NATURAL RHYTHMS CONSULTING

The Hermetic Maxim: As above, so below;  as within, so without;  as the universe, so the soul, has evolved from the details of the Emerald Tablet,  attributed to Hermes Trismegistus.  Hermes was considered "thrice great",  having attained knowledge of the physical, mental, and spiritual planes).  The Hermetic perspective embraces these planes through the operating principles of  Alchemy (the operation of the Sun), Astrology (the operation of the Stars), and  Theurgy/Divine Magic (the operation of the gods).  These principles infuse earthly experience with the higher vibrations of  the physical, mental, and spiritual planes, represented by  the domains of Body, Soul, and Spirit or Earth-Ascendant, Moon, and Sun in Astrology.  This is holistic balance.   As Rudhyar states, wholeness is the integrating principle.  An excerpt from Hermes'  The Emerald Tablet,  which describes the Alchemy principle (operation of the Sun) can be found below: