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GENESIS 1:25
"And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good."
Inner Meaning
In DOASAM symbolism, Genesis 1:25 represents the full stabilization of the lower nature.
Where verse 24 describes the emergence of instinctual forces, verse 25 describes their completion, ordering, and divine approval.
This is the moment when the structures of the personality — instinct, habit, impulse, and embodied behavior — become fixed patterns through which the soul must work.
The “earth” has now produced its full range of expressions, from the subtle to the powerful.
Symbolic Breakdown
Beast of the Earth
Represents the strongest and most primal drives:
- survival instincts
- deep emotional reactions
- powerful subconscious forces
- the raw energies of the lower self
These are the forces that must eventually be mastered, not suppressed.
Cattle
Symbolize the domesticated aspects of the personality:
- disciplined habits
- manageable desires
- constructive instincts
- tendencies that can be guided by the soul
These are the parts of the lower nature that can be trained and used.
Every Thing That Creepeth Upon the Earth
Represents the small, subtle, often unnoticed impulses:
- fleeting thoughts
- minor emotional shifts
- automatic reactions
- subconscious micro‑movements
These “creep” because they operate beneath conscious awareness.
After His Kind
A key DOASAM principle:
Every inner state produces its own corresponding outer expression.
Each “kind” reproduces itself:
- fear generates more fear
- clarity generates more clarity
- anger generates more anger
- aspiration generates more aspiration
This is the law of psychic reproduction.
And God Saw That It Was Good
Indicates that the lower nature is not evil — it is necessary.
It provides the raw material for the soul’s evolution.
The task is not to reject the lower nature, but to understand, refine, and transform it.
Esoteric Interpretation
Genesis 1:25 symbolizes the completion of the formation of the personality.
- The astral plane has produced desire.
- The mental plane has produced thought.
- The physical‑psychic plane now produces habit, instinct, and behavior.
The lower self is now fully formed — a complex organism of impulses, tendencies, and patterns.
This is the “animal soul,” the vehicle through which the higher nature must work.
In DOASAM, this verse marks the final preparation before the emergence of self‑conscious man in verse 26.
Comparative Symbolism
Jungian Psychology
- Beasts = primal archetypal drives
- Cattle = domesticated instincts
- Creeping things = unconscious complexes and micro‑impulses
Judaism
Earth corresponds to asiyah, the realm of action, where inner intention becomes outer form.
Christianity
The verse reflects the formation of the natural man, whose instincts must be redeemed and elevated.
Hinduism
Parallels the emergence of tamas and rajas, the dense and active qualities of prakriti that shape embodied life.
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