Causation

Definition

The sixth of the seven Hermetic Principles as The Kybalion (1908) numbers them, stating that every cause has its effect and every effect has its cause — nothing happens by chance in a mental universe, and the Master rises from the plane of effects to the plane of causes through radical responsibility.

Deep Understanding

In a mental universe, the chain of cause and effect is unbroken and absolute. Every event is the effect of a preceding cause, and every action becomes the cause of a subsequent effect. There are no accidents — only causes that have not yet been traced.

The Principle of Causation divides consciousness into two planes. The masses live on the plane of effects: they react to circumstances, blame external forces, and believe themselves powerless. The Hermetic Master rises to the plane of causes: understanding that thoughts, emotions, and habitual states of being are causes, and the events of one's life are the corresponding effects.

This is not fatalism — it is radical responsibility. If your reality is an effect, then somewhere in your consciousness exists the cause. The Archontic system depends on ignorance of this principle. When you believe you are a victim of circumstance — that life happens to you — you remain on the plane of effects, reactive and controllable. The moment you recognize yourself as a cause, you step outside the feedback loop entirely.

Primary source

• The Kybalion, ch. II and XII, by Three Initiates (Yogi Publication Society, 1908/1912): the sixth principle, many planes of causation, and Masters who rise to become Causers instead of Effects. Open-access copy

In Practice

Each morning, set one conscious cause for the day — not a goal, but a cause. "I choose to speak from clarity rather than reactivity." "I choose to create rather than consume." Plant the seed deliberately. Observe how the corresponding effect unfolds. Over time, you shift permanently from the plane of effects to the plane of causes.

Stefan's Alkimia. (2026, October 4). Causation. Pleroma Guide. https://pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/causation

Stefan's Alkimia. “Causation.” Pleroma Guide, 4 Oct. 2026, pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/causation.

Stefan's Alkimia. “Causation.” Pleroma Guide. April 2, 2026. Last modified October 4, 2026. https://pleroma.guide/en/lexicon/causation.

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