From Anna Kingsford The Perfect Way (Sun Books,1996.pp.152-166)
| Level of interpretation | ADAM | EVE | SERPENT | TREE OF KNOWLEDGE | TREE OF LIFE |
| 1.MATERIAL | Person | Soul | Lower reason | Spurious thought | Eternal life |
| 2.PHILOSOPHI- CAL | Mind | Heart | Will of the body | Illusion | Divine gnosis |
| 3.ETHICAL | Reason | Faith | Lower nature | Kingdom of this world | Kingdom of God |
| 4.SPIRITUAL | Manifestation | Creation | Heavenly counsel | Motion | Rest |