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Be assured that the creation of woman was not an after-thought with Deity. Man and woman were always one, and were brought forth together. (Gen. 1: 26, 27 Gen. 5: 1, 2.) "In the day" (in the same "day") "that God created man --- male and female created he them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam."

The living soul is both male and female, and for this reason Jesus said there is no marriage in heaven (Matt. 22: 30). In spiritual Consciousness there was never any division, hence no need of making unity. In Truth the living soul does not need anything brought to it from without itself.

All of this is conception. Adam's loneliness and need of help indicate that he sought in the outer for what lies only in the Source. It is the sleep of ignorance wherein is brought to Adam's sense external help.

The result of this is given in the third chapter of Genesis. Uniting thought with externals produces a conception of mixed mentality unknown to Truth (Matt. 7: 23), but binding until knowledge of Truth frees from this false conception.

In this conception the mental seeks not only companionship and help, but even its wisdom in the outer (verse 6). It looks to the external for good. This leads to a feeling of lack for which thought attempts to make its own supply (verse 7). Out of this arises a sense of separation from God, the only