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In part 1, we identified the first necessity to make nay business successful: It is earning your own luck. Now you are going to learn the relationship between luck and Universal Law. There are a lot of books that have been written on Universal Laws. Universal Law is basically the laws that govern all of humanity, nature, animals, plants, marine life, time, space, and everything in-between. I have never read a better, more complete book on the subject than The Kybalion. The Kybalion explains that there are Seven Laws, or Principles that govern creation. The seven laws and their basic axioms are:

The Law of Mentalism, which states that 'The All is Mind; The Universe is Mental.'

The Law of Correspondence, which states 'As above, so below; as below, so above.'

The Law of Vibration, which states 'Nothing rest; everything moves; everything vibrates.'

The Law of Polarity, which states that 'Everything is dual; everything has poles; everything has its pair of opposites; like and unlike are the same; opposites are identical in nature, but different in degree; extremes meet; all truths are but half-truths; all paradoxes may be reconciled.'

The Law of Gender, which states that 'Gender is in everything; everything has its Masculine and Feminine principles; Gender manifests on all planes.'

The Law of Rhythm, which states that 'Everything flows out and in; everything has its tides; all things rise and fall; the pendulum swing manifest in everything; the measure of the swing to the right is the measure of the swing to the left; rhythm compensates.'

The Law of Cause and Effect, which states that 'Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to law; Chance is but the name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation but nothing escapes the Law.'

These are the Seven Laws of the Universe, according to the teachings of Thoth (a.k.a. Hermes of ancient Greece). To find out more about them read The Kybalion. It is a fabulous book that every human being would benefit from reading. It's a little hard to find though. But there are still copies out there for those of you willing to do a little digging.

If you want something in life, but find that you have not been able to attain it, the questions you need to ask yourself are 'Are my thoughts and actions in harmony with Universal Law?' Are my thoughts and action in harmony with what I want?' A very important lesson I have learned is that when we fail in life it is not because we are 'breaking the law.' It is because the Law is breaking us. This is because the Law operates unceasingly regardless of if we are consciously aware of it or not. The law suffers every fool.

The advantage you can take away from this lesson is to stop working against yourself and to start working within the Law. Use it to your advantage. I will give you a quick example: Whenever you are evaluating a situation or sizing up events, problems, challenges, or designing goals, objectives, etc. always ask yourself, 'What role does Universal Law play in what I am seeking?' This is always the best place to start because whether you are aware of it or not, Universal Law is forever operating unmercifully.