In the Realm of the Prophets: The Allegory of the Fall of Man

My poetic take on the allegory of the Fall of Man is that it's a story about consciousness, notably the dispiritualizing aspects of the fall into self-conciousness. Adam and Eve become self-conscious that they're naked, robbing themselves of being in the spirit. It is not their nakedness that's evil but the dispiritualizing feeling itself that we can't help but feel. Yet through certain means, however, such as an intimate relationship, this feeling can be alleviated.

There is more to this allegory as it represents the rendering of a complex notion, that of the evolution of human consciousness, into a more communicable narrative. The allegory also tells the story of our pride, that is, consciously setting ourselves apart from others and nature, or the fall into the consciousness of the individual self. Also reflected is this removal of ourselves from the natural processes such as that which occurred through the agricultural revolution.

Because we're also conscious of our own death, it induces fear that can also rob us of being in the spirit. Without question, one of the great selling-points of Christianity is its promise of eternal life through Christ. Yet there are other means that can alleviate the fear of death, such as one's consciousness being in the spirit of the collective; because while individuals die, the collective lives.