Key Principle Definitions: Defining Biblical Symbols

The Bible is a psychological drama taking place within the reader’s own mind, where every character symbolises a state of consciousness. These figures reflect inner conversations—beliefs, doubts, desires—revealing the unfolding journey of self-awareness and transformation.

The Bible defines itself from the beginning of Genesis. This is an initial set of Bible-based psychological definitions to help the reader begin interpreting Scripture through the power of imagination:

Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created…”
The name for God here is Elohim — a plural term meaning judges, rulers, and powers. It symbolises the manifold aspects of imagination at work. Creation is the unfolding of assumed truths, where consciousness judges and calls forth reality.

Genesis 1:2
“The Spirit of God hovered over the waters”
Spirit and soul — stillness before movement, potential before creation.

Genesis 1:11
“Seed in itself”
Creation begins within. The seed of every experience is planted in imagination.

Genesis 1:26
“God said, Let Us make man in Our image”
Imagination is the union of conscious and subconscious aspects of mind. "Man" refers to your self-concept — who you are aware of being — not a physical form.

Genesis 2:23
“Bone of my bones”
The outer is born of the inner. Woman as life emanating from imagination.

Genesis 2:24
“Cleave to his wife”
This reflects the pursuit of love and union within imagination — the fusion of desire and fulfilment.

Genesis 4:7
“If you do well, will you not have honour? And if you do wrong, sin is waiting at the door, desiring to have you, but do not let it be your master.”
Sin is the failure to imagine delightfully and lovingly. It is not moral failure, but misalignment with creative intent.

Exodus 3:14
“I AM THAT WHICH I AM”
God is your “I AM” — the awareness of being — seated in imagination.

🔗 In This Series

• Elohim: The Bible's Definition of The Name of God
• Genesis 1:11 – The Seed In Itself
• Genesis 1:26: Man in His image
• Genesis 1:27: Male and Female
• Genesis 2:23 – Woman From Man
• Genesis 2:24 – Love
• Genesis 4:7 – Sin As Failure of Love and Union
• Exodus 3:14: "I AM" — Law of Assumption
• Jesus as the Mind That Saves Itself
• Four Pillars of Manifesting