Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has it's pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.

This law exemplifies the truth that for every extreme there is another equally as valid, and that the extremes thus opposed may have the effect of balancing each other. There are two sides to everything, and every truth may also be false. Humans experience this duality throughout life. Hermes stated that everything is divided into opposites; however, these opposites are identical in their nature, differing only in their degree. For instance, hot and cold are the same thing - temperature. They simple occupy different places on the temperate scale. The same may be seen with short and tall, light and dark, or large and small, all of which reflect opposite extremes of the same scale. One commonly experienced duality is love and hate. These are two mental states that reflect opposing degrees of emotion.

I. Principle of Mentalism

II. The Principle of Correspondence

III. Principle of Vibration

IV. Principle of Polarity

V. Principle of Gender

VI. Principle of Rhythm

VII. Principle of Cause & Effect

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References

Chandler, W. (1999). Ancient Future: The Teaching and Prophetic Wisdom of the Seven Hermetic Laws of Ancient Egypt. Atlanta, Georgia: Black Classic Press

Three Initiates. (1936). The Kybalion: The Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece. Chicago, Ill.: The Yogi Publication Society