Since ancient times it has been studied as the universe, life, nature and everything that exists is influenced by laws, principles or order. Whether we know them or not they will always be present, functioning and influencing our daily lives.
These laws will influence our social position, where we live, who we are and will act for or against us depending on whether we act correctly or contrary to them. If we act in favor of these laws, we are allowed to move forward and life is simplified.
There are a variety of books that talk about the subject, but the oldest is The Kybalion of Hermes Trismegisto dating back to the year 2,000 B.C. Actually, although they are known as hermetic laws, this would be a mistake because they are not created by him but are natural laws that what Hermes evidently did was observe and write them.