🌊 Origins: From Atlantean Roots to Eternal Law
Mentalism didn't pop up in some 20th-century self-help book. Esoteric records tie it straight to Atlantis, that lost powerhouse civilization Plato described (via Egyptian priests) as existing 9,000 years before his time—advanced in tech, spirit, and mind power. Hermes Trismegistus, the master sage, is said to have lived there as a high priest or awakened being before the cataclysm. He foresaw the downfall (due to misuse of these laws—hubris and imbalance) and migrated the wisdom to Egypt, where he became Thoth, god of knowledge, writing, and magic. From there, it syncretized with Greek Hermes, birthing Hermes Trismegistus.
🧠 How Mentalism Works: The Mechanics
Core fact: Everything—your body, the stars, events—is a projection of The All (infinite mind/consciousness). The physical world? Just a dense manifestation of thought-forms. You're not a victim of reality; you're co-creating it. Kybalion quote: "An understanding of this great Hermetic Principle of Mentalism enables the individual to readily grasp the laws of the Mental Universe, and to apply the same to his well-being and advancement."
It ties into the other principles (as one system):
• With Correspondence ("As above, so below"): Your inner mind mirrors outer reality.
• With Vibration: Thoughts vibrate at frequencies, attracting like energy.
No illusions here—it's law, like gravity.
① Ritual — Chamber of Mentalism (Mercury)
Focus: Opening divine perception; receiving the Mind of the All.
Planet: Mercury
Color / Tone: Silver-gold flicker · E♭ / Mercury chime
Guardian: Thoth-Hermes (Hermetic office)
Tools / Stones / Herbs: silver or gold candle, mugwort, lavender, clear quartz, celestite, small journal, pen.
Timing: 9 breaths, chant ×9, 10–20 minutes.
Steps
Face East. Light a silver or gold candle; hold a clear quartz in the left hand.
Center with 3 slow full breaths (inhale 4 — hold 2 — exhale 6). Quiet the mind.
Speak aloud: “I align with the Mind that made me. May my thoughts echo truth.”
Chant Eh-Ma-Teh nine times, slowly, feeling each syllable sink into the crown. Visualize golden script pouring into your crown and weaving down the spine.
Sit in silence for 1–2 minutes; allow impressions to come. Open your journal and scribe the first clear thoughts.
Mantra / Breath / Visual
Mantra: Eh-Ma-Teh (slow, even; space between syllables)
Breath: inhale on the first syllable, hold through the second, exhale on the third.
Visual: thin gold script flowing like mercury into the crown.
Close / Grounding
Place palms on your knees, say “So it is,” extinguish the candle with a finger (no blowing), and drink a sip of water while naming one practical next step from the journaling.
🌀 The Principle of Mentalism 🌀
“All is Mind”
Origin. Divine Thought. Creative Spark.
Circle within circle (Source → Self → Spark)
The Seed Thought
🧠 Element: Ether | Color: Violet | Sense: Knowing (6th)