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The core of Hermetic philosophy rests on seven fundamental principles. Mastery of these principles grants the "magic key" to open the doors of all occult and scientific knowledge:
- The Principle of Mentalism:
"The all is mind. The universe is mental."
Everything that exists is a creation of the Universal Mind—called The All—which underpins all phenomena. The entire universe, including matter, energy, and consciousness, is a mental creation, a vital insight that aligns the highest metaphysics with modern scientific understandings of energy and consciousness.
- The Principle of Correspondence:
"As above, so below; as below, so above."