I am a fan and practitioner of contemplation and Hermeticism provides a plethora of topics, concepts, and questions ripe for contemplation. In addition to the potential breakthroughs in understanding and insights, neuroscientific findings suggest contemplation can enhance brain function, improve mental health and emotional wellbeing, expand awareness, improve memory and concentration, lower stress, increase empathy, and stimulate insight and creativity.

Because contemplation engages and stimulates various regions of the brain, it can:

1. Enhance the functioning and connectivity of the prefrontal cortex, leading to improved concentration, decision-making abilities, and emotional regulation.
2. Increase the activity and efficiency of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex helping practitioners to manage stress and emotions better, and adapt to new situations more effectively.
3. Increase the volume of the hippocampus, enhancing memory and reducing stress responses.
4. Strengthen the insula, expanding self-awareness and empathy towards oneself and others.
5. Reduce amygdala activity, leading to lower stress levels and a more balanced emotional state.
6. Enhance activity in the Temporal Parietal Junction expanding social awareness and empathy.
7. Reduce the activity of the Default Mode Network DMN, which is linked with reductions in mind-wandering, improvements in attention, and increased mental well-being.
8. Stimulate insight and creativity.

Research into the neuroscience of meditation underscores the power and benefit of contemplation as a key spiritual practice.

Although I’m deeply interested in Hermetic theory, my main focus is practical. I think of this approach as Functional Hermeticism because the emphasis is on doing. Why? Because between wanting something and having that something, there’s always got to be doing something.

Using this approach, I have explored how to use various ordinary activities to help improve specific extraordinary skills AND how to use extraordinary skills to help improve specific ordinary daily activities. Some areas explored include combining Hermetic practices of prayer, meditation, mental focus, mindfulness, contemplation, insight, etc. to enhance ordinary activities such as martial arts, weight-lifting, walking, serving as a licensed counselor, improving relationships AND how to carry out these mundane activities in ways that further develop the extraordinary skills.

I’m curious how others have integrated Hermetic practices into their ordinary daily routine, especially those that simultaneously develop both the mundane and the spiritual.

I have recently (maybe 8 months ago?) Found myself on a deep quest of a spiritual nature, all of the age old questions like "is there a God, what is my place in all this" etc.... and in this quest I have come across some pretty incredible stuff....I'm NOT at all, here with some underlying religious agenda, I'm simply trying to pass along information which I personally found intersting, and I've never seen these three things I'm about to link, in the same place, but they seem to carry a similar message all around. I will warn ahead of time to those who like rabbit holes, this one I'm about to send you down is INCREDIBLY deep and could potentially take years to understand (much like anything TRULY worthwhile I guess), but I wish I had known sooner some of it, as it's most enlightening, even if you approach it as 100% fiction.

(1980s) The first mind blowing stuff for me, came in the form of "the law of one" (Ra).....in the early 1980s, some researchers spent multiple years "channeling" a whole bunch of material from a "soul group" known as Ra. This group claims to be responsible for building the pyramids, and also claimed to, for a time, walk around with the ancient egyptians....it can take a little getting used to the way they word things, but Ra explains a whle bunch of stuff you never even knew you wanted to know....things about Jesus childhood, the importance of being in "service to others", and much more. Again, even if approached like 100% fiction, it's incredible to say the least. You can find free audio books, free pdf, amd different stuff on YouTube, but the researches still have their own site where there is a database and whatnot.

https://www.llresearch.org/

(2008) Next up, in 2008, we have a post made from someone claiming to be of the soul group "lucifer", and they apparently come from the same planet as Ra, and are similarly progressed in a "reincarnation" level, I believe they are "6th density", as we here and now are either 3rd or 4th density, depending on who you listen to. The lucifer soul group seem to love the creator as much as Ra, and don't necessarily enjoy giving us humans the options of horrible shit to do to each other, like drugs for example, but they say, it is necessary for us to progress, this is why we have the option of "good" or "bad"....we must know what darkness is to seek the light on our own. One common thread with this stuff is that "free will" is basically the highest law of the universe, we have a choice in the things we do, and violation of free will comes at great cost to those who do violate it.

