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\nW RI TIN G AS  \nThree Initiates  \nINTRODU CED &EDITED BY PHILIP DESLIPPE  \n# THEKY BALION\n\nTHE DEFIN IT IVE EDITION  \n# THEKYBALI0N\n\nTHE DEFIN IT IVE EDITION  \n◆◆◆  \nWilliam Walker Atkinson  \nWriting as Three Initiates  \nintroduced and edited by Philip Deslippe  \nJEREMY P.TARCHER/PENGUIN  \na member ofPenguin Group(USA)Inc.  \nNEW YORK  \nJEREMY P.TARCHER/PENGUINPublished by the Penguin Group  \nPenguin Group(USA)Inc,375 Hudson Sreet,New York,New York 10014,USA·Penguin Group(Canada),90 Eglinton Avenue East,Suice 700,Toronto,Oncario M4P2Y3,Canada(a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc)·Penguin Books Lad,80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England·Penguin Ireland,25 St Stephens Green,Dublin 2,Ireland(adivision of Penguin Books Lrd)·Penguin Group(Australia),250 Camberwell Road,Camberwell,Victoria 3124,Australia(a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Led)Penguin Books India Pvt Ld,11 Communicy Centre,Panchsheel Park,New Delhi-110017,India·Penguin Group(NZ),67 Apollo Drive,Rosedale,North Shore 0632,New Zealand(a division of Pearson New Zealand Led)·Penguin Books(South Africa)(Pry)Lrd,24Sturdee Avenue,Rosebank,Johannesburg2196,Souch Africa  \nPenguin Books Ld,Registered Ofices:80 Strand,London WC2R ORL,England  \nThe Kybalion was originally published in 1908.First Tarcher edition,2008.The Seven Cosmic Lavswas completed in March 1931.Introduction copyrighr 2011by Philip Deslippe.Phoro ofWilliam Walker Atkinson,circa 1917/1918,courtesy of the family of Wiliam Walker Ackinson.  \nll righrs reserved.No part of chis book may be reproduced,scanned,or distributed in any printed or electronic form wichout pernission.Please do not participate in or encourage piracy of copyrighted materialsin violation of the author's righcs.Purchase only auchorized edirions.Published simultaneously in Canada  \nMost Tarcher/Penguin books are available at special quantiry discounts forbulk purchase for sales prormotions,premiums,fund-raising andeducarional needs.Special books orbook excerpts also canbe created to fit specifhc needs.For details,wrice Penguin Group(USA)Inc Special Markets,375 Hudson Street,New York,NY 10014.  \nLibrary of Congress Caraloging-in-Publicarion Data  \nThree Initiates,1862-1932  \nThe kybalion/Willim Walker Atkingon wricing as Three Initiates;introduced and ediced by PhilipDeslippe.—Definitive ed.  \nP.  \nCm.  \nISBN 978-1-58542-874-8  \n1.Occulcism.2.Hermeticism.L.Deslippe,Philip.Ⅱ.Ackinson.William Walker1862-1932.Seven cosmic laws.Ⅲ.Title.  \n2011  \n2010054355  \nBF1611.T57  \n135.4—dc22  \nPrinted in the United Srates of America  \n13579108642  \nBook design by Gretchen Acbilles  \nNeicher the publisher nor the auchor is engaged in rendering profesional advice or services to theindividual reader.The ideas,procedures,and suggestions contained in chis book are not intendedas a substritute for consulring wich a phyaician.All matters regarding your healch require medicalsupervision.Neicher the auchor nor thepublisher shll be liable o responsible for any loss or damageallegedly rising from any information or suggestion in this book.  \nWhile the author has made every effort to provide accurate telephone numbers and Internet addressesat the time of publication,neicher the publisher nor che author assumes any responsibility for errors,orfor changes hat occur after publication.Further,che publisher does not have any control over and doesnotassume any responaibilicy fo auchor or third-party websices or cheir content  \nCONTENTS  \nIntroduction by Philip Deslippe 1  \nThe Kybalion by William Walker Atkinsonwriting as Three Initiates 45  \nThe Seven Cosmic Laws by William Walker Atkinson 187  \n# INTRODUCTION\n\nPHILIP DESLIPPE  \n“Habent sua fata libelli.”“Books have their own destinies.”一TERENTIANUS MAURUS  \nTn the approximate hundred years since its first publication,TheIKybalion has proven iself to be one of the most important andinfluential occult 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