The KJV Bible

 

Genesis Chapter Eight

 

1 And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that was with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters assuaged;

2 The fountains also of the deep and the windows of heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was restrained;

3 And the waters returned from off the earth continually: and after the end of the hundred and fifty days the waters were abated.

4 And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of Ararat.

5 And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen.

6 And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the window of the ark which he had made:

7 And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth.

8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;

9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark, for the waters were on the face of the whole earth: then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark.

10 And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark;

11 And the dove came in to him in the evening; and, lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf pluckt off: so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.

12 And he stayed yet other seven days; and sent forth the dove; which returned not again unto him any more.

13 And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.

14 And in the second month, on the seven and twentieth day of the month, was the earth dried.

15 And God spake unto Noah, saying,

16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy sons, and thy sons' wives with thee.

17 Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.

18 And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him:

19 Every beast, every creeping thing, and every fowl, and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their kinds, went forth out of the ark.

20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

21 And the Lord smelled a sweet savour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

22 While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Genesis: Coagulation and the Rebirth of Consciousness

"If Chapter Seven represented the chaotic, dissolving waters of Solutio, Chapter Eight initiates the alchemical phase of Coagulation—the re-solidification and restructuring of the Newly Purified Soul. The great floodwaters of the Unconscious begin to recede, allowing the Spiritual Mind to find a New, Elevated Foundation. This chapter beautifully details the cautious, step-by-step process of the Enlightened Consciousness testing its environment, culminating in the breaking of the Hermetic seal and the triumphant return of the Purified Seeker to the physical plane, bound by a Conscious Understanding of Cosmic Law."

 

 

Verses 1-5: The Wind of Spirit and the Elevated Foundation - "And God remembered Noah... and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged..." 

The phrase "God remembered Noah" signifies the precise moment the active Principle of Divine Mind turns its focus back toward the Isolated Spiritual Seed. The "wind" (Spirit, or the Breath of Life) passing over the waters mirrors the exact Cosmic Action of Genesis 1, where the Spirit moved over the face of the deep. This is a deliberate Alchemical parallel, indicating a Second Creation or Rebirth. When the Ark finally rests "upon the mountains of Ararat," it demonstrates that the Alchemical Vessel has safely navigated the abyss and has now anchored itself upon a Significantly Higher Plane of Consciousness than where it began.

 

 

Verses 6-12: The Raven, the Dove, and the Stages of Transmutation - "And he sent forth a raven... Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated..." 

The release of the birds is a classic allegorical map of the Mind testing the external environment. In Alchemy, the Raven corresponds to the Nigredo (the black stage)—it represents the restless, unrefined intellect that wanders aimlessly, feeding on the decaying remnants of the old, drowned ego. The Dove corresponds to the Albedo (the White stage)—representing Pure Spiritual Peace, Divine Inspiration, and Higher Intuition. Initially, the Dove finds no rest, showing that the physical plane is not yet ready to sustain High-Vibrational Energy. When the Dove returns with an "olive leaf," it is the Ultimate Esoteric signal of Peace and Renewal; the Newly Purified earth (the body) is finally capable of Supporting Spiritual Life.

 

 

Verses 13-19: The Breaking of the Seal and the Descent from the Mountain - "And Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry..." 

With the physical plane fully stabilized and dried, the period of intense isolation is complete. Noah removing the covering of the Ark represents the breaking of the Hermetic Seal. The Spiritual Consciousness, having been entirely cut off from the material world to undergo Transmutation, is now commanded to step forth. By bringing out every beast, fowl, and creeping thing, the Seeker Consciously reintroduces their Carefully Balanced Internal Forces and instincts back into the physical world. The mandate to "breed abundantly and multiply" is the renewed application of the Principle of Generation upon a Purified Foundation.

 

 

Verses 20-22: The Inner Altar and the Establishment of Cosmic Rhythm - "And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord... and the Lord smelled a sweet savour..." 

Noah building an altar is not an act of literal, bloody sacrifice, but a symbol of Complete Inner Devotion. To offer the "clean beasts" upon the altar means the Adept is Consciously Subordinating their highest refined animal instincts to the Infinite Mind. The "sweet savour" is the High-Frequency Vibration of a Perfectly Balanced Soul, which is Infinitely pleasing to the Divine. In response, the Divine Mind establishes the Unbreakable Hermetic Principle of Rhythm. The promise that "seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease" guarantees the Perpetual, Rhythmic Pendulum swing of Polarity that allows the physical Universe to Function and Evolve in Perfect Order.