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GENESIS 6:19

"And of every living thing of all flesh you shall bring two of every sort into the ark, to keep them alive with you; they shall be male and female."

In biblical symbolism, this is not zoology but rather it’s the symbolic preservation of the soul’s qualities during the passage through transformation.

“Every living thing of all flesh” is the soul’s full range of qualities

“Flesh” here means the outer nature, the Personality and its expressions.

But “living” means these qualities are still vital, still capable of being redeemed.

In mysticism terms:
The soul must bring every part of itself, even the unrefined, into the process.

“Two of every sort” = duality preserved for transformation

The “two” are not just male and female — they represent polarities:
- active/passive
- giving/receiving
- intellect/emotion
- strength/gentleness

These are the paired aspects of each quality.
They must be preserved so they can be reordered later.

“Bring into the ark” means to seal them within the inner sanctuary

The Ark is the inner vessel of transformation, it is the place where the soul is protected during the flood (purging).

To “bring into the ark” means:
- the soul gathers its qualities
- seals them in the inner chamber
- prepares for the descent into purification

This is the same pattern as:
- the Tabernacle enclosing the tribes
- the womb enclosing the child
- the soul enclosing its nature for rebirth

“To keep them alive with thee” means the soul must not reject its own nature

Even the unrefined qualities must be preserved, not destroyed.

They will be:
- reordered
- regenerated
- harmonized

But they must first be kept alive and held in the Ark of consciousness.

The Esoteric Message.....
Genesis 6:19 shows the soul gathering all its qualities — in their dual aspects — and sealing them within the inner sanctuary so they may be preserved through the purging and transformed by the rising of the Higher Life.

 

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BIBLE VERSES

GENESIS 1:1

GENESIS 1:11

GENESIS 1:15
GENESIS 1:16

GENESIS 6:19