“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:32 Ephesians 5 has long been a focal point in debates about the roles of men and women in relationships. With phrases like “ Wives , submit to your husbands ” and “Husbands, love your wives,” it’s easy to see why traditional interpretations have led to rigid and often harmful views of gender roles. Paul specifically calls it a mystery , so what if these scriptures were never about gender dynamics at all? What if Paul wasn’t speaking of human marriage, but revealing a profound spiritual structure—the inner mechanics of creation and transformation? Through the symbolic understanding found in Neville Goddard’s teachings, this chapter becomes a map of inner alchemy. The “husband” and “wife” are not people—they are states of being . The passage is not social commentary but a metaphysical mystery , rooted in Genesis and revealed through the union of awareness and imagination. Literal vs Symboli...