH – 13 AQUARIUS: a barometer)
SUN – 05 VIRGO: a man becoming aware of nature spirits and normally unseen spiritual energies
EARTH – 05 PISCES: a church bazaar
Shallow Dive into the Principles
A couple years back, I introduced the Hermetic Principles in one of my Defense Against the Dark Arts posts. It has been my intention to dive deep into the principles that made the basis of scientific thought in the west up until the Rockafellers monopolized science, education and medicine.
Most of us have been educated through the same basic features of the Rockafeller education and science system. So a lot of these Laws may seem a little woo woo or backwards. They have spent the last 100 years trying to make it so. That being said, all the quantum science in the world cannot explain why at least half the scientists out there still pray to God.
So please take a few minutes to check out The 7 Hermetic Principles and the 12 Universal Laws. A lot of what you read will be a partial explanation. It is my hope to dive much deeper into them. Maybe, just maybe we will discover some deeper meanings to the age old question “What is the Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything?”
Besides 42 that is.
The 7 Hermetic Principles
Hermeticism is a tradition that dates back to 1st and 2nd centuries AD (you know, Just after Jesus where the only real historical accounts we have are religious texts (Bible).
It is one of the oldest non-Christian belief systems that is still known today. The major teachings associated with Hermeticism were preserved. They can be found in Byzantine collections of writings and letters called the Corpus Hermetica, where the key tenets of this world view are explained. Of course they are like Ancient Greek, but who is stopping you from reading that?
Actually, a lot of them were translated into Latin during the 15th century (the Renaissance, you know). They’re widely thought to have inspired and influenced a great many philosophers and artists during this time.
Their modern popularity derives from the Freemasons, who rediscovered the Hermetic Principles and spread their wisdom. One of the main reasons why Hermeticism has endured is that it “explains” the basic fabric of reality in a timeless, elegant way. They speak to questions that our species has posed since its infancy. It outlines the interconnectedness of every part of our Universe and underlining our unique power to create positive change.
In addition, the doctrines of Hermeticism are compatible with much of modern science. Plus, these laws of the universe can be seamlessly integrated into a wide range of different religions (as well as being compatible with atheistic perspectives).
Now remember, this is based off translations from 500 years ago from Greek to latin to English or France. There could be no chance things were lost in translation???? Look at 5 different translations of the Christian Bible today and ask yourself that question again.
Well anyways, the 7 principles were written into a book called The Kybalion written by some shadowy people named by Hermes Trismegistus & The Three Initiates. Not much is known past that. I would have my hands on this book right now, except its about $20 and the beginning of school has been brutal on the budget.
The principle of mentalism.
“The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.” —The Kybalion
The principle of correspondence.
“As above, so below; as below, so above.” —The Kybalion
The principle of vibration.
“Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.” —The Kybalion
The 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.” —The Kybalion
The 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.” —The Kybalion
The principle of cause and effect.
“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.” —The Kybalion
The principle of gender.
“Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles; gender manifests on all planes.” —The Kybalion
The 12 Universal Laws
I started with the Hermetic Laws as they had a more defined source. In the New Age World, people have put together a longer list called the 12 Universal Laws. It became popularized by the book The Secret, published in 2006. I have plagiarized a list of the 12 Laws from an author named David Daniel. You can check out his website if you like.
If you do a search for it, you will find a lot of New Agey types offering their own versions of the laws. This list offered pretty good explanations (better than I could come up with in a pinch).
This will be a starting place for understanding.
1. The Law of Universal Oneness
Everything in this Universe is connected. Every human being, every living animal, every tree, rock or even the grass that we walk on is all connected to the Source that makes up this divine matrix that we call the Universe. Therefore, whenever we make a choice and take an action or even think a thought it affects the matrix on some level. By knowing that we are all connected we come to understand the power of empathy which has the capacity to change the world. We become the way.
2. The Law of Attraction
It was made famous by the best-selling sensation The Secret. The original version of this idea came from Wallace D. Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich, written in 1910. It was also a cornerstone of Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich. Once again, our faith or belief is what actually powers our intentions. What we think and feel deep inside of ourselves is reflected back to us in our physical world. I am sure you have heard that what we think is what we become. In reality, what we believe is what we become.
3. The Law of Vibration
Everything in the Universe is vibrating at a sub-atomic level. Everything in this Universe carries with it a vibration that is unique to itself and carries constant movement and energy with it. At the level of particles everything is vibrating therefore high vibrating particles are attracted to other high vibrating particles while lower vibrating particles are attracted to lower vibrating particles. This is where the phrase “like attracts like” comes from. Literally, we are what we are vibrating. In order to change anything in your life you simply need to alter your frequency and by doing so you will attract a new vibration.
