The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #26 January 2015 | Page 67

mental science are but
formulas, often quite
imperfect and unscientific, of
The Hermetic Art. The
majority of modern
practitioners are quite
ignorant compared to the
ancient masters, for they lack
the fundamental knowledge
upon which the work is based.
Not only may the mental
states, etc, of one's self be
changed or transmuted by
Hermetic Methods; but also
the states of others may be
and are, constantly
transmuted in the same way,
usually unconsciously, but
often consciously by some
understanding the laws and
principles, in cases where the
people affected are not
informed of the principles of
self-protection. And more than
this, as many students and
practitioners of modern
mental science know, every
material condition depending
upon the minds of other
people may be changed or
transmuted in accordance with
the earnest desire, will and
"treatments" of person
desiring changed conditions of
life. The public are so
generally informed regarding

these things at present, that
we do not deem it necessary to
mention the same at length,
our purpose at this point
being merely to show the
Hermetic Principle and Art
underlying all of these various
forms of practice, good and
evil, for the force can be used
in opposite directions
according to the Hermetic
Principles of Polarity.
In this little book we shall
state the basic principles of
Mental Transmutation, that all
who read may grasp the
Underlying Principles, and
thus possess the Master-Key
that will unlock the many
doors of the Principle of
Polarity. We shall now proceed
to a consideration of the first
of the Hermetic Seven
Principles -the Principle of
Mentalism in which is
explained the truth that "THE
ALL is Mind; the Universe is
Mental," in the words of The
Kybalion. We ask the close
attention and careful study of
this great Principle, on the
part of our students, for it is
really the Basic Principle of
the whole Hermetic Philosophy
and of the Hermetic Art of
Mental Transmutation.