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1 timestamped hit 1 source reading 2 extracted notes Newest source: 2026-03-09, day precision Aliases: matter, matters, mind-before-matters

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Mind before matter

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...so so so that's the truth of the world where what matters is consciousness because consciousness is the divine force and by by being..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...so so so that's the truth of the world where what matters is consciousness because consciousness is the divine force and by by being..."

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Mind before matter

Glossary

Jiang's first Hermetic law: consciousness is primary and the material world is derivative.

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Doctrinal summary stated on 2026-03-09.

definition

Jiang says every serious tradition teaches that mind comes before matter, which he labels the first principle of Hermetic philosophy.

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