The Seven Hermetic Principles by Hermes Trismegistus

THE PRINCIPAL OF MENTALISM
“THE ALL is MIND; The Universe is Mental.” The Kybalion
The substance of reality underlying all manifestation. All is Spirit and unknowable and undeniable. We exist in the Universal Consciousness of the Mind of God. The Mental Nature of the Universe is the key to creation.

THE PRINCIPAL OF CORRESPONDENCE
“As above, so below, as below, so above.” The Kybalion
There is always correspondence or pattern in Nature. If you apply what you know of the natural order on one level to another level, you will gain insight.

THE PRINCIPAL OF VIBRATION
“Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates.” The Kybalion
There are those substances vibrating so fast they seem motionless, and those that are vibrating so slow that they seem at rest. Scientists have even proved electrons are vibrating.

THE PRINCIPAL 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
Through contrast and comparison we know any condition which exists. All is relative to itself.

THE PRINCIPAL 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 art of transmutation is accomplished by utilizing the Principle of Polarity. Vibration has a repetitive pattern that can be learned.

THE PRINCIPAL 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 awareness allows us to rise above the circumstances and see the total picture without having to play the games.

THE PRINCIPAL OF GENDER
“Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles: Gender manifests on all planes.” The Kybalion
In electricity there is the male and female, positive, negative and the ground which allow the flow of electricity.