PRINCIPLES- from the Latin noun principia: “first, foremost, leading, chief, most necessary,” or first things, that which is most important
-“A principle is a truth that creates freedom. A law (referring to Man’s law) is a lie that creates slavery.” Jeremy Locke, The End of All Evil
NATURAL LAW-
-NATURAL: Inherent; having a basis in Nature, Reality and Truth; not made or caused by humankind.
-LAW: An existing condition which is binding and immutable (cannot be changed).
-NATURAL LAW (Working Definition)
1. Universal, non-man-made, binding and immutable conditions that govern the consequences of behavior. Natural Law is a body of Universal Spiritual Laws which act as the governing dynamics of Consciousness.
2. Scientifically discoverable, not subject to belief
3. A set of PRINCIPLES that express the Preexisting Conditions Governing Human Morality and Behavioral Consequence
The Kybalion - The Seven Natural Law Principles as described by Hermetic Philosophy,
passages from Chapter II. THE SEVEN HERMETIC PRINCIPLES summery + Notes I’ve put together from The Kybalion and various other related sources noted.