Genesis 4:18, Building Identities Apart From God
š The Root Chakra
š Introduction
In the beginning, the journey of the soul begins with a sparkāa divine invitation to awaken and create. But when that spark is exiled from Edenāseparated from the inner garden of divine unionāit begins to scatter, multiplying its sense of self in order to cope with its loss.
Genesis 4:18 reads like a simple genealogy: āTo Enoch was born Irad. And Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.ā But beneath this list lies a deeper metaphysical truth. These are not just namesāthey are personas. Fractal identities created by Adam’s soul in exile, shaped by fear, trauma, memory, and longing.
With each new name, we see the soul journey further from divine presence and deeper into constructed ego, generational patterning, and distorted strength. The root chakra, once meant to ground us in sacred connection, now anchors us into survival mode. This is the building of identity not with God, but apart from Godāan architecture of the false self, layer by layer.
This passage is not just a historical noteāit is a mirror of our inner fragmentation. Every word, every name, every generational echo reflects our own sacred journey: the forgetting of our essence, the building of masks, and the invitation to return home.
May this reflection guide you back to the Source of your being, as you awaken the light within and walk the eternal path of Adamās transformation.
š Scripture Passage
“To Enoch was born Irad. And Irad was the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael was the father of Methushael, and Methushael was the father of Lamech.”
āGenesis 4:18 (NIV)
š¤ Allegory & Metaphysical Interpretation
This passage reveals the soulās fragmentation in the aftermath of separation from divine union. Enoch, the son of Cain (Adamās persona shaped by fear and survival), symbolizes the establishment of a fixed ego identity. With each subsequent name, we trace the soulās deepening descent into the world of duality and illusion:
Enoch ā “Dedicated” or “Initiated.” The first solidified ego identity. A dedication to survival, to building an identity apart from divine wholeness.
Irad ā Possibly from “fugitive” or “wild ass.” A restless archetype governed by instinct and rebellion. He represents emotional volatility and raw drive.
Mehujael ā “Smitten by God.” The persona formed in spiritual trauma. A belief in punishment and abandonment, reflecting spiritual resentment.
Methushael ā “Man of God” or “When he dies, it is sent.” A conflicted identity with a vague memory of divine purpose but still functioning from fear.
Lamech ā “Powerful” or “Wild.” The culmination of inherited pain and distortion. Lamech symbolizes the hardened ego, armored with justification, ready to harm rather than heal.
This passage is the energetic map of generational fragmentationāthe soul multiplying personas to manage exile from Eden, forgetting the Source in the effort to survive.
šāØ Reincarnation & the Soul Journey of Adam
šø A Core Truth of This Decode Series
š Each Book of the Bible is not just a continuation of a storyāit is a new incarnation of Adam, the soul in form. In every life, Adam awakens through desire, creates personas through Eve, and walks the long spiral home to Divine Union.
šŗ Eve is the spiritual chooserāthe one who offers Adam the fractal personas he desires. Her love is unconditional. She does not control, only responds, providing what the soul asks forāeven when that path leads through illusion.
š This cycle mirrors the sacred Flower of Life:
- Each petal = a persona within a lifetime
- Each circle = a full reincarnated life
- Every intersection = a karmic lesson, a sacred turning, a point of remembrance
š Genesis is the spark.
š„ Exodus is the awakening.
šÆļø Leviticus is the ritual.
š² Numbers is the wandering.
šļø Deuteronomy is the return.
āØ Wherever you are in this series, remember:
You are Adam. You are Eve. You are the soul remembering itself through every form.
This is not just scriptureāit is your journey.
šæ The Emerald Tablet
The Echo of One Made Many
“That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below, to accomplish the miracle of the One Thing.”
ā The Emerald Tablet of Hermes
In Genesis 4:18, the descent from Enoch to Lamech reflects a chain of soul distortion, a spiraling away from the Divine Blueprint into fragmented projections of identity. From the perspective of the Emerald Tablet, this lineage is not merely about namesāit is the unfolding of āthe One Thingā into many distorted reflections. The ego, once birthed in exile, now replicates itself in a desperate attempt to recreate wholeness through multiplicity rather than unity.
Each new generation of this line represents a vibrational echo of the original fallāa distortion further removed from divine balance. The names act like soul fragments, repeating across time the pain of separation. Rather than anchoring heaven to earth, these identities anchor fear into form.
The Tablet teaches that all creation is the reflection of a higher realm. But here, we witness the inversion: the inner fall becomes externalized, and the fractured soul attempts to shape a world that will stabilize what it no longer remembers how to feel. These personasāEnoch, Irad, Mehujael, Methushael, and Lamechāare not born from divine will, but from inherited distortion. They are the shadows of a forgotten Eden, the masks we wear when we forget we are light.
Yet even in this spiral downward, the Hermetic truth still applies: As above, so below. What has fallen can rise again. What is scattered can be gathered. These fractured identities, when brought into awareness, become the very path back to the One. For it is through the descent that the soul becomes conscious of its own longingāand begins the sacred return.
This passage, then, is not only a story of building identities apart from Godāit is a blueprint of remembrance waiting to be reversed. Through healing the root, realigning with Source, and reuniting the fragments, the soul may once again reflect the Divine in form.
š Tarot as Sacred Symbol:
Why I Use Archetypes to Read Scripture
In my work, I use Tarot not as a tool of prediction, but as a language of the inner world. Much like the parables of Jesus or the visions of the prophets, Tarot is a symbolic system that reflects universal spiritual truths.
Tarot, when used with reverence, becomes a mirror of the soul. Each cardālike The Empress, The Hermit, The Towerārepresents an inner state, an archetype we meet on the path of transformation. These symbols help bring subconscious material to the surface, revealing what scripture is stirring in us.
Just as the Bible uses allegory to guide the spirit, Tarot uses imagery to awaken the intuitive. Together, they allow the Word to be not just readābut embodied.
This is not divination. This is sacred listening.
š® Suggested Tarot Cards: The Tower (destruction of false identities), The Devil (bondage to ego), The Hierophant (distorted spiritual legacy)
š A Course in Miracles Reflection
A Course in Miracles invites us to shift from fear to love, seeing every word and action as an expression of divine blessing and service.
- Key Lesson: “I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.”
- Reflection: This lineage of fear-based personas reflects the belief in separation. But even these identities hold the seed of remembrance. By choosing to see these constructs through the lens of love, we begin to reclaim the parts of ourselves we’ve exiled.
āØ Closing Blessing
May the divine light illuminate your path, guiding you to remember who you truly are. Let it awaken the sacred truth within you, and may you walk each step in harmony with the Source of all creation.
You are the light of creation. So may it be.
ā Alchemist Iris
