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The Kybalion
Three Initiates · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordElementals are invisible classes of beings assigned to intermediate mental planes.
- In The KybalionVIII places elemental mind A between mineral and plant, B between plant and animal, and C between animal and human.
- In this editionElemental and the variant Elementary Planes are retained.
- A place to readVIII.17: … “Plane of Mineral Mind 2. The Plane of Elemental Mind (A) 3. The Plane of Plant” …
Meaning
Elementals are invisible classes of beings assigned to intermediate mental planes. They are different from chemical elements and from the material particles discussed elsewhere.
Use in the book
VIII places elemental mind A between mineral and plant, B between plant and animal, and C between animal and human. The classes bridge the familiar kingdoms and are said to share features of the levels on either side.
The piano-key image then explains their role: black keys supplement white keys to produce certain harmonies and transitions. The source refers readers to Bulwer's Sanoni for an imaginative recognition of such entities.
Places to read
- VIII Planes of Correspondence · Block 17… “Plane of Mineral Mind 2. The Plane of Elemental Mind (A) 3. The Plane of Plant Mind 4. The Plane of Elemental Mind (B) 5. The Plane of Animal Mind 6.” …
- VIII Planes of Correspondence · Block 19“The Plane of Elemental Mind (A) comprises the state or condition, and degree of mental and vital development of a class of entities unknown to the average man, but recognized to” …
- VIII Planes of Correspondence · Block 21“The Plane of Elemental Mind (B), in its seven sub-divisions, comprises the states and conditions of a higher form of "elemental" or unseen entities, playing their part in the general work” …
- VIII Planes of Correspondence · Block 23“The Plane of Elemental Mind (C), in its seven sub-divisions, comprises those entities or beings, invisible as are all such elemental forms, which partake of the nature of both animal and” …
- VIII Planes of Correspondence · Block 25… “Planes, we have merely referred to the Three Elementary Planes in a general way. We do not wish to go into this subject in detail in this work, for it does” …
In this edition
Elemental and the variant Elementary Planes are retained. Sanoni is recorded as the source's spelling; the literary work is filed under Bulwer Lytton and Zanoni.
Reading the argument
An intermediate position in a classification does not establish the existence of the entity classified. The reference to an occult novel supplies an imaginative comparison, not independent observation. The author also explicitly withholds a fuller account.
Elemental
“Elemental” — 8 occurrences in 4 text blocks: VIII.17, 19, 21, 23.
Elementals
“Elementals” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: VIII.25.
Elementary Planes
“Elementary Planes” — 2 occurrences in 1 text block: VIII.25.