The Principle of Correspondence
As above, so below; as below, so above.
The second Hermetic principle reveals that there is correspondence between all planes of existence. What is true on one level is reflected on all others. By understanding the laws operating on any one plane, we can infer the laws operating on others, including planes beyond our direct experience.
As above, so below; as below, so above.
This principle enables the practice of analogy as a tool for understanding higher realities.
The Emerald Tablet
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- What Hermeticism says about the pattern in things
As above, so below. The claim is that the planes of existence mirror one another, so a law you can learn on the level you observe counts as evidence about levels you cannot.