The Miracle of Imagination

The difference between the form of the Bible and its substance is as great as the difference between a grain of corn and the life-germ within that grain. As our assimilative organs can discriminate between food which is built into our system and that which must be discarded, so do our awakened intuitive faculties. These faculties, once awakened, can reveal the difference between the allegory and parable, and the psychological life-germ of the Bible. And when this is revealed, the form which conveyed the message is cast off. The argument against the historicity of the Bible is too lengthy, and not suitable for inclusion in this practical, psychological interpretation of its stories; therefore, I will not waste time trying to convince you, but will simply discuss the Bible’s stories from the psychological point of view. Tonight I will take four stories and show you what the ancient storytellers intended for us to see. As we will discover, they attached psychological truths to phallic and solar allegories. Our ancient storytellers did not know as much of the physical structure of man as our modern scientists do, nor did they know as much about the heavens as do our modern astronomers. But they used their knowledge wisely, and built phallic and solar frames to contain the great psychological truths they had discovered. The Old Testament is filled with phallic worship. Since it is not helpful, I will not elaborate on it but will show you how to interpret its message.

Let me begin by referring to two outstanding names, namely Jehovah and Jesus. The Hebraic language is mystical and never uttered by man. It is understood as a mathematician understands symbols of higher mathematics and not something people used to convey thought as I now use the English language. The ancients used the Hebraic tongue to spell out the names of Jehovah and Jesus by using little symbols. Their symbol for Jehovah was JOD HE’ VAU HE’. Let me take these symbols and explain them to you.