Genesis 3:21, The Beginning of Spiritual Amnesia

🌟 Chakra / Energy Center Focus: The Root Chakra

📜 Introduction
In the beginning, the journey of the soul begins with a spark—a divine invitation to awaken and create. Genesis 3:21 reveals a pivotal moment in Adam’s spiritual journey, where God clothes him and Eve with garments of skin. These garments represent the tribes, cultures, religions, and families that God provides as outer identities or personas for Adam (representing mankind) and Eve to navigate their spiritual journey. These garments of skin are the roles we are born into or choose to embody during our time on Earth. While these garments serve as tools for spiritual growth, we must eventually shed them to return to our true spiritual essence. This passage invites us to reflect on how we must wear these personas to learn, grow, and eventually transcend them to reclaim our divine connection.

📖 Scripture Passage
Genesis 3:21
“Also for Adam and his wife, the Lord God made tunics of skin, and clothed them.”

🕊️ Allegory & Metaphysical Interpretation
In this passage, the garments of skin are symbolic of the outer roles and identities—tribes, cultures, religions, and families—that God provides Adam and Eve as they enter the material world. Before their spiritual awakening, Adam and Eve were naked and unashamed, reflecting their pure spiritual connection to the divine. However, after their choice to eat from the Tree of Knowledge, they became aware of their separation from divine wisdom. The garments of skin represent the personas—the roles we must wear to experience life in the material realm, where we learn through experiences, challenges, and growth.

In Genesis 3:21, we see the Lord God providing garments of skin for Adam and Eve—an act of mercy and spiritual provision. While this figure has often been interpreted as the Divine Masculine or Creator, we can also understand it as the work of Archangel Raphael. Known as the healer and divine protector, Raphael’s role is to offer spiritual nourishment and guidance to those in need. In this moment, Raphael provides Adam and Eve with the garments of skin—symbolizing the spiritual protection and personas they must wear as they journey through the material world. These garments are not merely coverings but serve as a necessary tool for their spiritual evolution, allowing them to navigate the challenges of separation and learning. Raphael’s act of spiritual provisioning ensures that humanity can continue its journey, even in a fallen state, and eventually ascend to the Tree of Life once it is ready.

The tribes, cultures, religions, and families we are born into or choose during our journey on Earth act as garments of skin—they shape our earthly identity and guide us in our spiritual lessons. These personas are external layers we wear to interact with the world, but they are not who we truly are. They are necessary for spiritual evolution, as they help us navigate the world of duality and illusion.

However, like the garments of skin, these personas eventually must be shed once we integrate their lessons. The pain of wearing these garments represents the struggle of egoic identities—the false selves—that we must transcend to return to our true spiritual essence.

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🟤 Emerald Tablet Reflection: Genesis 3:21 — The Beginning of Spiritual Amnesia

🌱 Chakra Focus: Root Chakra – Disconnection from Divine Grounding

Genesis 3:21
“Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them.”

🪞Emerald Tablet Insight
In this mysterious gesture—covering the soul with “coats of skin”—we witness the great descent from remembrance into forgetting, from light into density, from oneness into form. The Emerald Tablet speaks of the “binding of the Fire within the Form”—and here, that alchemical truth takes shape. The light-body, radiant and fluid in Edenic awareness, is veiled in the denser materiality of flesh. This is not punishment—it is initiation. The soul is clothed not simply to hide shame, but to experience embodiment through layers, masks, and personas necessary for the alchemy of return.

This is the moment the soul accepts the illusion of separation as real. The coats of skin become the veil through which we begin to forget who we are. The I Am becomes the I was. And so begins the journey of spiritual amnesia—not as exile, but as ritual descent, a purposeful burial of divine truth within the vessel of the body.

