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GENESIS 1:10
"And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good."
Inner Meaning
Genesis 1:10 describes the moment when the lower self becomes fully defined. The “dry land” that appeared in the previous verse is now named, and naming in
mysticism signifies the recognition of a function, the establishment of identity, and the fixing of a role within the soul’s inner architecture.
“Earth” is the symbol of the lower quaternary, the natural man, the personality, the field of incarnation. It is the stable ground upon which the soul will act, struggle, and evolve.
The “Seas” represent the astral plane, the gathered emotional forces that surround the personality. These waters are no longer chaotic; they have been organized into a coherent field of desire, sensation, and passion.
God “saw that it was good” because the soul now possesses the necessary structure for evolution. Without a defined lower nature, the higher cannot work. Form is not the enemy of spirit; it is the instrument through which spirit expresses itself.
Symbolic Breakdown
• “God called the dry land Earth”
- Naming = recognition of function
- Earth = the lower self, the natural man
- The personality becomes a defined vehicle
- The soul now has a stable foundation for experience
• “The gathering together of the waters called He Seas”
- Seas = the astral plane
- The emotional nature is organized
- Desire becomes a coherent field
- The lower forces are now capable of being directed
• “And God saw that it was good”
- The lower nature is not evil
- It is necessary for evolution
- The soul requires form, emotion, and limitation
- The Divine approves the structure that will allow growth
Esoteric Interpretation
Genesis 1:10 marks the moment when the soul’s inner world becomes functional. The personality (Earth) and the emotional field (Seas) are now distinct, named, and ordered. This separation is essential: without boundaries, consciousness cannot evolve.
The Earth symbolizes stability, identity, and the capacity for action.
The Seas symbolize emotion, desire, and the dynamic forces that move the lower nature.
Both are “good” because both are necessary.
The spiritual path does not begin by rejecting the lower self, but by understanding it.
The Esoteric Message…..
The soul’s lower nature must be named, understood, and accepted as the foundation upon which spiritual evolution unfolds.
Comparative Religion Analysis
Christianity
In Christian theology, Genesis 1:10 is often read as a literal act of creation, but symbolically it reflects:
• The establishment of moral order
• The distinction between stability (Earth) and chaos (waters)
• The goodness of creation, including the physical world
Early Christian mystics interpreted “Earth” as the ground of the soul and “Seas” as the passions that must be governed. The naming of Earth and Seas reflects God’s sovereignty over both the stable and the turbulent aspects of human nature.
Thus, even within Christianity, the symbolic reading aligns with the tradition of spiritual interpretation found in Origen, Gregory of Nyssa, and the Desert Fathers.
Judaism
In Jewish tradition, especially within Midrash and Kabbalah:
• “Earth” represents the domain of action (Assiah)
• “Seas” represent the emotional and formative world (Yetzirah)
• Naming signifies the establishment of purpose and function
The separation and naming of Earth and Seas is seen as the moment when the world becomes usable, capable of supporting life and moral responsibility.
Jewish mysticism often interprets the Seas as the lower waters, longing to rise toward the Divine, while Earth symbolizes the stable vessel through which mitzvot (actions) are performed.
This aligns closely with DOASAM’s symbolic mapping of personality (Earth) and emotion (Seas).
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