The Kybalion: A Study of The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece (Illustrated) (Annotated)

We have let religion and politics steer us away from common-sense behaviors that bond us to our spirit.This book is a great starting point for humanity to get back on track.Easy to understand and moves quickly.

*I saw a comment saying that not all 7 laws are present in this book.*They are in order, but there are chapters between some of the laws to provide more information. Everything is there - Chapter V. is Mental (pg. 41), Chapter VIII. is Correspondence (pg. 71), Chapter IX. is Vibration (pg. 85), Chapter X. is Polarity (pg. 93), Chapter XI. is Rhythm (pg. 101), Chapter XII. is Cause and Effect (Causation) (pg. 109), and Chapter XIII. is Gender (pg. 117).Kybalion is meant to open your mind and help people combine both mind and heart - linear and nonlinear. This must be achieved internally by each individual. It cannot be handed to you on a silver platter. You have to do this with genuine dedication for yourself.

This review is for the Kindle version with the Audible edition.While no secret is revealed whereby a student who is not under the auspices of the instruction of a true Alchemist this in no way diminishes its worth and value to the person interested in securing for their intellect trustworthy information on the topic. Over the years I have investigated the Hermetic Philosophy solely for the purpose of intellectual increase and variety of knowledge with which to better understand diverse concepts that may be proffered by others.This book successfully removes the errors found in the wealth of the books on this subject that have been written. It divulges no secret but does present an initial high-level exposition of the philosophy that everyone wishing to accurately investigate the topic whether they are a student with a teacher or on their own.The book is well written and, I presume, comprehensible to the majority of readers. The information has been constructed in a manner that is easily conveyed to the reader/listener. It held my interest from beginning to end. I am the better for having digested this work in that it has not only corrected the incongruities I absorbed from earlier books on the subject that I had read, which, at the time, I held an uneasy feeling after completing previous books, but also inserted other pieces of the puzzle I was lacking on the subject.

Such a good read. I love this kind of knowledge. Expand your mind. Expand your life

Haven’t read the actual Kybalion yet, so I’m uncertain how this relates and/or differs. The book is written as if the teachers themselves annotated and provided insights to their own writings. It’s really a great book to read just a few minutes every day and reflect on. I give it 4 stars because for so much knowledge, there’s not any kind of regiment or protocol to follow to begin practicing everything that’s discussed. Guess I’ll just have to read it again. Worth it! 🙂

Enjoyable read!

It is very clear that the authors have an intent of sharing their knowledge with us. Rather than being a book which aims to convince it rather focuses on divulging the knowledge they believe to be true to the reader.Do I agree or not?Well, that is irrelevant in this kind of book. Because the author makes their intention clear it is either take it or leave it, leaving the reader to decide how these laws may or may not apply to their lives.I am currently piecing together hermetic knowledge and running it against everything I know in physics and I have to admit that this content is extremely compelling and telling when put into the context that many alchemists (such as Isaac Newton) have had their roots in hermetic mysteries.Most modern self-help books that focus on mentality and changing your perspective can pretty much be tossed to the side in light of this book. It very matter-of-fact-ly states the laws that govern all things, how they govern those things, and in what ways can we see it hold sway over the dominion of both the physical and mental worlds.These are my favorite kind of books since the reader is left to run these ideas against what they know in their life rather than getting to the final chapter only to be met with a pamphlet stating that I can unlock my true potential if I take their classes online via their instructional videos starting at the low price of $299.99.TL;DR (Too Long; Didn't Read [Yes, I know that defeats the purpose of an abbreviation but I am sure there is at-least one person who now knows what it means)Book about universal laws, doesn't preach, gives it's reasoning and doesn't treat reader like a knob.

The basis of this book I still repeat in my head. Number 1, this world is based on mental thoughts.It's such an easy short read that I still come back to it and love having this book on my shelf.I also recommend it to some of my friends and people I work with because it has such a great value!