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Symbolism
Symbolism is more fundamental than narrative. If there is a mismatch between symbol and narrative, it is the narrative that needs correcting.
Experiences and ideas (which are articulated experiences) are associated with food/drink (appealing) and serpent/snake (repulsive). Similarly, sources of ideas can be represented in the same way.
Back to Genesis
In Genesis 2-3, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, or more accurately the Tree of the Knowledge of Duality, represents Christ or the Son of Man. The traditional narrative says that a serpent manipulates Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, which violates the serpent symbol. Eve would not be moved to action by that symbol.
Now, the idea represented by the fruit in the narrative is associated with an experience of death avoidance:
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Punishment is associated with pain which is associated with death. Both Adam and Eve were traumatically punished and therefore the promise of death avoidance would likely be interpreted as a lie by Adam and Eve. With this realization, along with the symbolic associations described previously, someone can begin to uncover the real story.
Symbolism is more fundamental than narrative. If there is a mismatch between symbol and narrative, it is the narrative that needs correcting.
Experiences and ideas (which are articulated experiences) are associated with food/drink (appealing) and serpent/snake (repulsive). Similarly, sources of ideas can be represented in the same way.
Back to Genesis
In Genesis 2-3, the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, or more accurately the Tree of the Knowledge of Duality, represents Christ or the Son of Man. The traditional narrative says that a serpent manipulates Eve into eating the forbidden fruit, which violates the serpent symbol. Eve would not be moved to action by that symbol.
Now, the idea represented by the fruit in the narrative is associated with an experience of death avoidance:
“You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. “For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Punishment is associated with pain which is associated with death. Both Adam and Eve were traumatically punished and therefore the promise of death avoidance would likely be interpreted as a lie by Adam and Eve. With this realization, along with the symbolic associations described previously, someone can begin to uncover the real story.