The Hermetic Principles - Ancient Wisdom for a Better Life - The Alchemist | After Skool

Jul 13, 2025

Sarah Elkhaldy, known as The Alchemist on YouTube, dives into the ancient wisdom of Hermetic principles. She explores how thoughts shape reality through the law of mentalism and emphasizes personal transformation. The conversation highlights the interconnectedness of opposing forces, like love and hate, under the law of polarity. Elkhaldy also discusses the balance of masculine and feminine energies for empowerment and creativity, encouraging listeners to engage in meditation for a deeper understanding of these timeless concepts.

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Mind Is The Primary Reality

The Law of Mentalism states that all reality originates in mind or spirit.
Use your mental faculties intentionally because thought precedes physical manifestation.

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As Within, So Without

The Principle of Correspondence links inner and outer worlds: "as within, so without."
Study your inner state and lower planes to understand higher cosmic patterns.

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Reality Is Vibration

The Principle of Vibration teaches that everything is motion and differs by rate.
Raising your consciousness' vibration grants access to higher manifestations.

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The Hermetic Principles - Ancient Wisdom for a Better Life - The Alchemist The seven principles are the foundation of Hermeticism, a branch of spiritual philosophy dating back over 5000 years ago. They were outlined by famed author Hermes Trismegistus, who is believed to have written the Emerald Tablet and the Corpus Hermeticum (two highly influential, ancient teachings).

His work would go on to influence both ancient Greek and Egyptian cultures, with both adopting him as a god of wisdom. (In Greece he was called Hermes; in Egypt, Thoth.) He was known in his time as a great master of the universe and is said to have lived for thousands of years.

Over time, the seven hermetic principles were passed down by word-of-mouth from teacher to student, and eventually, one day in the early 20th century, the teachings were compiled into a book called The Kybalion, written by "The Three Initiates." Today, they remain an occult source of wisdom, separate from any real religion but powerful nonetheless.

And while the seven principles are just one way of understanding the universe, they aren't so constricting that they cannot be studied alongside other spiritual philosophies.

Huge thank you to Sarah Elkhaldy (The Alchemist) for this wonderful collaboration. Please subscribe to The Alchemist Youtube channel for more spiritual knowledge. Https://www.youtube.com/@officialthealchemist

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