The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 161

Mental Alchemy for unless one
acquires the art of changing
his own polarity he will be
unable to affect his
environment. An
understanding of this
principle will enable one to
change his own Polarity as
well as that of others, if he will
but devote the time, care,
study and practice necessary
to master the art. The
principle is true, but the
results obtained depend upon
the persistent patience and
practice of the student.
"Rhythm may be neutralized
by an application of the Art
of Polarization." - The
Kybalion.
As we have explained in
previous chapters, the
Hermetists hold that the
Principle of Rhythm manifests
on the Mental Plane as well as
on the Physical Plane and that
the bewildering succession of
moods, feelings, emotions and
other mental states are due to
the backward and forward
swing of the mental pendulum,
which carries us from one
extreme of feeling to the
other. The Hermetists also
teach that the Law of

Neutralization enables one, to
a great extent, to overcome the
operation of Rhythm in
consciousness. As we have
explained, there is a Higher
Plane of Consciousness, as
well as the ordinary Lower
Plane and the Master by rising
mentally to the Higher Plane
causes the swing of the mental
pendulum to manifest on the
Lower Plane and he, dwelling
on his Higher Plane, escapes
the consciousness of the swing
backward. This is effected by
polarizing on the Higher Self
and thus raising the mental
vibrations of the Ego above
those of the ordinary plane of
consciousness. It is akin to
rising above a thing and
allowing it to pass beneath
you. The advanced Hermetist
polarizes himself at the
Positive Pole of his Being-the "I
Am" pole rather than the pole
of personality and by
"refusing" and "denying" the
operation of Rhythm, raises
himself above its plane of
consciousness and standing
firm in his Statement of Being
he allows the pendulum to
swing back on the Lower Plane
without changing his Polarity.
This is accomplished by all