4. The Law of Correspondence
This law is directly related to the Law of Universal Oneness. Patterns repeat themselves throughout the Universe and the prominent patterns repeat themselves on smaller patterns. The key is to recognize these patterns in our own lives so that we can take action either towards continuing with the positive patterns or changing the patterns that no longer serve us.
5. The Law of Inspired Action
This is a very important law and is often the least utilized which frequently prevents the manifestation of the Law of Attraction. For our intentions to manifest we must take action towards making those intentions a reality in our physical world. Your actions must match your intentions and when your actions and intentions are aligned the possibility for instant manifestation arises. In short, we must take action towards making our dreams come true; they are not just going to magically arrive on our doorstep without some effort on our part. We must take the first step and then the Universe acts in accordance with our actions. We take a step and the Universe responds.
6. The Law of Cause and Effect
This law is often referred to as the Law of Karma. Whatever you put out into the world will return to you. This is a necessary law because it allows us to see how our actions affect other people. No matter what we do to another person, be it a loving gesture or one that causes pain, that action will return to us in some manner. This law is directly aligned with the Law of Universal Oneness. We are all connected, therefore everything we do to another we are actually doing to ourselves.
7. The Law of Compensation
This law is very similar in that it states that what you put out into the world will return to you however the Law of Compensation goes a step further because it states that whatever is in your heart is what is returned to you. Words are powerful but our feelings and belief structures are actually what powers our ability to manifest our thoughts into existence. Since this Universe is made up of energy this law confirms that whatever our energy is will be compensated with like energy. For instance, if you do a good deed for someone but do so with resentment or in a negative manner what will actually be returned is the resentment and anger. If you hold love in your heart when you do these deeds, then love will be returned as compensation.
8. The Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy
This law illustrates that everything in the Universe is constantly changing. Change is the only constant. The beautiful part of this law is the realization that no matter where you are in your life you have the ability and capacity to change it into exactly the life you want it to be.
9. The Law of Relativity
This law states that everything in the Universe is neutral when seen in isolation and it is only when we ascribe any meaning to anything that we see this reflected in our reality. There really is no “good” or “bad,” it is simply our impression that gives it those labels. The Universe is a blank canvas that projects our thoughts and beliefs back to us. Our mind is like a movie projector and our thoughts are like the film that is fed through the projector. Whatever we think is projected onto the blank canvas of the Universe and is shown back to us like the movie of our life. If your thoughts are negative and filled with strife—a horror movie of sorts—this is what the Universe will reflect on its blank screen. If your thoughts are of love, compassion and kindness then this is the movie that will be reflected back to us. Allow the movie of your life to be a movie you would be proud to show the world. Make it a masterpiece!
10. The Law of Gender
Everything is this Universe is comprised of both male and female energy which the Chinese refer to this as yin and yang. Many people may think that these are opposing forces when in reality they are complementary forces that cannot exist without one another. When the male and female energy combine together to make one unit of energy the yogis call this the highest form of yoga. A Divine Union is born that makes the pair greater than the sum of the parts. We see this in “power couples” who are stronger as a unit than they would be individually. When complimentary energies unite the union has the power the change the world.
11. The Law of Polarity
Everything in this Universe has an opposite. Happiness must have sadness, hot must have cold, up must have down and day must have night for without each we would not be able to discern the difference. Each proverbial side of the coin is necessary in order to remember that we are One with the Universe. We must experience opposites which allows us to validate our choices on this plane. Every opposite has value as a teaching construct that allows us the opportunity to create the life we desire. If the Universe were to choose for us it would eradicate our freewill and it is through freewill that we go on a journey to remember that we are all connected. We are given the choice of love or hate in order to realize the truth of the first Universal Law, the Law of Universal Oneness.
12. The Law of Rhythm
Everything has a cycle and a rhythm. Life and death are forever linked, fall precedes winter which turns to spring and then summer, the moon waxes and wanes and we go through various seasons in our own lives. We may be married for years and then find ourselves single or having lived a life of abundance and one day find ourselves living in lack. These are the natural cycles of the Universe. A once beautiful rose eventually withers and wilts only to return to dust. Understanding and acknowledging these cycles allows us to become unattached to any one state of life. The tides rise and then recede, and each is okay; it is only when we attach to one state over another that we bring discontentment into our lives. The yogi treats each stage as just that—a stage. When we come to understand that all things change, we can come to a place of peace when they do.
It is a lot to digest. Small wonder I started the original post in September of 2022. Now I am getting back to it.
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