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, of one's self be changed or transmuted by Hermetic Methods; but also the states of others may be, and are, constantly transmuted in the same way, usually unconsciously, but often consciously by some understanding the laws and principles, in cases where the people affected are not informed of the principles of self-protection. The Law of Correspondence, in our opinion, reaches only to that aspect of THE ALL, which may be spoken of as "The Aspect of BECOMING.

Not at all! And yet, even our finite minds understand the scientific dictum that there is no such thing as Matter from a scientific point of view--that which we call Matter is held to be merely an aggregation of atoms, which atoms themselves are merely a grouping of units of force, called electrons or "ions," vibrating and in constant circular motion.

There are many planes of Being--many sub-planes of Life--many degrees of existence in the Universe. There are millions upon millions of such worlds, and greater.

It explains that in everything there are two poles, or opposite aspects, and that "opposites" are really only the two extremes of the same thing, with many varying degrees between them. From him they obtained the Master-Key which explained and reconciled their divergent views, and thus the Secret Doctrine was firmly established.

"But, the report of Reason must be hospitably received, and treated with respect. , etc.

These Masters do not make public exhibitions of their powers, but seek seclusion from the crowds of men, in order to better work their may along the Path of Attainment. They come as inevitably and normally as breathing, but like all other powers are to be used with caution and wisdom and by no means as a show-off or an end in themselves.

All he is asked to do is to grasp the underlying principle of "THE ALL is Mind; the Universe is Mental--held in the mind of THE ALL. " Even to this day, we use the term "hermetic" in the sense of "secret"; "sealed so that nothing can escape"; etc.

But among these great Masters of Ancient Egypt there once dwelt one of whom Masters hailed as "The Master of Masters. Remember ever the Two Poles of Truth the Absolute and the Relative.

Egypt, the home of the Pyramids and the Sphinx, was the birthplace of the Hidden Wisdom and Mystic Teachings. But this is only the beginning.

The Hermetic writings are filled with references to the appearance of the Paradox in the consideration of the problems of Life and Being. This process is called the stage of Involution, in which THE ALL becomes "involved," or "wrapped up," in its creation.