The Kybalion, a classic text of Hermetic philosophy, teaches that the universe operates according to certain principles. One of the most profound is the Principle of Polarity. It says:
“Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites. Like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree.”
In simple terms, opposites are not separate things — they are two ends of the same spectrum. Hot and cold, love and hate, success and failure, fear and courage — they are degrees of the same essence.
When we understand this, we can stop feeling stuck at one end of the spectrum and begin consciously moving ourselves toward the other.
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