The Kybalion, Chapter 13 summary
Chapter 13 of 15 · 7 min to read the chapter
In Chapter 13, the speakers distinguish Gender from physical sex and describe Masculine and Feminine principles as cooperating forces in all creation. They interpret electrons, atoms, and electrical poles through this teaching, acknowledge limits to scientific proof, and propose extending the same explanation to gravity before turning toward mental activity.
What happens
- The speakers define Gender as a universal creative principle and distinguish it from physical sex.
- They present accounts of atomic formation as evidence for cooperation between Masculine and Feminine energies.
- They reject the suggestion of weakness in the term Negative and describe the Cathode as a productive Feminine pole.
- They assign initiating energy to the Masculine principle and active creative work to the Feminine, while stressing their mutual dependence.
- They extend their interpretation to crystals, attraction, and gravity, acknowledging that they cannot scientifically prove the claim about gravity.
- They close by turning attention toward the Mental Plane.
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