Law

Use in the book

II announces seven principles and gives cause and effect an explicitly universal scope. V says that THE ALL is above law in itself, but acts according to law when manifesting on the plane of creation. VI makes this distinction a safeguard against denying ordinary consequences.

XII places every finite being within causation. XV describes the art of using one lawful influence to counterbalance another. Even a master who rules on one level serves on a higher level; unlimited exemption is reserved to no finite practitioner.

Places to read

1. II The Seven Hermetic Principles · Block 21… “Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the Law."—The Kybalion.”
2. V The Mental Universe · Block 12… “above Gender, as it is above every other Law, including those of Time and Space. It is the Law, from which the Laws proceed, and it is not subject to them.” …
3. VI The Divine Paradox · Block 12“Nor do the Laws of Nature become less constant or effective, when we know them, likewise, to be merely mental creations. They are in full effect on the various planes. We” …
4. XII Causation · Block 2“The great Sixth Hermetic Principle—the Principle of Cause and Effect—embodies the truth that Law pervades the Universe; that nothing happens by Chance; that Chance is merely a term indicating cause existing” …
5. XV Hermetic Axioms · Block 12… “however, that you do not really destroy the Principle of Rhythm, for that is indestructible. You simply overcome one law by counter-balancing it with another and thus maintain an equilibrium. The” …
6. XV Hermetic Axioms · Block 15… “but rule on the lower. They obey the laws coming from above them, But on their own plane, and those below them they rule and give orders. And, yet, in so” …

In this edition

Capitals, singulars, and plurals are preserved. LAW in an ultimate summary is not made equivalent to a particular law of physical science.

Reading the argument

Use Law against laws is therefore not a simple contradiction. It describes the interaction or hierarchy of lawful influences. Whether the particular higher influence asserted by the author is demonstrated is a separate question from this internal meaning.

Law

“Law” — 86 occurrences in 45 text blocks: I.14; II.10, 19, 21–22; IV.3; V.12, 15; VI.1, 3, 12, 16; VII.3, 5, 11, 17–18; VIII.28, 30; IX.12; X.3; XI.5–7, 9–12, 15; XII.1–6, 12–13; XIII.10; XIV.2, 18; XV.1–2, 11–12, 15.

laws

“laws” — 51 occurrences in 28 text blocks: II.7, 10, 25; III.12; V.12, 14; VI.1–2, 9, 12–13, 15–17; VII.13, 18; VIII.2, 29; IX.12; X.3; XII.4, 12–13; XIV.18; XV.12–15.

Principle

“Principle” — 232 occurrences in 101 text blocks: I.6, 14; II.3, 5, 7–8, 10–11, 13–14, 16–17, 19–20, 22–23, 25; III.6, 8, 10, 12–14; V.5, 7, 11–14; VI.2–3, 13–15; VII.4, 6, 18–19; VIII.2, 8, 30–32; IX.2, 5–6, 9–13; X.2–4, 7, 9–12; XI.2–3, 5–9; XII.2–3, 7, 10; XIII.2–11; XIV.1–2, 5, 9–12, 14–18; XV.6–7, 9, 11–15, 18.

principles

“principles” — 36 occurrences in 27 text blocks: Intro.10; I.9; II.1–2, 4, 10, 24–25; III.6, 12–14; VI.14; VII.18; VIII.2, 31–32; X.3; XIII.1–2, 8; XIV.10, 12, 14, 18; XV.7, 9.