The first Hermetic principle holds that the underlying reality of the universe is Mind. Everything that exists is a mental creation of THE ALL, which means thought is the fundamental substance from which all else is shaped — the ground every other law stands on.
Also known as
The same law appears across traditions under different names.
“All is Mind; the Universe is Mental”· Hermetic (Kybalion)
“As a man thinketh, so is he”· New Thought (James Allen)
“Chitta — mind-stuff shapes reality”· Yogic
How to apply it
Notice the thought that precedes every mood and choice — change the thought to change the state.
Hold a single clear intention rather than a tangle of contradictory wishes.
Read your outer life as a report on your habitual inner thinking, not as fixed fate.
From the source
“THE ALL is MIND; The Universe is Mental.”
— The Kybalion, Ch. II
“The Universe is Mental — held in the Mind of THE ALL.”