🜃 “Separate thou the earth from the fire, the subtle from the gross, gently and with great ingenuity.” — Emerald Tablet of Thoth

This is the Earth phase of the Work—the Root Chakra’s tethering to survival, density, form, and the illusion of lack. Yet beneath the flesh lies the seed of remembrance. Every layer of skin, every lifetime cloaked in flesh, becomes a parchment that hides—and simultaneously reveals—the encoded truth of divine origin.

⚡ Energetic Interpretation
The Root Chakra governs our sense of belonging, security, and identity. In Genesis 3:21, the grounding of spirit into matter is completed through the donning of flesh. But without spiritual memory, the Root becomes fear-driven—seeking safety through control, domination, or material accumulation. The soul begins to believe it is the body, and forgets it wears the body.

But the Emerald Teachings remind us: What has been clothed can be unclothed. What has been buried can rise again. The Work is to awaken the Root, not to escape embodiment, but to ignite it with conscious fire, making the body once more a temple of light.

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🌟 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. Tarot represents the archetypes we encounter on our spiritual path. In this passage, The Fool represents the soul’s journey of putting on the garments of skin, stepping into the material world with innocence, openness, and a willingness to learn. The Emperor symbolizes the personas we adopt through cultural, familial, and spiritual structures—the roles that help us navigate earthly life. But The Fool reminds us that these roles are temporary; we are ultimately called to shed them as we awaken to our true divine nature.

The Fool represents the journey of spiritual growth, learning through experiences, and eventually returning to the divine truth beneath all the personas we wear.

🔮 Suggested Tarot Card(s): The Fool and The Emperor
The Fool symbolizes the beginning of the spiritual journey, where we must put on the garments of skin (personas) as we navigate our path. The Emperor represents the external identities and roles we assume, such as family, culture, and religion, and the structures that guide us through life.

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🌟 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. The garments of skin represent the illusion of separation that keeps us locked into the false self—the personas we identify with. These personas—tribes, cultures, religions, and families—are temporary structures that help us learn through earthly experiences. However, the true self transcends these layers, and through forgiveness and spiritual practice, we can return to divine unity.
Key Lesson: Personas are tools for spiritual growth but must eventually be shed as we return to our true essence.
Reflection: By forgiving the ego and aligning with divine truth, we can transcend the personas we wear and reconnect with divine wisdom.

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🌿 Why We Include Rituals
Every blog post in this Scripture and Ritual series is more than a reflection—it is a living practice. Rituals are bridges between the seen and the unseen, inviting the soul’s highest truths to manifest in our lives. By including meditation, journaling, tapping, or anointing, we weave the insights of scripture into the fabric of our daily experience—honoring the truth that spiritual transformation is a full-body, heart-centered journey.

💜 Chakra & Energy Healing Focus
Chakra / Energy Center: The Root Chakra

• Balanced state: When the Root Chakra is open, we feel grounded, secure, and aligned with divine purpose. We understand that our desires and actions must be in alignment with higher wisdom to transcend the false self (the garments of skin).
• Imbalance: When blocked, we may feel disconnected, insecure, or spiritually ungrounded, as the garments of skin cloud our connection to divine truth.

🌿 Essential Oils and Crystals

• Essential Oils
  • Frankincense – Clears energetic blockages and helps us shed the layers of the ego, aligning us with divine wisdom.
  • Sandalwood – Enhances spiritual connection, helping us remove the false self and return to our true essence.
  • Myrrh – Aids in the spiritual purification process, helping us release illusions and align with higher truth.

💎 Crystals to Support You

• Amethyst – Aids in the transformation of spiritual illusions and opens the third eye, helping us see beyond the garments of skin.
• Clear Quartz – Amplifies spiritual energy and helps clear the illusion of separation, allowing us to return to divine unity.
• Labradorite – Strengthens intuition and helps the soul move beyond ego to connect with higher wisdom.

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👐 EFT Tapping Sequence
🌀 How to Use This Tapping Sequence:
Before beginning, take a few deep breaths and tune in to how you’re feeling. Gently tap with your fingertips on the points listed below, following the affirmations aloud or silently. Repeat 2–3 rounds or until you feel a shift.

