The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 65

"Transmutation" is a term
usually employed to designate
the ancient art of the
transmutation of metals particularly of the base metals
into gold. The word
"Transmute" means "to change
from one nature, form, or
substance, into another; to
transform" (Webster).
And accordingly, "Mental
Transmutation" means the art
of changing and transforming
mental states, forms and
conditions into others. So you
may see that Mental
Transmutation is the "Art of
Mental Chemistry," if you like
the term - a form of practical
Mystic Psychology.
But this means far more than
appears on the surface.
Transmutation, Alchemy, or
Chemistry on the Mental Plane
is important enough in its
effects, to be sure and if the
art stopped there it would still
be one of the most important
branches of study known to
man. But this is only the
beginning. Let us see why!
The first of the Seven
Hermetic Principles is the
Principle of Mentalism, the
axiom of which is "THE ALL is

Mind; the Universe is Mental,"
which means that the
Underlying Reality of the
Universe is Mind and the
Universe itself is Mental - that
is, "existing in the Mind of THE
ALL." We shall consider this
Principle in succeeding
lessons but let us see the
effect of the principle if it be
assumed to be true.

If the Universe is Mental in its
nature, then Mental
Transmutation must be the art
of CHANGING THE
CONDITIONS OF THE
UNIVERSE, along the lines of
Matter, Force and mind. So you
see, therefore, that Mental
Transmutation is really the
"Magic" of which the ancient;
writers had so much to say in
their mystical works and about