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Glossary of Key Terms · Part 2
The Kybalion
p. 64Rhythm
A recurring movement of advance and return. See II, XI.
Spirit
Infinite living mind as the nature attributed to THE ALL; also used of higher forms of manifestation. See IV-V, VIII.
Substance
Underlying reality or essence, rather than simply material stuff. See IV.
Suggestion
Influence through impressions and ideas, explained by the book through mental gender. See XIV.
Telepathy
Alleged transmission between minds beyond ordinary communication, asserted but not demonstrated by the text. See IX, XIV.
THE ALL
The book's name for the infinite and ultimate source of manifestation. See IV-VII.
Three Initiates
The authorial name printed on The Kybalion. See this edition's Introduction and Note on this Edition.
Transmutation
A change from one condition to another, given an alchemical image. See III, XV.
Vibration
Physical recurring motion and, by extension in the book, a general explanation of mental and spiritual differences. See II, IX.
Will
The directing power assigned to the I and employed in the control of attention. See XIV-XV.
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The complete English text of The Kybalion, with its seven Hermetic principles, an introduction, 182 explanatory notes, key words, a chapter outline, and a glossary.
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