Mentalism

The All is Mind; the Universe is Mental.

Mind is the first cause; form is the visible consequence.

All things are conceived within Mind, and every form arises as a thought brought to order. The worlds are not outside of Mind, but within it, sustained by its rhythm and law. In this principle is the reason for correspondence and the ground of transmutation; to alter the pattern of the mental is to alter the shape of the seen. The wise regard every appearance as a sign of interior causes, and therefore attend to the quality of attention, intention, and imagination. The Universe is a mental creation, not in fancy, but in lawful process. The art is not to deny the world, but to know its source and work with it. What is held clearly becomes stable; what is held dimly becomes unstable.

Keys

  • Mind precedes form
  • Attention is a tool
  • Imagination shapes substance
  • Clear intent stabilizes

Practice

  • Observe the quality of your attention before beginning work.
  • Hold a single image steadily for one minute.
Axioms and sequence follow The Kybalion (1908).