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Symbol of Spirit Entering Matter
Cayce explained that Adam and Eve are not simply the first two humans but symbols of the soul entering material form.
"In the beginning...there was presented that that became as the Sons of God, in that male and female were as one, with those abilities for those changes as were able or capable of being brought about. " 364-7
Adam (from “Adamah,” meaning ground or clay) represents the mind/spirit principle, while Eve, drawn from Adam’s side, represents the soul/heart nature.
Together, they embody the polarity within every person — rational and intuitive, masculine and feminine energies, both necessary for wholeness.
The Garden of Eden as Consciousness
The Garden of Eden is more than geography; it symbolizes the state of original harmony the soul experienced before becoming trapped in material desire.
The rivers flowing from Eden represent streams of spiritual life nourishing creation.
Living in the Garden represents living in direct communion with God, where the soul knows its oneness with the Source.
The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil — Free Will
For Cayce, the Tree is not a literal plant but a symbol of free will and duality.
Eating its fruit represents the soul’s choice to experience separateness and materiality.
The serpent, likewise, is not a literal snake but a force of desire — the pull toward sensation, selfishness, and forgetfulness of God.
This choice was not “original sin” in a damning sense, but a necessary step in evolution: the soul choosing to learn through experience in matter.
The Fall as the Soul’s Journey
Being “cast out of Eden” is symbolic of the soul’s descent from pure spiritual consciousness into the cycle of physical incarnation.
Pain, toil, and mortality are not punishments but consequences of living in material bodies.
Cayce stressed that humanity did not “fall” once for all, but that each soul repeats this drama — whenever it chooses selfishness over Spirit, it re-enacts Adam and Eve’s expulsion.
Yet within the “curse” lies promise: the path of return to God through struggle, growth, and eventual redemption in Christ.
So, in Cayce’s interpretation, Adam and Eve are every soul: created divine, choosing to experience separation, and beginning the long journey back toward union with God.
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Adam and Eve in Genesis and Cayce’s Readings
Genesis 2:7 —
“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
Cayce’s view: Adam here symbolizes not just a physical man but the first embodiment of the soul principle in matter.
“Dust of the ground” = the material body;
“breath of life” = Spirit animating it.
The “living soul” is the divine spark within each of us.
Reading:
...each soul is in the image of the Creator. And as it is in purpose spirit, it seeks to magnify or manifest the spirit of the Creator.
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Yourself, as an entity, as a soul-entity; made in the beginning as the breath of God to be a companion with Him throughout eternity.
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Symbolism: Adam represents the mind/spirit aspect of humanity — the part that reflects divine intelligence and carries the seed of eternal life.
Genesis 2:18, 21–22 —
“It is not good that the man should be alone… the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam… and He took one of his ribs… and made He a woman.”
Cayce’s view: Eve is not just a woman made from Adam’s rib, but the soul/heart aspect drawn from the spirit. The “deep sleep” is symbolic of humanity’s descent into material consciousness, a forgetting of spiritual oneness.
Cayce explained that male and female are two expressions of the one soul: “The male and female principle were in the beginning as one… the separation was for expression in the material plane.”
Symbolism: Adam = the reasoning, active mind; Eve = the receptive, intuitive soul. Together they symbolize the complete self. The division reminds us that the journey is about returning to wholeness.
Genesis 2:9, 16–17
— “The tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil… of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it.”
Cayce’s view: The Tree of Life is the direct connection to God, spiritual sustenance and immortality. The Tree of Knowledge represents free will and duality — the ability to choose between spirit and matter, good and evil.
“The eating of the fruit was the desire for that which gratified the senses of the body, rather than the spirit.”
Symbolism: Choosing the “fruit” symbolizes the soul turning its will toward material experience. It is not a curse, but the beginning of spiritual schooling: souls would learn through trial and error in matter.
Genesis 3:1–6 —
The Serpent and the Fruit
Cayce’s view: The serpent = desire and temptation, the pull of selfishness. It is not a literal reptile, but the symbol of kundalini energy misused — the life force directed toward gratification rather than spiritual awakening.
“The serpent is self, the desire of self-indulgence, that which would tempt the soul from knowledge of God.”
Symbolism: Eating the fruit = yielding to desire and materiality. Eve’s role symbolizes the emotional/intuitive nature being enticed first; Adam’s part shows the reasoning mind following desire. Together, they enact the soul’s choice to know separation.
Genesis 3:23–24 —
“So He drove out the man; and He placed at the east of the garden cherubims, and a flaming sword… to keep the way of the tree of life.”
Cayce’s view: Expulsion from Eden = descent into incarnation and cycles of rebirth. Humanity leaves the pure state of unity and enters toil, struggle, and learning in matter. Yet the “flaming sword” guarding the Tree of Life means the way back is not closed, only protected until the soul matures.
“Man became entangled in matter… yet the spirit has ever pointed the way back.”
Symbolism: The exile is not punishment but a stage in growth. The guarded Tree of Life assures that the path of return remains open — ultimately fulfilled in the Christ, who re-opens direct access to God.
Cayce’s Larger Teaching
Adam and Eve = every soul: created whole, choosing separation, entering cycles of incarnation.
The Fall = not permanent sin, but the necessary step of gaining experience.
Eden = the consciousness of oneness with God; the return journey = awakening that unity again through Christ within.
In short:
For Cayce, the Adam and Eve story is a soul allegory — not a one-time event in history, but a drama re-enacted in every life: we awaken, choose, fall, and strive toward reunion with Spirit.
