1. The 12 Universal Laws
Beyond the Law of Attraction
By Anita Mckenzie
L
ast year was a great year for
“The Law of Attraction”. Its
popularity skyrocketed thanks
to the best-selling book, “The Secret”.
the physical world has a vibration, so do
our thoughts. Good feelings, like love
and appreciation, call for higher vibrations. So, to keep your vibrations positive take note of how you are feeling. If
you are feeling good and thinking good
thoughts…you are sending out high
vibrations and creating pleasant results.
Yet, did you know that The
Law of Attraction is only one of 12
Universal Laws or principles that you
can use to improve your life? In fact, for
thousands of years people have been
using these guiding principals to
enhance physical, mental and spiritual
growth. Where did these 12 Universal
Laws come from, what are they, and
how can you use them to improve your
life?
Where Did They Come
From?
Universal or spiritual laws have
been in existence for thousands of years.
Their authenticity lies in the fact that
they have proven to be true over and
over again throughout time.
In The Kybalion, a study of the
Hermetic philosophy of Ancient Egypt
and Greece, there are seven universal
principals listed. You’ll find these universal truths in Holy Scriptures of most
world religions.
Socrates, the Greek philosopher explained that whether we understood them, or not, the world was governed by laws and a system of order. He
came up with the Socratic Law of
Causality, which today is known as the
Law of Cause and Effect.
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Timeless truths, like you reap
what you sow; what goes around comes
around; and do unto others, as you
would have them do unto you, have
existed since the beginning of time and
guide us to live happier, more harmonious lives.
The 12
Universal Laws
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The Law of Divine Oneness
This law could also be called the Law of
Unity. It reminds us that we are all connected. What we say, do and think
affects others and has a ripple effect on
the universe around us.
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Our actions should match or support our
thoughts and dreams. If you have a problem that seems overwhelming, avoiding
it will never work. Often just taking one
small action is enough to make a problem disappear. The universe rewards
action. You’ll find that the more you discipline yourself to take action with the
bigger things in life, the more the smaller things will take care of themselves.
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The universe wouldn’t do well in a
classroom. It never sits still! Everything
is always vibrating. Just as everything in
The Law of Correspondence
This law relates to energy and how it
corresponds to the result of that energy.
Confused? Simply put, if your thoughts
(which are energy) are concentrated on
how unhappy you are, you’ll continue to
have the corresponding energy show up,
you’ll be unhappy. Chances are you’ve
heard this before, but it bears repeating:
Change your thoughts and you change
your life.
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The Law of Vibration
The Law of Action
The Law of Cause and Effect
Nothing happens by chance. Every
action has a reaction. Whatever you send
out to the universe comes back. Since
like causes produce like effects, think

2. about giving instead of getting. The
more you ask the universe how you can
serve, the more it answers by serving up
the good stuff to you. Try it!
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The Law of Compensation
These are the physical rewards, blessings and abundance we receive. Ralph
Waldo Emerson explained it best: “It is
one of the most beautiful compensations
of this life that no man can sincerely try
to help another without helping himself.”
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The Law of Attraction
We create the things and events in our
lives through our thoughts and vibrations. Like attracts like. In fact, this law
helps us understand how we tend to
attract even the things we don’t want in
our lives simply by spending too much
time concentrating on them. If you keep
thinking you don’t have enough (fill in
the blank) in your life, that’s what will
keep filling that blank in your life. Act as
if you already have that something
you’ve been wanting and before you
know it, it will appear.
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The Law of Perpetual Transmutation of Energy
This one may sound complicated but
what it boils down to is this: Energy
continuously moves into physical form.
If you understand that higher vibrations
and energies wipe out or transform
lower ones, you can bring dramatic
changes into your life. Hold an image in
your mind often enough and it will
materialize.
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the army comes through town and
makes all the able-bodied young men
join. The young man with the broken leg
has to stay home. Good luck or bad? It’s
all relative.
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The Law of Polarity
This law is often called the Law of
Opposites. Everything has an opposite.
You’ve probably heard it said that there
are two sides to every story. Left and
right. Up and down. Positive and
Negative. So, if something you perceive
as negative happens in your life, it must
have an opposing positive to it. Why not
be that person that looks for the silver
lining in every cloud? Remember…
there will always be an equal and opposite side to every negative situation…it’s
the law.
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The Law of Rhythm
Everything vibrates or moves to a certain pattern or rhythm. Day turns into
night, season’s change, tides go out and
come back in. Next time you are in the
middle of a downbeat cycle remember
that ‘this too shall pass.’
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The Law of Gender
There is a male and female characteristic to everything and although they are
opposite, they complement each other
completely. This is the basis of creation.
Many believe that the subconscious is
feminine, which gives it the power to
create things. The conscious mind, being
masculine, provides the direction and
focus. The two working together is what
makes for a powerfully conscious person. Back up that creative imagination
with concentrated focus and you can
accomplish anything.
The 12 universal laws are interrelated, with their foundation based on
the understanding that everything in the
universe is made up of energy, including
us. Since our thoughts and actions are a
form of that energy, it only makes sense
that knowing how this energy works,
and learning to control our thoughts,
emotions and actions, can bring about
some remarkable changes in our lives.
People that make use of these 12 simple
laws of the universe are amazed at how
much happier and fulfilled their lives
become. Although they aren’t magic or
luck, when followed, these life-enriching principles can help anyone have a
more peaceful, abundant and harmonious life. GB
Anita MacKenzie is a freelance
writer and lives in beautiful British
Columbia.
The Law of Relativity
You can relax- this law isn’t about your
relatives! As Shakespeare said: “There is
nothing either good or bad, but thinking
makes it so.” No matter how bad things
may seem to be, there is always someone worse off. There is an old Chinese
story about a farmer’s son, who falls off
a horse and breaks his leg. The townspeople think it’s bad luck, but the old
farmer simply shrugs and says: “Good
luck? Bad Luck? Who knows?” Then,
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