The Kybalion in under 5 minutes

After some brief research, it seems that the originals of this book are still unknown and it is believed not to actually represent the official Hermetic teachings. Rather the authors, “The Three Initiates”, which remained anonymous, go into the teachings of the Hermetic Philosophy that they claim was passed down from teacher to student and this is the first time these teachings were revealed to the general public. I am not a big history buff, so I will not go any deeper into the history of the book or the Hermetic Philosophy, rather I will share with you the key points that I got from the book, which I thought was fascinating to say the least.

The book is very mystical and written in a style that we are not used to in the 21 century, so reading it once wasn’t enough. The book is comprised of the 7 Principles that claim to explain the universe that we live in. What I found extremely satisfying is that the principles build upon each other and you get a better understanding of the previous principles after reading the next one.

The Universe is created in the Mind

The first principle is that the world is simply a thought, a dream like state that is both real and not real at the same time, like a video game. Our creator, which the book calls “THE ALL”, created all of the laws that govern our universe in its mind. The laws are real to us, but not real to the creator. Therefore, real, but also not real at the same time.

Everything is correlated

“As above, so below; as below, so above.” — The Kybalion.

What this quote means is that everything in the universe is correlated and interconnected. I will comeback to this principle since the later principles will help in understanding this one. But the short summary is that our physical world and our mind are governed by the same laws.

Everything is vibrating and moving

“Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.” — The Kybalion.

Everything has its own vibration. Physical objects, as well as our mind emotions. Changing something is as simple as changing its vibration. When we boil water, we are changing its vibration. Following the law of correlation, we can…