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The Kybalion Study Guide: The Universe is Mental Kindle Edition

by Three Initiates (Author), Mitch Horowitz (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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This special volume is a companion to the feature-length documentary, The Kybalion, starring occult scholar Mitch Horowitz and directed by award-winning filmmaker Ronni Thomas. 

In this tour de force of occult philosophy, historian and scholar of esotericism Mitch Horowitz takes you deeper than ever into the truths and personal uses of the timeless principles of The Kybalion.

In his comprehensive introduction, Mitch traces out the authentic Hermetic roots of the 1908 classic, demonstrating the true affinities between the seven principles of The Kybalion and classical Egyptian thought.

In his after-chapter commentaries on the full text of The Kybalion, Mitch highlights, clarifies, and applies many of the book’s lessons so that you can immediately begin experimenting with them in fuller and more impactful ways.

Mitch’s afterword clarifies complex terms and ideas in Hermeticism, and also presents you with guidance to continue your own self-study of Hermeticism, both from a scholarly and magical perspective.

The Kybalion Study Guide is a truly one-of-kind edition. Encompassing of the original text and Mitch’s lessons, the book serves as both the perfect introduction for newcomers and a lifelong guide for dedicated readers.

Don't missThe Kybalion feature documentary out now from director Ronni Thomas and starring Mitch Horowitz—shot on location in Egypt.
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A widely known voice of esoteric ideas, Mitch Horowitz is a writer-in-residence at the New York Public Library, lecturer-in-residence at the University of Philosophical Research in Los Angeles, and the PEN Award-winning author of books including Occult America; One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life; and The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality. Mitch introduces and edits G&D Media’s line of Condensed Classics and is the author of the Napoleon Hill Success Course series, including The Miracle of a Definite Chief Aim, The Power of the Master Mind, and Secrets of Self-Mastery. Visit him at MitchHorowitz.com.

Who wrote this mysterious guide to esoteric psychology and wordly success? History has kept us guessing. The "Three Initiates" who authored The Kybalion chose to remain anonymous.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07V9Y1YQ2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G&D Media; Study Guide edition (May 15, 2020)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 15, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 219 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Practical
Reviewed in the United States on November 17, 2020
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Great text with lucid comments. Fun to read, interesting to learn and very modern for practice.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Kybalion was debunked in 2013
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2022
The Kybalion isn't Hermetic nor was it written by "Three Initiates" nor is "Kybalion" even an, actual, word much less a real book. There is some speculation the author was trying to come up with a word that sounded ancient, and may have even been a play on "Kabbalah", to give the work more weight than it deserves.
The sole author of the book is William Walker Atkinson, a late 19th century proponent of the New Though Movement that was begun in the early 19th century by Phineas Quimby. Atkinson was never an "initiate" of anything relative to Hermeticism and it's clear to any student of the Hermetica that he wasn't. As an aside, the New Thought Movement also gave us Christian Science and New Age works like "The Secret".
Four of the seven so-called "Hermetic Principles" have a basis in historical Hermeticism, but Atkinson has mangled them so badly they no longer reflect the actual philosophy and so are useless to a student of the true Tradition. Again, this is because Atkinson himself didn't understand the basics of Hermetic Philosophy much less the meanings of the Greek terminology used throughout the Hermetica. The other three are derived directly from the New Thought Movement so these are hardly "ancient" despite the author's claim. For instance, the Principle of Vibration has no basis in historical Hermetic Philosophy; it comes directly from the New Thought Movement.
What Atkinson did was egregious. He took the philosophy of a, then, very new tradition (New Thought) put it into a book with some elements from a very old tradition (Hermeticism) in a mangled form at that and, not only claimed an ancient basis for all of it, but claimed that something was Hermetic when it isn't. Likewise, if a historical text named the Kybalion ever, actually, existed it didn't survive into the modern era so it would be impossible for Atkinson to reference it for his so-called "axioms' that are found in each chapter of the book. Atkinson made them up, folks.
The deeper, and more problematic, deception of the Kybalion is found in the heavy emphasis placed on the "mental transmutation" favored by the New Thought Movement while relegating the spirituality, theology, cosmology, ethos, etc. found all over historical Hermetica to the dust-bin; hence, my statement that this book isn't Hermetic. The emphasis in the Hermetic texts that have come down to us places a extremely high importance on reverence for the divine . So much so that divine reverence is the first step to the realization of our own inherent divinity and apotheosis.
If you want a New Age mish-mash of self-help drivel, by all means, buy this waste of paper and ink. If you want historical Hermetic Philosophy forget the nonsensical Kybalion and start with the Corpus Hermeticum. The translation by Clement Salaman is a great translation for a new student to start with since it is written in plain English . Then move onto the, more challenging, translation made by Brian P. Copenhaver as it offers explanations and tons of foot-notes to help you understand the text. This work also includes a translation of the Latin Asclepius, another foundational Hermetic text. After that read David Litwa's Hermetica II. Think of the Corpus Hermeticum and Hermetica II as a two volume set by two different translators. Litwa includes better translations of the Kore Kosmou, as well as, the Strobean and Armenian fragments. Finish with the Nag Hammadi Codices and The Emerald Tablet. A study of Neoplatonism would also be helpful to the student of Hermetic Philosophy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Lucid, easily accessible, and practical self-study of the Kybalion
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2022
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If I had one written presentation of the Kybalion to choose from, with supporting scholarly reference for self-study, this would be it! I have a growing appreciation for Mitch Horowitz and his ability to present a lucid, easily accessible, practical, and engaging resource for the contemporary student of the Kybalion.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro !!!!
Reviewed in Mexico on April 19, 2021
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Es de lo mejor que he leído sobre el Kybalion y además te mucha información adicional

No hay perdida, es una excelente inversión
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