"The Principle of Rhythm" Giclee Canvas Print -The Seven Hermetic Principles

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Source Material

The wisdom, after passing from lip to ear for several thousand years before fictitiously being originally written as "The Kybalion," then lost over the centuries, "The Kybalion" was essentially rewritten in 1908 by an American new-thought and occultist author named William Walker Atkinson, penned as Three Initiates. The principles described are attributed to Hermes Trismegistus, the mythical reincarnation of the ancient Egyptian god Thoth, venerated as three times greater than the Greek god Hermes, contemporary of Abraham, founder of astrology, and discoverer of alchemy (the psychological art of turning thoughts and emotions into spiritual gold).

Just as the word "occult" accurately means hidden, referring to esoteric spiritual knowledge, so to does the word "hermetic" mean hidden, referring to the protective containment of such higher wisdom from persecution, abuse, and dogma. "The lips of wisdom are closed except to the ears of understanding." Likewise, "When the ears of the student are ready to hear, then cometh the lips to fill them with wisdom" The Kybalion. These principles are the master keys to unlocking the Universe's secrets and many occult teachings.

These principles were first written down by the scribes of Alexander when the Greeks conquered Egypt in 332 BCE. Over a thousand years later, those writings resurfaced in the late Medieval and early Renaissance periods throughout Europe and the Middle East. They became the source material of gnostic works called "The Corpus Hermeticum" and "The Emerald Tablet of Hermes, " which, though more poetically abstract, were said to have inspired the creation of "The Kybalion."

The principle of Rhythm.
Everything flows out and in; Everything has its tides. All things rise and fall. The pendulum swing manifests in everything.

Rhythm is in everything, from the cycles of nature, society, and civilization to people's mental, emotional, and physiological states, various cycles of the human body, and, quite likely, the soul's reincarnation. We can see this every night and day, every spring, summer, autumn, and winter, as the life cycles of birth, growth, death, and rebirth. We can also see this throughout history with the rise and fall of governments, fads, and cultures.

Back and forth, the pendulum swings from one end of the cycle to the other. "The measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left. Rhythm compensates." ― The Kybalion. The further energy swings in one direction, the wider it can propel in the other. The only thing constant is change, and all change is cyclical. The pendulum swing manifests in everything.

Psychologically, the swing in one's life occurs on the unconscious or subconscious plane. The more consciously aware one is of such cycles, the more they can be the cause and the less they are at the mercy of its effects. With conscious awareness and proper use of the will, it is possible to polarize oneself at a specific energetic momentum and allow unserving energies to dissolve alchemically underneath. Using your will to control your mental and emotional state of being, you can rise above and overcome any challenging circumstance with awareness, acceptance, and release.

Regulating one's central nervous system is imperative for alchemizing oneself to higher planes of existence. Nervous system regulation can be accomplished through deep breathing with long exhales, present moment awareness, EFT tapping, and meditation, along with proper sleep, regular exercise, and a clean and healthy diet, etc. The nervous system has two functions or states of being that must be aligned to the context of any situation: the sympathetic nervous system is one's fight-or-flight mechanism, while the parasympathetic nervous system is used for rest and digestion. In high-stress situations, one must calm one's body down for better critical thinking and mood regulation.