If you want to get to the heart of the matter, read only the posts written by "HIDDEN HAND", that is the member of lucifer-soul-group who is talking, and sounds to me like the typical member of the "illuminati", or whatever equivalent there may be

https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread402958/pg1

(2018) last up, another post came around, this time in 2018, and although i forgot the name of their group, this person claims to be the "opposite orientation" of the lucifer group. Just like "Ra" they are more along the lines of "the good guys" you would say....even tho you begin to realize with this material, that there truly is no "good/evil", and more things just "are"....we essentially are different microcosm forms of the creator....in essence, our "soul" is a tiny piece of god, and we are essentially god experiencing infinite possibilities himself, in all sorts of variations. Not to derail the topic, but essentially, we all are God, experiencing itself In way. Anyways....here's the last link. Seeing as how it's a bit more "up to date", it may have some relevant things....

https://lovetruths.com/eracidnimurevte/

And if all that isn't enough, there are also channeling from Q'uo, which are also more modern, and can be found within the "llresearch" link above. I have yet to get to these, as "the law of one, all on its own is a lot of material. But if interested, there it is. Of course there is also a rlawofone sub, if interested too, where people more familiar with the material will gladly answer questions.

I found an interesting Chat GPT called "Ask Hermetica." Her AI-generated answers about Hermetic principles and practices are insightful, informative, and comprehensive. As always, the quality of answers received depends on the quality of the questions asked. If you already subscribe to ChatGPT+, you can add the custom GPT "Ask Hermetica" for no extra cost.

It’s called El ojo de Horus (Horus eye). I can speak English and never heard the info from documentary in any other place. The most interesting part for me it’s that they explain that below the pyramids they would meditate with vibration made of “alabaster bowls” so I guess you could use YouTube to meditate with these sounds.. they started with Lower note until highest but this would be like a different floors inside the pyramid

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVw2oheJFL7Zzwf9qmwg6R6yc-lzSRMNC&si=kZsHbPlyzmrTr-IV

Hey I didn’t know there was a forum about Kybalion. I love this book so much but even though I read it 3-4 times I always wondered how the transmutation stuff could happen.

So after some years I was always wondering: how we can change our lives or realities from our small acts or daily life, so, one night I couldn’t sleep fully I was awake but dreaming and it was shown to me that if we are able to don’t react to people with bad energy then we could make that “parasite of bad energy” not reproduce on our bodies.

So this would be the way to transmute, don’t let people affect your mood and makes you feel angry, fear, envy, sad etc

I understood that if we all do it then our reality will be better

Recently I read the kybalion and have been contemplating the seven principles and have been applying them in my life to think through problems and mental roadblocks.

I feel it's had quite a positive impact on my outlook on life and has given me a new perspective from which to reflect on my own experiences.

I have been using the method described in the hemetic axioms chapter, of using my will to direct my attention on polar opposite emotions to change my mood and I feel that it's quite effective.

I was wondering if anyone had other methods - other ways of using the seven laws to perhaps make yourself feel a certain way without needing any external input, or some kind of framework to think through lifes problems?

I own and have read the book “the kybalion hermetic philosophy” by the three initiates. In the book it talks about a book “the kybalion” and has direct quotes from it. Whenever I search for the book all I get is results related to the book that I own. The book isn’t quoting itself. Is there an actual kybalion book or ancient writings that these quotes are coming from?

The Arcane Teaching is widely concidered an in depth follow up big brother of the Kybalion. And if it were up to me W.W.Atkinson's finest work. I recently got hold of another copy of the Arcane Teaching, the 1911 edition, so, third printing by McClurg. Concerned is the first of three volumes: "The One And The Many". I was already in posession of a neat copy, but could not resist to buy once another crossed my path. These are Hyper rare and i think i am ready to part with it.

Now, is there anyone with the same tendencies like me? ..accidently bought a spare copy of the 2nd or 3rd volume of the 1911 Arcane Teaching?

If so, and you lack a first volume, wanna trade a book for a book and complete our bookshelves?

DM's preferred please.