The Kabalion is an ancient text that offers methods and guidance to keep your thoughts, your moods, health and relationships at a consistently high level. Doreen Virtue has explored these 7 teachings in her recent book called Divine Magic.

"Hermetic" teachings arose in secret during periods in history when challenging authority meant death.  Initially passed verbally from master to pupil, your insight into these concepts will impact your creative power and how you evolve to live:

1) Mentalism. "All is in the Mind." This pinpoints how your authentic core (Higher self) is a direct extension and creation of the Divine Mind. The answers lie within you because you're linked to all that is. You may view this as a spiritual perspective.

2) Correspondence. You may have heard Herme's phrase, "As above, so below; as below, so above." This refers to the laws which govern physical, mental and spiritual planes. To recognize their inter-connectedness is to elevate your consciousness and experience to higher planes. Remind yourself 'its all good,' all of life as you see it.

3) Vibration. Everything is energy and moves at its own speed, frequency and vibration. The difference between what you sense and don't experience is that what you think about is attracted to your plane of vibration, and what you don't think about remains on other planes. Recognize you influence all rates of vibration.

4) Polarity. Every experience or choice has its opposites which you can choose to see, think about or ignore. Imagine each situation in your life vibrates at different levels of the same pole or gauge. Hermetists encourage you to rethink unwanted experiences into more desirable ones by choosing to see the blessings which changes your vibration to the highest end of your gauge.  Choose to see the positive side.

5) Rhythm. All things rise and fall. This can be understood as a pendulum swing that manifests in everything. Rhythms compensate in all directions. You may begin to grasp that every thought and feeling generates an equal and opposite reaction. By mastering or taking control of the mind to focus on sources of joy, you'll become immune to downturns and sense new kinds of benefits in impermanence. 

6) Cause & Effect. Every cause has its effect. There is no coincidence or accident. You can be carried along by the decisions and behaviors of others or, you can consciously focus your mind and exert greater influence on your healings and manifestations.  You will bring more of what you focus on and can also change.

7) Gender. This refers to masculine and feminine energies. Female energy is magnetic and attracting. Male energy is electric and creating. Banishing (releasing) and attracting energies can lead to balance. To manifest, you must attract or create it. A consistent, balanced flow of giving and receiving recognizes benefits.