Dreams and the Seven Hermetic Principles
Dream:
I am given a detailed instructional tutorial about how we create everything with our minds and therefore it is only appropriate to let it go (not attach to any of it). It was the opposite sense of "this was given to me and so I must hold onto it" -- instead it is "I made all of this and it is only appropriate for me to let it go."
I shared this dream with a friend who then suggested to me a video he had recently seen concerning the Seven Great Hermetic Principles. I am inspired to give a quick summary below including how it relates to Dream Party and a link to the original video made by Robert Sepehr who’s channel I highly recommend.
The Seven Great Hermetic Principles
“Hermeticism is a philosophical and esoteric tradition based primarily on the writings attributed to Hermes Trismegistus which were considered to be of great importance during both the Renaissance and the Reformation.”
Hermes Trismegistus // Hermes // Mercury // Messenger between Man and God // The Number 3
The number three refers to the three planes of existence - the physical, the mental and the spiritual. These are all one and the same although they vibrate at different frequencies which distinguishes them empirically. Hermeticism, in essence, is the tradition of transmuting one plane into another by altering its vibrational state which is accomplished using the mind during heightened mental states such as intense focus, trance or ecstasy.
1. Mentalism: Everything is mental in nature and everything in the Universe is created by thought or mind. There is nothing that exists in the material universe where this is not the case. Our actions arise from thoughts, even if those thoughts are unconscious. What we think, we shall become or attract. Thoughts become things. Thoughts create reality.
2. Correspondence: As above, so below. The three planes (physical, mental, spiritual) are not separate, but work in correspondence, where everything is literally connected in some way.
3. Vibration: All of life is vibration that differs in terms of frequencies. Everything vibrates (sounds, thoughts and material things). High frequency vibrations like sounds are not registered by our eyesight, while low vibrations like mountains or anything we can see are that which our sight can translate the visible light.
Hermetic Principals 1+2+3 = thoughts literally create vibrational frequencies and this in turn will manifest our feelings, beliefs, attitudes, emotions, health, energy and what we attract to ourselves.
4. Polarity: Everything is dual in nature, opposites are identical in nature and only differ in terms of degree (think: hot and cold). Spirit and matter are then really the same thing and exist in different states and degrees. This applies to all pairs of perceived opposites including emotions and at it’s essence culminates into transforming the physical body into the light body (ascension, enlightenment).
5. Rhythm: Everything flows in and out, everything has it’s tides. Enjoying the high while neutralizing the low. Mastering the attitude and outlook so that one is not at the mercy of the shifting states of all things. Unable to be moved from a state of detached neutrality or “divine indifference” that is really an eternal state of bliss. This applies to all states including and most importantly death and dying..
6. Cause and Effect: There are many planes of causation but nothing escapes the law. Every cause has an effect and vise versa. The universe is governed by Laws and there are no accidents. Mastery of the mind, emotions and physical desires place one at the conduit of cause and not the victim of effect. “Thinking must be submissive to the soul rather than the ego. Unfortunately most people do not live in alignment with the soul’s purpose and desire and have been manipulated by subconscious programming and social engineering and fall victim to the opinions of others, limiting thoughts and negative emotions. How many of your thoughts and opinions are truly your own, and how many were skillfully and subtly planted into your mind?”
7. Gender: Everything has a yin and yang, male or female energies. This applies to emotional, mental and spiritual aspects and should be understood to promote internal balance and can be seen exemplified in correct sexual practice of unity of opposites that results spiritual ecstasy, enlightenment, awakening by avoiding the loss of spiritual energy in the process. “Spilling the cup of Hermes, or eating the forbidden fruit describes overindulgence in carnal activity and is equated to a spiritual death or loss of life force.”
When we change our mind we can eventually change our realities past, present and future. Since we know that we are able to change our thoughts and therefore our realities, we must start at which thoughts and realities we even want to change or more importantly, which thoughts and realities we must change right away or else endure unwelcomed consequences. Some are obvious, like daily stressors and triggers, and some are subconscious or that which we are unaware of. Many times recurring stressors or negative thoughts have their origin in a deeper place and deeper reality than we are aware of. Dreams can point us to these deeper realities and make them known to us through images (the dream itself). By working with these images and even re-entering them we are able to literally change them. Change your mind, change your reality. Dreams show us where to begin, what is ready to be changed right now, and what we must change in order to stay alive and well. During the Dream Party we use a gentle drum to induce an altered state where we use our dreams as doors into which we can step into our mind in order to change it.
The Seven Great Hermetic Principles by Robert Sepehr (Original Video)