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. The truly wise, knowing the nature of the Universe, use Law against laws the higher against the lower and by the Art of Alchemy transmute that which is undesirable into that which is worthy, and thus triumph. The Law of Use is Universal, and he who violates it suffers by reason of his conflict with natural forces. Knowledge, like Wealth, is intended for Use. “The possession of Knowledge, unless accompanied by a manifestation and expression in Action, is like the hoarding of precious metals- a vain and foolish thing. That which is beyond all creation and even greater than love is the Agnostos Theos, the unknowable divinity beyond all words and concepts. The highest law in creation is the law of Love. Just as there are physical laws that govern the material world there are energetic and spiritual laws. In studying the cosmic principles and laws we can understand what invisible forces govern our lives, and more wisely navigate our work in the Gnostic esoteric process. The Kybalion, first published in 1908 by William Walker Atkinson under the pseudonym “Three Initiates” is an exposition of these hermetic principles. The Seven Hermetic Principles are from the teachings of the mysterious initiate Hermes Trismegistus, often associated with the god Mercury.
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