“The Principles of Truth are Seven; he who knows these, understandingly, possesses the Magic Key before whose touch all the Doors of the Temple fly open.” ➠ THE KYBALION The Seven Hermetic Principles, upon which the entire Hermetic Philosophy is based, are as follows: ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF MENTALISM. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF CORRESPONDENCE. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF VIBRATION. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF POLARITY. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF RHYTHM. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF CAUSE AND EFFECT. ➠ THE PRINCIPLE OF GENDER.