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Human is a summary of all the living kingdoms of nature
"Paradise regained"
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'Adam and Eve lived on the fruit of the Tree of Life, studying everything God had created. Furthermore, each of them had developed great expertise in the field that belonged to them. Eve, who was very fond of plants, had become a botanist: she was always walking among the flowers and trees. That’s why she often walked around the famous Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil! Adam, on the other hand, was in charge of the animals. Genesis tells us that Adam gave a name to each animal. When we do not know initiatic science, we imagine that the animals were all parading one after the other, and that Adam gave them a random name, just like that, to get it over with. Not at all. In reality, he studied all the animals, their size, their shape, their colours, their habits, their vibrations, and he found for each of them exactly the name that suited them, according to the correspondences between their emanations and the cosmic influences.
But after the first sin, when they transgressed God’s command (taste the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil), Adam and Eve lost much of their knowledge and qualities.
Human beings have lost their royal status, but before the fall, they had a face that all living beings looked up to with respect. All animals obeyed them because of that stamp and the light on their face. But when they lost this kingship, dragging the animals down with them, the animals were divided. Some of the proud ones – like the lion, the tiger – were outraged and said, ‘We cannot accept to serve fallen masters: we cannot respect them anymore. We will take revenge for the harm they have done to us and to all the kingdoms of nature.’ As Adam and Eve were very powerful, their fall had consequences not only for the animals, but for all of nature; the plants were no longer as beautiful and beneficial; some began to give thorns and distil poisons…
So, some of the animals left human beings and hid in the forests, thus becoming wild animals. Others remained faithful and decided to serve them until they return to God.
But this hostility the animals began to feel for human beings after their downfall is also reflected in the inner life. Until human beings regain their royal status, the wild beasts within them will always be there chasing them, biting them, eating their livestock, their birds, sheep, goats, chickens and everything else they own; they pounce on them and devour them. This is why they need to be on their guard all the time.
In initiatic science, the human being is called a ‘microcosm’ because they represent a summary of all the living kingdoms of nature: stones, plants and animals exist within them, both good and bad. But the day that people recover their powers, their lost authority, the animals will cease to harm them and will recognise them as their masters.'
"A terrible fright"
Tribute to William Strutt
Digital painting generated and composed
© Editions Prosveta S.A.
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"Paradise regained"
Digital illustration generated and composed © Editions Prosveta S.A.
(click to zoom)
'Adam and Eve lived on the fruit of the Tree of Life, studying everything God had created. Furthermore, each of them had developed great expertise in the field that belonged to them. Eve, who was very fond of plants, had become a botanist: she was always walking among the flowers and trees. That’s why she often walked around the famous Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil! Adam, on the other hand, was in charge of the animals. Genesis tells us that Adam gave a name to each animal. When we do not know initiatic science, we imagine that the animals were all parading one after the other, and that Adam gave them a random name, just like that, to get it over with.
Not at all. In reality, he studied all the animals, their size, their shape, their colours, their habits, their vibrations, and he found for each of them exactly the name that suited them, according to the correspondences between their emanations and the cosmic influences.
But after the first sin, when they transgressed God’s command (taste the fruits of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil), Adam and Eve lost much of their knowledge and qualities.
Human beings have lost their royal status, but before the fall, they had a face that all living beings looked up to with respect. All animals obeyed them because of that stamp and the light on their face. But when they lost this kingship, dragging the animals down with them, the animals were divided. Some of the proud ones – like the lion, the tiger – were outraged and said, ‘We cannot accept to serve fallen masters: we cannot respect them anymore. We will take revenge for the harm they have done to us and to all the kingdoms of nature.’ As Adam and Eve were very powerful, their fall had consequences not only for the animals, but for all of nature; the plants were no longer as beautiful and beneficial; some began to give thorns and distil poisons…
So, some of the animals left human beings and hid in the forests, thus becoming wild animals. Others remained faithful and decided to serve them until they return to God.
"A terrible fright"
Tribute to William Strutt
Digital painting generated and composed © Editions Prosveta S.A.
(click to zoom)
But this hostility the animals began to feel for human beings after their downfall is also reflected in the inner life. Until human beings regain their royal status, the wild beasts within them will always be there chasing them, biting them, eating their livestock, their birds, sheep, goats, chickens and everything else they own; they pounce on them and devour them. This is why they need to be on their guard all the time.
In initiatic science, the human being is called a ‘microcosm’ because they represent a summary of all the living kingdoms of nature: stones, plants and animals exist within them, both good and bad. But the day that people recover their powers, their lost authority, the animals will cease to harm them and will recognise them as their masters.'
Text taken from the book "The two trees of Paradise", chap. IX-II "The serpent of Genesis".
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