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Amilius and Adam/Eve
Cayce explains that Amilius (the soul-conscious prototype of humanity, later called Adam) represents the first awareness of separation between male and female in physical form. This story was preserved as a teaching symbol — a way to remind humanity of its divine origin and the deeper spiritual purpose of life in the flesh. The story of Adam and Eve is therefore not just a literal tale but a symbolic record, preserved both in sacred tradition and in what Cayce calls the akashic records (the soul’s memory of all time).
Adam and Eve as Companionship and Separation
Adam symbolizes the mind/spirit aspect of humanity, while Eve represents the soul/heart aspect — companionship drawn from within, not from the beasts or external creation. The creation of Eve expresses the truth that human companionship is a reflection of divine companionship — just as God created souls for fellowship, so Adam longed for companionship. Thus, the story of Adam and Eve reflects the inner reality of every soul: the need for harmony between masculine and feminine forces.
The Apple — Desire and Attraction
The “apple” is symbolic. Cayce links it to the biblical phrase “the apple of the eye” — meaning that which is most desired, most attractive. In Eden, it represents the awakening of desire for physical companionship and the pull toward carnal experience. It is not a literal fruit but the symbol of the soul’s choice to seek gratification in matter. Eating the apple means giving in to the pull of the senses instead of keeping the will aligned with the spiritual ideal.
The Serpent — Desire Misused
The serpent represents the force of desire and temptation, specifically the misuse of life force (sex, ego, sensation). In spiritual form, humanity had the ability to project and create in harmony with God, but the serpent symbolizes the distortion of that power — when the will turns away from Spirit and toward gratification in matter. Thus, the serpent is not a reptile but the symbol of self-indulgence and the inability to control desire.
Cayce’s Larger Point
The Garden story is humanity’s own story. Souls entered matter with divine powers, but when will gave way to desire, they became bound to physical experience, sexuality, and mortality. The injunction was to be “in the world but not of it” — to live in matter while keeping the will attuned to Spirit. The Fall came when the will was not held in check, when the soul chose the gratification of the senses (apple + serpent) over the higher companionship with God.
In short:
Adam = the spirit/mind aspect of humanity.
Eve = the soul/heart aspect, companionship.
The Apple = desire, especially for carnal experience.
The Serpent = misuse of desire, temptation, indulgence of self.
The whole story is a symbolic drama of the soul’s fall into materiality, not just ancient history.
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Christ and the Prince of This World
Cayce begins by reminding us that Jesus, the Christ, said “the prince of this world has no part in Me.” The “prince of this world” symbolizes the forces of selfishness, desire, and material temptation. In Christ, those forces had no claim — He was fully aligned with God. This sets the pattern: we too can reach a state where worldly temptation has no hold on us.
Awakening in Ourselves
As we grow spiritually and respond to life’s experiences, we begin to sense within ourselves the same truth: that we are more than just physical beings reacting to the world. We become aware of the divine pattern Christ revealed, and of the original state of humanity — the “first of God’s projection” into the earth. Cayce emphasizes this: Adam and Eve were not man-made myths, but God’s projection, souls given form in the material world to reflect divine companionship and creativity.
Adam, Eve, and the Temptation
In their early days, Adam and Eve were tempted by the “prince of this world” — again, the symbol of desire and selfishness. When they “partook,” it means they yielded their will to material gratification rather than keeping it attuned to Spirit. This is the Fall: not just their story, but the universal drama of every soul. We are each tempted in the same way, and each time we give in to selfishness or desire, we reenact that choice.
Summary:
Cayce is saying: Christ shows us the ideal, where worldly temptation has no hold. But Adam and Eve — the first souls in flesh — faced temptation, and gave in. Their story is our story: when we yield to the pull of desire, we too fall from our divine center. Yet by following Christ’s pattern, we can rise above the prince of this world and return to our true nature as God’s children.
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Cayce says that when the earth finally reached a state where it could support human life — with the right conditions for survival — then man entered. Humanity did not suddenly appear out of nothing, but rather entered as the highest form of created life in the earth plane. This was the moment when the soul began its journey in material form.
Once man appeared on earth, he became subject to the same laws that govern all physical life: birth, conception, growth, and death. The soul, which had its origin in Spirit, now had to function within a physical body and within the physical laws of nature. In other words, man was now both spiritual in essence and physical in expression, living under the limitations of the earth plane.
Cayce explains that all souls were created “in the beginning” as one spirit, the Spirit of God. Every soul is a spark of that same divine source. Yet when souls manifest in flesh, they take on different forms depending on the stage of their development. “All spirit being one spirit” means all souls are united in their divine essence. But “all flesh not one flesh” means physical forms vary — reflecting the level of growth or experience of the soul in its journey through material existence.
So, Cayce’s explanation is this: Man did not simply evolve as just another animal, nor did he drop onto earth fully formed. Instead, as soon as the earth could sustain life, souls (which already existed) began to enter material bodies suited to the conditions of the earth. Over time, these bodies followed the natural laws of conception and birth, just like all other earthly life. Thus, humanity is both eternal in soul and mortal in flesh.
Summary:
When the earth was ready, humanity appeared not by chance but by design: souls from God entered material form. They became subject to earthly laws like birth and death, but within them lived the eternal spirit that connects all to God. The soul is one with Spirit; the body is the temporary vessel. This is how Adam and Eve’s story should be understood — as a symbolic telling of souls first entering material existence.
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