The Foundation of Hermetics
Blessed by the Light of Source within all! Quote - The First Three Principles Working Together Today, we have explored the first three Hermetic Principles. While each stands as a profound teaching on its own, their true power emerges when they are understood together. The First Principle, Mentalism, teaches us that the universe is fundamentally mental in nature. "The All is Mind; The Universe is Mental." This principle reveals that consciousness is the foundation from which all things arise. Before there can be creation, there must first be awareness. Before there can be manifestation, there must first be thought. But if everything emerges from Mind, how does that Mind express itself throughout creation? This brings us to the Second Principle, Correspondence. "As Above, So Below; As Below, So Above." Correspondence teaches us that the same universal laws and patterns repeat throughout all levels of existence. The structure of the cosmos can be found within nature....