The Principle of Rhythm: Mastering the Cosmic Pendulum
We expect eternal summer. We demand perpetual, uninterrupted growth in our finances, our relationships, and our neurochemistry, violently medicating or distracting ourselves the moment the inevitable decline begins. This is an infantile, entropic delusion. It breaks us against the cold, hard rocks of reality. The universe does not move in a straight, infinitely ascending line; it breathes. It oscillates. It swings. The Hermetic Principle of Rhythm posits a terrifyingly precise mechanical truth: everything flows out and in; all things rise and fall. The pendulum swing manifests in everything. If you remain willfully blind to the mechanics of this inexorable rhythm, you will spend your entire existence being violently thrown from the heights of manic ecstasy to the crushing depths of despair. The Law of Compensation The most brutal aspect of Rhythm is its mathematical symmetry. The measure of the swing to the right is the exact measure of the swing to the left. Rhythm compensates. T...