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One of the core principles of Hermetic philosophy is the principle of Mentalism, which states that all things are created from and expand from the mind.
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- definition: Mentalism
- things are created from and expand from the mind
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- There are different ways that you can interpret this,
- but in its simplest form it means that
- everything that we do in life begins with a thought or a feeling.
- The thought or feeling always precedes the action. / Comment: This is part of the philosophy of Deep Humanity that entangles inner transformation with outer transformation /
- Therefore the inner world, the spiritual world, drives the physical world. It is a mirror. / Comment: A Deep Humanity way to express this is to say that the outer world is a reflection of the cumulative inner world's of humanity/
- Everything that humans have ever done throughout our entire history
- has begun as thoughts and feelings,
- which then manifested as actions in the physical world.
- Our society is therefore shaped by the interaction between
- our inner worlds and
- the laws of nature.
- We cannot change the laws of nature
- and so if we want to change the world,
- we must focus our attention inwards. / Comment: Again, this is reflected in the Deep Humanity phrase: A stimuli occurs, the heart feels, the mind thinks, the body acts and an impact appears in our public, shared reality/
- There are different ways that you can interpret this,
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