The column

The Seven Principles

Arthur Pell

Arthur writes the Kybalion column, one principle at a time, testing the 1908 text against the older Hermetic sources it claims to summarize. He is fond of saying the book is a door, not a house.

hermetic principles

As Above, So Below: What the Old Line Actually Claims

The famous four words come from a longer sentence with a job to do. What the Emerald Tablet's axiom claims, what it never claimed, and how to test it honestly.

By Arthur Pell