The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 125

mind of men are explained by
an understanding of this
Principle. Man has always
recognized something akin to
this Principle and has
endeavoured to express it by
such sayings, maxims and
aphorisms as the following,
"Everything is and isn't at the
same time", "all truths are but
half-truths", "every truth is
half-false", "there are two sides
to everything" - "there is a
reverse side to every shield,"
etc, etc.
The Hermetic Teachings are to
the effect that the difference
between things seemingly
diametrically opposed to each
other is merely a matter of
degree. It teaches that "the
pairs of opposites may be
reconciled" and that "thesis
and anti-thesis are identical in
nature, but different in degree"
and that the "universal
reconciliation of opposites" is
effected by a recognition of
this Principle of Polarity.
The teachers claim that
illustrations of this Principle
may be had on every hand and
from an examination into the
real nature of anything. They
begin by showing that Spirit
and Matter are but the two

poles of the same thing, the
intermediate planes being
merely degrees of vibration.
They show that THE ALL and
The Many are the same, the
difference being merely a
matter of degree of Mental
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