The ancients wrapped spiritual and biological truth inside stories. Look up any Bible word and see the deeper meaning behind the letter.
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For thousands of years, the Bible has been read in two ways: literally (as history) and metaphysically (as a map of the human soul and body). The metaphysical tradition — taught by figures like Charles Fillmore and the Unity school — holds that every name, place, and story in Scripture encodes a spiritual, psychological, and even anatomical truth.
So the serpent of Eden is not a talking reptile but sense consciousness and untamed desire. The ark is the spiritual part of yourself built in the flood of error. The temple is the human body, the dwelling place of God within. Bread is spiritual substance. Water is truth and cleansing.
This dictionary gathers those deeper meanings — drawn from the Unity/Metaphysical Bible tradition and the allegorical "hidden meanings" school — into one searchable reference.
Interpretive resource, not dogmatic doctrine. These are symbolic, allegorical readings used for study and reflection. They are offered as one school of interpretation among many, not as literal history or as a replacement for your own tradition.