"Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh."
— Genesis 2:24
This verse describes a process of conscious creation — forming a new identity from a clear state of mind —the virgin birth of a new self. It shows how you leave old influences, focus on a chosen inner state, and allow it to become real in your experience.
Leaving Father and Mother: Letting Go of Old Patterns
“Father” and “mother” are not just your biological parents. They represent the beliefs, habits, and influences that shaped your old sense of self — culture, religion, upbringing, class, and learned assumptions.
To leave them means stepping back from these old patterns. You enter a neutral state where your mind is not dominated by past conditioning. You stop identifying as “I AM this because they said so” and begin to focus on the identity you want to assume. This is the psychological equivalent of the “virgin state”: a mind open and ready to take on a new assumption.
Cleave to His Wife: Focusing on the Desired State
The “wife” represents the state you want to experience. In biblical symbolism, the feminine portrays the receptive part of the mind. To cleave to her is to focus on the feeling of having already achieved what you want — to align your consciousness with that state fully.
When you do this, you and the assumed state become inseparable. The new identity forms internally, based on your imagination and belief, without interference from past conditioning.
"Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." -Luke 1:34-35
In this passage, Mary saying “I know not a man” symbolises that her mind has not been influenced by old patterns — the past identity has no hold. The “Holy Ghost” or Spirit represents the new assumption entering her awareness. The “power of the Highest” is the feeling of the new state taking effect in her mind. The “Son of God” is the new identity realised — fully internalised within its own self-government.
They Shall Be One Flesh: The New Identity Becomes Real
When the conscious self leaves old patterns and unites with the desired state, a new identity emerges. This is Jesus born of a virgin — the symbol of an inner self fully realised through focus, imagination, and belief.
Every time you focus on a new identity and truly feel it as real, it is born within your experience, free from past limitations.
In Summary
- Genesis 2:24 illustrates how new identities are formed consciously.
- The man (your conscious self) leaves past conditioning (father and mother).
- He cleaves to the desired state (wife / assumed identity).
- They become one flesh — the new identity is fully internalised and begins to show in experience.
- Mary’s story symbolises this: the old self untouched, the Spirit as the new assumption, and the Son of God as the realised identity.
In practical terms, each time you imagine yourself as a new version of you, feel it as real, and persist, you are creating the new self within your mind — the psychological “virgin birth” of a new identity.
