Hermetic Principles

Seven coils of practice and perception

As within, so without.

The seven Hermetic principles are lenses—ancient in origin, modern in application. Select a coil below to enter a focused study with practices you can apply today.

Mentalism

All is mind. Cultivate your inner discourse; perception frames reality and guides transformation.

Correspondence

As above, so below; as within, so without. Patterns rhyme across scales—learn one, apply many.

Vibration

Nothing rests. Tune your habits and attention; coherence emerges from rhythmic, embodied practice.

Polarity

Opposites are gradients. Integrate tensions to find synthesis where argument dissolves.

Rhythm

Everything flows. Build rituals that ride the tide—rest, surge, and return in season.

Cause & Effect

Every cause has its effect. Choose small true causes—habits—that compound into authorship.

Gender

Creation marries reception with projection. Balance receptive and generative modes in any work.

Further reading: explore serpentine patterns in nature (meanders, fractals, helix) and alchemical color in our essay Serpentine Motion.

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