1 Symbolism of biblical forbidden fruit Domina Petric, MD Forbidden fruit symbolizes a lie. Lies are usually very sweet, but toxic for human mind. Truth, on the other hand, can be very bitter, but it is always liberating. Truth can disentangle the mind knots (knots of negative emotions, feelings and thoughts). Lies create illusions in human mind and can trigger the formation of mind knots. Biblical story about Adam and Eve eating from the forbidden tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, in the Garden of Eden, is one of the most interesting stories in the Bible. Devil displays himself to Eve in a form of snake and offers to Eve the forbidden fruit. He deceives Eve that humans ˝will be like God, able to cognize what is good and what evil˝ if she eats the fruit. After eating the forbidden fruit, Eve gives the fruit to Adam. Because of eating it, both Adam and Eve are punished and thrown out of the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve represent the humanity. They also represent the community of man and woman in which woman has significant impact on her man. God had given the order to Adam not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil before he met Eve. Adam was irresponsible and did not warn Eve about the forbidden tree and about the danger this tree represents. God told Adam that he will die if he eats the forbidden fruit. Adam´s duty was to warn Eve and protect her from the encounter with snake. Snake is very cunning, she knows that Eve does not know the law (the prohibition God gave to Adam) and she uses the situation. Snake speaks to Eve, not to Adam. Eve is naïve, and she ignores the unpleasant look of the snake, she ignores the obvious danger and enjoys the fruit. When Eve offered to Adam the forbidden fruit, he forgot the God´s warning. In that moment, Eve´s opinion was more important to Adam than the God´s prohibition. This prohibition was made for their safety because God knows the Devil very well and He knows his dark intentions. Snake represents danger. In animal kingdom, snakes are often poisonous and are dangerous to humans. Even coming