Although its name makes us think of Kabbalah, it is nothing. This is a book that explains the key principles of the hermetic. Reading it is quick and easy. The necessary background in physical chemistry which refers a reader does not seem essential to me. Just have the curious mind, open, and good general knowledge in science without doctor either. And a priori if here is that you have this desire for knowledge. We see in the Kybalion, the great wisdom unveiled. For those interested in alchemy, they will find here the demonstration that true alchemy is primarily internal. The first raw material, vile, to transmute into gold, is first yourself. The stated and explained the rules are still in theory. It can not be put into practice immediately. However correctness affects us and I would strongly advise you to do your favorite book. A book to meditate, the best I've found on the subject, written charitably. If you have some knowledge of occultism at large, you can also go to the analogy with the procedures of Magic in general. Excellent reading to you.