The Seven Hermitic Laws
As I a bit of a science geek as well as being a Witch when I came across the 7 hermitic laws I was fascinated on how these 7 basic rules applied to life the universe and the principles of magick . The seven Hermitic laws are; Mentalism, Correspondence, Vibration, Polarity, Rhythm, Cause and Effect and finally Gender.
From my point of view these laws can, when applied together correctly can produce outstanding results. The laws themselves have long drawn out explanations so I have come up with a simple one line statement and explanation.
1st Law “Mentalism”
The god is the mind; the universe is the mental projection.
For me this means that everything can be perceived or imagined can become real and we all have the power since we are all part of the divine force which gives us the power of the gods. All you need is to declare yourself a god/dess then you are a god/dess.
2nd Law “Correspondence”
As above so below, as below so above,
This is a weird one as it can be taken in lots of ways, but for me it a reminder that everything is inter-connected. Nothing is separate everything belongs to something else if something is removed then the whole ceases to insist.
3rd Law “Vibration”
Nothing rests, everything moves everything vibrates.
This one for me is relies on quantum physics and the understanding that even at the smallest particle is in motion and that the motions causes a vibration at a sub atomic level.
4th Law “Polarity”
Everything is dual everything has a pole & opposite
Polarity for me is easy to comprehend I just have to think of a magnet it is equally negative and positive and if that balance shifts then it stops being a magnet- this law is basically is everything has its equal and opposite.
5th “Rhythm”
Everything flows everything has tides all things rise & fall
In its basic form everything has a beat, rhythm or ebb and flow. These rhythms are easy to detect the heartbeat, the pulse of a quartz crystal, the ebb and flow of the tide are easy to detect but some rhythms are very slow or very fast that they are over looked or dismissed such as the rhythms of the seasons or the rhythm of a electron flowing around a nuclei.
6th Law “Cause & Effect”
Every cause has an effect & every effect has a cause
For me this law reminds me to be ethical in magickal and daily life. And the everything has an equal and opposite reaction, when casting a spell for what ever reason their will be a reaction. I can explain this with an analogy “be careful for what you wish for you just might get it”
7th Law “Gender”
Gender is everything, everything is masculine & feminine gender manifest on all plane.
This is the final reminder that sexual values such as male and female are ways to divide things in two, and by polarizing gender we upset the vibration of the true whole. In everything is both male and female although this balance is not always equal as explained by the play write Aristophanes in the Origins of Love (see youtube video below.)
The hermitic laws are studied in greater details in Hermeticism or the Western Hermetic Tradition is a set of philosophical and religious beliefs or [ gnosis based primarily upon the Hellenistic Egyptian pseudepigraphical writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus who is the representation of the conflation of the Egyptian god Thoth with the Greek Hermes. These beliefs have heavily influenced the Western Esoteric Tradition and were considered to be of great importance during the Renaissance
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