• 1️⃣ Root Chakra: “I am grounded in divine truth, shedding all illusions that block my spiritual connection.”
• 2️⃣ Solar Plexus: “I release all fears and ego-driven desires, embracing the light of my true essence.”
• 3️⃣ Crown Chakra: “I align my desires with divine wisdom, knowing I am always supported by love.”
  Integration Breath: Inhale divine wisdom. Exhale illusions. Let each tap align your soul with divine harmony.

🌅 Simple Anointing & Meditation Ritual
Anointing Practice:

• 1️⃣ Place a drop of Frankincense on your fingertips.
• 2️⃣ Gently anoint your Root Chakra while whispering:
  “I anoint myself with divine light, shedding the layers of illusion and returning to the Source.”
• 3️⃣ Optionally anoint other chakra points as you’re guided.

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Crystal Companion: Hold or place Amethyst to amplify your connection to divine wisdom.

Meditation for Divine Union:

• Sit comfortably, spine straight.
• Close your eyes and breathe deeply.
• Visualize divine light entering your Root Chakra, clearing the garments of skin and returning you to your true spiritual essence.
• Affirm softly: “I am a vessel of divine light, shedding all false layers and returning to the Source of all creation.”
• Sit in this light for as long as you’re called.

🖋️ Journaling for Reflection
After your meditation, journal any insights, feelings, or symbols that arose. Let your pen become a witness to your soul’s unfolding. Record dreams, synchronicities, or truths you’re ready to claim.

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🎧 Sound Journey for the Soul: “I Forgot I Was Fire” (396 Hz)
As you read this sacred reflection on Genesis 3:21, allow the music to become your grounding companion. “I Forgot I Was Fire” is a Root Chakra healing track tuned to 396 Hz, composed to evoke the ancient moment when spirit first entered form—when the light-body was veiled in flesh and the memory of divine origin dimmed beneath survival.

This soundscape is a gentle descent into the body—a sonic ritual that echoes the truth: though we are wrapped in skin, we were born of light. Let the earthy rhythms and ancestral tones hold you as you reclaim your connection to the ground beneath your feet and the fire within your soul.

Press play. Breathe deep. And remember what the world made you forget.

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Song Lyrics

(Verse 1) I was light before the fall Breath of stars, I held it all Golden skin and voice of flame Now I walk without a name They wrapped me up in flesh and clay Told me I must find my way I looked around and felt the fear The sky was far, but Earth was near

(Chorus) I forgot I was fire, buried in skin Tangled in roots, I begin again Veiled in dust, clothed in time Searching for the flame that once was mine I forgot I was fire—but I remember now Through the drums and the ground, I make my vow To rise from below, from matter to flame To walk through the veil and call my name

(Verse 2) Ancestral echoes in the drum Calling back where I come from Heartbeat low beneath my feet The path is pain, the path is sweet These coats of skin, they hold me tight But deep inside still burns the light Each scar a story, every bruise a bell That rings the truth I almost couldn’t tell

(Bridge) I bend like the branches, I bleed like the stone But nothing can steal the light I own I’m not just dust—I’m memory’s flame The fire that sleeps in God’s own name

(Chorus – repeat) I forgot I was fire, buried in skin Tangled in roots, I begin again Veiled in dust, clothed in time Searching for the flame that once was mine Akpan Abasi, anamde ke ufok Idem mi ebot, mkpoutung ke ntok Ama anamde—eka ke esit Fiok Abasi ke nsin mi itoro I forgot I was fire—but I remember now Through the drums and the ground, I make my vow To rise from below, from matter to flame To walk through the veil and call my name

(Outro – soft chant, layered vocals) I am fire… I am light… Under skin… still I rise… Wrapped in earth… soul untamed… God in clay… still the same…

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✨ 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.
— Alchemist Iris