Rating: 
Summary: An introduction to chaotic logic
Review: While the title of his review might sound self-contradicting reading this book will convince you otherwise.
With its roots several 1000s of years ago (possibly in Egypt) hermetic philosophy continues (and will continue) to be as pivotal in human understanding of the All as ever.
The Hermetists do not believe in "chance" nor do they believe in matter (the way modern science sees it). They also dont believe in the separation of things allthough that would need be further explained and that's not my intent here.
The Kyballion is basically an introduction to the 7 basic hermetic principles (they are subdivided in many other levels) and a rather brief explanation for each of those seven. It doesn't matter whether you ultimately embrace this philosophy or not. Unless for some bizzare reason you happen to be negatively biased, you'll find that hermetics apply (or will apply) to your understanding regradless of which philosophy seems to have made sense to you up until this point.
Hermetic philosophy has this aura about it where things seem to be making automatic sense within you, as if these are truths or part of a larger truth that you innerly possess anyway but which need to be "ignited" sort of speak. You'll find that the 7 principles explained and analysed in it can be applied in mostly everything and whether your reading up to now has been of depth in science or the (so-called) "paranormal" certain aspects will begin to take a clearer form. What's also quite certain is that you'll feel intrigued to go deeper after reading this book.
Another thing that's striking about the Kyballion is that very often the reader feels he's reading a "scientific" book than rather a philosophical one. Hermetists did not look at their philosophy in the sense of simply trying to analyse human nature at its core and only slightly bothering with the surroundings but instead looked at the bigger scheme of things realising that this is the only sound way to attempt to define anything.
At the very worst the Kyballion will prove to be precious mental gymnastics for your mind. At best, it will be the key to several doors you never thought existed.
Rating:
Summary: An introduction to chaotic logic
Review: While the title of his review might sound self-contradicting reading this book will convince you otherwise.
With its roots several 1000s of years ago (possibly in Egypt) hermetic philosophy continues (and will continue) to be as pivotal in human understanding of the All as ever.
The Hermetists do not believe in "chance" nor do they believe in matter (the way modern science sees it). They also dont believe in the separation of things allthough that would need be further explained and that's not my intent here.
The Kyballion is basically an introduction to the 7 basic hermetic principles (they are subdivided in many other levels) and a rather brief explanation for each of those seven. It doesn't matter whether you ultimately embrace this philosophy or not. Unless for some bizzare reason you happen to be negatively biased, you'll find that hermetics apply (or will apply) to your understanding regradless of which philosophy seems to have made sense to you up until this point.
Hermetic philosophy has this aura about it where things seem to be making automatic sense within you, as if these are truths or part of a larger truth that you innerly possess anyway but which need to be "ignited" sort of speak. You'll find that the 7 principles explained and analysed in it can be applied in mostly everything and whether your reading up to now has been of depth in science or the (so-called) "paranormal" certain aspects will begin to take a clearer form. What's also quite certain is that you'll feel intrigued to go deeper after reading this book.
Another thing that's striking about the Kyballion is that very often the reader feels he's reading a "scientific" book than rather a philosophical one. Hermetists did not look at their philosophy in the sense of simply trying to analyse human nature at its core and only slightly bothering with the surroundings but instead looked at the bigger scheme of things realising that this is the only sound way to attempt to define anything.
At the very worst the Kyballion will prove to be precious mental gymnastics for your mind. At best, it will be the key to several doors you never thought existed.
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