The Wisdom of the Spectrum
Polarity, emotional precision, and the courage to hold more than one truth A father stands in the driveway after helping his daughter load the last box…
Collected entries
Category: Hermeticism
A Universe in Motion
Vibration, entropy, and the art of changing without being deceived by “frequency” At 11:17 on an ordinary night, the washing machine begins to walk across the…
As Above, So Below—Carefully
Explore the Hermetic principle of Correspondence—“As above, so below”—through the lens of modern systems science. From emergence and feedback loops to networks, scale, and false pattern recognition, this essay examines how connections shape our lives while drawing a careful line between meaningful relationships, useful analogy, and unsupported claims.
The Discipline of Attention
How much of the world do we actually see—and how much does the mind quietly construct for us?
Beginning with the Hermetic principle of Mentalism, this essay explores the uneasy territory between reality and perception: selective attention, expectation, metacognition, predictive processing, and the strange ways our own mental models can disguise themselves as fact. Drawing a careful line between ancient Hermetic thought, *The Kybalion*, and modern cognitive science, it asks what remains of the idea that “the Universe is Mental” once wishful thinking and mystical exaggeration are stripped away.
What emerges is something less magical, but perhaps more powerful: we cannot simply think reality into submission, but we can learn to recognise the assumptions, habits, fears, and expectations shaping the reality from which we act. Attention becomes both instrument and discipline—the lamp by which we decide what deserves to be seen.
The Work Begins Where We Stand
Hermeticism does not ask us to escape ordinary life, but to meet it with greater attention, responsibility, and awareness. In this introduction to Hermetic living, we explore how ancient philosophical ideas can coexist with modern science—not as supernatural claims dressed in scientific language, but as practical lenses for understanding mind, habit, interpretation, ritual, causality, and personal transformation. The work begins exactly where we stand.
Unveiling the Principle of Cause and Effect: The 6th Principle of Hermeticism and the Science Behind It
In this comprehensive exploration of the Principle of Cause and Effect, one of the core teachings of Hermeticism, we delve into its philosophical, scientific, and practical implications. From understanding the interconnectedness of our thoughts, emotions, and actions, to examining debates on free will and determinism, this article illuminates the rich tapestry of knowledge that emerges when ancient wisdom and modern science intertwine.