“Every Cause has its Effect; every Effect has its Cause; everything happens according to Law; Chance is but a name for Law not recognized; there are many planes of causation, but nothing escapes the Law.“ — The Kybalion.
This explains that there is no such thing as chance, there are no accidents in the Universe. Everything in the Universe is governed by Laws. There are physical laws, emotional laws, mental laws, and "Spiritual Laws." By understanding these Laws, we can learn to operate in grace instead of "Karma." Many times, we don’t know the cause for the reason things happen to us. This is because there are seven dimensions of reality in which causation can occur.
The "Hermetists" understand the art of rising above the ordinary plane of "Cause and Effect", to a certain degree. They do this by rising to a high plane of "Consciousness" and, hence, becoming Masters instead of victims, and "causes" instead of "effects."
The average person on the street is an "effect", not a "cause." They are an "effect" and victim of thoughts, moods, emotions, desire, appetites, lower self, other people, biorhythms, the physical body, past lives, subconscious programming,
The basic cause of your life are the thoughts and images you hold in your conscious and subconscious mind. By learning to be absolutely vigilant and only allowing into your mind thoughts of God, love, perfection, perfect health, prosperity, joy, oneness, and equanimity, then this is all you will create both inwardly and outwardly. For your "thoughts" cause your reality.
In summary, BE THE "CAUSE", BE THE "MASTER", BE THE "CO-CREATOR" with God that you truly are, and then you are using this Law and Principle instead of allowing it to use you. If you are not a "Master", you are a "victim." This is the "Law of Polarity." Change your polarization with the power of mind and the power of your God given free choice.